That is more or less what I have been doing. And sometimes I add the SourceWriter version to the current data and then delete the Basic from that person.
I do wish I could just deal with genealogy and not all the housekeeping tasks though. :-/ On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 5:49 PM, Nancy Stevens <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > 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
