Joseph, The Locations DB is wherever you set as the Installation folder when you installed it.
The default location is in, I believe, C:\Program Data\Legacy Family Tree\ john. At 07:52 PM 12/3/2013, JV Leavitt wrote: >I have a question about this that I haven't seen answered yet. Where is >the new location database file, that I installed a few days ago hiding? >Before that, my v8 program was getting its location data okay, so I >supposed it found it in the old Geo folder under the v7 Legacy folder. >Out of curiosity, I changed the name of that to find out, and my >locations in v8 still appear. The locations db file I have been using >in v7 was downloaded in 2011, and is over 400 MB in size. So, were is >the file now, and what is its name, if I may ask? > >Joseph Leavitt > > >On 12/3/2013 3:41 PM, John B. Lisle wrote: > > Tony, > > > > The content of the GeoDB has not really changed since it was first > > introduced. It definitely did not change between L7.x and L8. > > > > What I do not understand from your note is whether or not your L8 > > installation is able to use the GeoDB without re-installing it. > > > > Go to Tools Ribbon / Location Database and see if it is working > for you or not. > > > > ALSO, were you using the GeoXXXCodes-alt.txt in L7.x? Those files you > > had must be manually moved from your L7.x folder to the [My > > Documents]\_App Data\Misc to use those customization in L8. > > > > john. > > > > > > At 06:21 PM 12/3/2013, Tony Rolfe wrote: > >> I haven't done anything except download and install V8 and then backup > >> and convert my V7 file to v8. > >> > >> All the locations seem to be there. I've checked the folder containing > >> the old V7 Geo database and the dates there are all earlier than 2010 - > >> some as early as 2003. > >> > >> So, am I using the old files, or has v8 automagically installed the > >> database somewhere else? > >> > >> Also, according to my database there are no counties in England. They > >> all appear as states/provinces - which is nonsense. > >> > >> Cheers > >> > >> Tony 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
