Are you sure about that? The church has shifted it's position on gays (they stopped objecting to gay scouts, for example). If you ask them again, they might approve it for 8.0.
Joshua ________________________________ From: Jim Terry/Support <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 5:56 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Same gender marriage??? This may change in a future version of Legacy, but *not* version 8.0. -------- Original Message -------- > From: "Jim Terry/Support" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 5:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Same gender marriage??? > > Legacy won't let you do a same sex marriage or partnership. This may change in a future version of Legacy, but *not* version 8.0. There is a work-around. Before you start, backup the family file. The first steps are exactly what you do when entering a straight couple. The change in sex is made in Microsoft Access. > > After adding the couple in Legacy (one will be male the other female), make note of their RIN numbers and close the program. Next open the file in Microsoft Access. Here are the steps: > > 1. Start MS Access. > 2. Click on File and select Open. > 3. Type *.fdb in the File name field at the bottom of the window and press Enter on the keyboard. Access will now see all files with a .fdb extension. > 4. Browse to the directory where the family file is saved and open it. > Change the gender of one of the partners: > 5. Open the table named tblIR. > 6. The IDIR field holds the RIN numbers. Use these to find an individual. > 7. The Surname and GivenName fields are self-explanatory. > 8. The Gender field holds the sex of the individual: Male = "0" and Female = "1". > 9. Change the gender to be the same as his or her partner. > 10. Save the file and close Microsoft Access > > Jim > > Legacy Family Tree > Technical Support > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > From: "Sandy Inklebarger" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 4:23 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Same gender marriage??? > > > > I tried the "Unknown" and once I put them as married & the marriage date it shows with a "M" on the left & a "W" on the right. L > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
