I use "I C" instead of typing out the words. This fills in between the two commas (the least of my problems) but more importantly it tells me that X doesn't HAVE a county so I don't need to go look for it. It also tells non-Virginians they need to ask questions. (g)
Cheryl Charles Apple wrote: > As most of you are aware some states, especially Virginia, > have “Independent Cities” as opposed to being located in a > particular county. Previously, I have been leaving out the > “Independent City” criteria when recording locations. Since > I am cleaning up my Master Location list, I was wondering > how many people on this list actually enter the “Independent > City” information in locations fields. For example, > Richmond, Virginia could be entered as “Richmond, > Independent City, Virginia, United States” or it could be > entered as “Richmond, , Virginia, United States.” The Geo > Location Database in Legacy 8 has “Richmond, Richmond > (city), Virginia, United States.” Although I realize that > this is most likely personal preference, I would really like > to know how others using Legacy 8 enter Independent Cities. > > Caveat: It is not my intent to start a discussion on the > pros and cons of the three comma criteria. I am very well > aware that the three comma criteria in locations does not > fit all countries in the world. Besides this has been > previously discussed and is probably in the Legacy Archives. > > Thank you for your assistance, > > Charles 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
