I had about 1500 sources when I started using Legacy. This is my system to retain links: (1) Add the source in Source Writer. (2) Link to the person/event. (3) Remove the old style version of that source from the person/event. (4) Old style sources eventually have no more links so every once in awhile I purge unused sources. This way the old source is removed at the time the new source is linked.
Like you, I initially wanted to update everything to Source Writer, but that is a huge job. So this is the system I came up with to retain my sanity -- (1) I always use Source Writer for new sources. (2) I always add a Source Writer version if I am reusing an old-style source (in other words, I never link to an old style source). If I am adding a Source Writer version of an old source I do not have to convert everything from the old source right then. (3) I go back and convert sources for a person when I am getting ready to publish but I only convert the printing sources. I still have many old style sources in the database but the database is just for me. On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 5:19 PM, Cheryl Rothwell <[email protected]>wrote: > I find the Basic sources incomplete. Maybe it's me? It would be a LOT > easier to convert to Basic. > > > On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 5:13 PM, Pat Hickin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I don't think so but personally I do not like SourceWriter and am >> gradually converting my SourceWriter entries to the Basic format. >> >> Pat >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Cheryl Rothwell <[email protected]> >> Date: Fri, May 23, 2014 at 2:04 PM >> Subject: [LegacyUG] Sources >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> I started out with Basic Sources. There are still close to 400 of them. >> Is there any way to convert them to Source Writer? >> >> In the alternative, suggestions for redoing them all while retaining the >> links and remaining sane? >> >> >> >> 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
