Ron at this stage I don't have a clue where he filed the media - there are literally tens of thousands of different photos on his drives! On Jul 30, 2014 10:23 PM, "Ron Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote:
Marion, You can go back to Reunion if you wish. That would be like having a Ferrari in the garage and opt to drive the Yugo. Both might be fun but with different outcomes. If your media files are not excessively scattered on the Mac, then copy all of them to an external drive or USB stick and then put them on your Windows hard drive. Import the GEDCOM file, then run Relinker. I think you'll be surprised. Ron Taylor On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 8:12 AM, marion wimsett <[email protected]> wrote: Thank you Ron - sorry your email slipped into the spam box (despite the fact I have all LUG replies marked to be accepted!!!). It looks as though this could be a long and tiring exercise - I will study the link in detail next week. At this stage I have no idea where his photos and other attachments are so even if I can transfer over with a gedcom I shall have to find the various media files as well. I am beginning to wonder whether I may have to learn how to use the mac and Reunion! Thank you for your help. Marion On 28 July 2014 22:22, Ron Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: I have converted Reunion files before. This article gives a lot of information from an actual Reunions user. The conversion involves using a GEDCOM which is the only way to move the information to another program like Legacy. With that knowledge, you only need to realize that a GEDCOM does not contain pictures but may contain the path name to pictures if any are linked to the data. Likewise, the GEDCOM can contain types of data that need to be mapped to things in the target system. Same is true for any GEDCOM conversion. Easiest way to find out is to try it. Here's the URL for the article. http://www.leisterpro.com/doc/olderversions/Articles/gedcom-101.php Ron Taylor On Sunday, July 27, 2014 11:29 PM, marion wimsett <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks Bob - I had a feeling that was the case - have no experience with Reunion (or Macs for that matter!) so this will be interesting!!! Marion On 28 July 2014 13:04, Bob Austen <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Marion, A gedcom is a text only file, so photos, as such, do not 'come with the gedcom'. There could be a pointer to the photo, if that is how Reunion handles the files. I have no experience with Reunion. Bob marion wimsett said the following on 27/07/2014 23:45: > Thanks you Wendy, > Do the photos come with the gedcom as well?? I have to transfer the > whole of the file over not just the details. > Marion > > > On 27 July 2014 10:00, Wendy Howard <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Marion, > > I expect you will need to export a GEDCOM file from the Reunion > database, and then import that file into Legacy (File > Import). > > How you physically get the file from the Mac to the PC depends on what > resources you have there. If you share a Dropbox folder with your > husband, pop it into that and let it synchronise. Or copy it onto a > stick (USB drive) and then copy it to the PC. Whatever method, don't > delete the file from the Mac until you're sure you've got it on > the PC, > just to be safe. > > There may be more considerations in data formatting (there are various > options to select from along the way, but I have no experience with > Reunion to comment), that others can discuss with you from their > experiences, so I will leave that for them to cover. > > Hope this helps. :-) > > Kind Regards, > Wendy > > > marion wimsett said the following on 27/07/2014 13:29: > > We have two different trees - mine on Legacy and husband on his > Mac on > > Reunion. > > > > I am now going to have to transfer his tree over to Legacy. It > doesn't > > have to be linked to mine at the moment - I can do that later. > > > > My problem is how can I transfer everything from Reunion over to my > > computer (PC) to install on Legacy (especially considering I know > > nothing about Reunion). > > > > If anyone has any ideas or has gone through this I would appreciate > > any help whatsoever. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Marion > 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). 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