Oh, it can. It's just labor-intensive and time-consuming. GED does it faster and saves you irritation.
Cheryl Pat Hickin wrote: > I too would like to convert all my SW sources to Basic > without going the .gedcom route. If it can be done via > .gedcom why can't it be done without .gedcom? > > I'd be happy if it would just take the "Source List Name," > and the "Recorded Date" and lump everything else together in > Publication Facts. That would be easy enough to change. > > As it is, Legacy lumps it all together under the Output tab. > > If this is feasible, I'll make a suggestion to that effect. > > Pat > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 11:00 PM, Sherry/Support > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I'm sorry - got that backwards! Creating a gedcom is > the only way. You won't lose media links. > > The only thing that you "lose" with gedcom is the > SourceWriter format (which you want) as well as History > List and the Dates Added/Modified will all show the date > you imported the gedcom and that the date was imported. > If you don't rely on this field, it won't be a problem > for you. Some people don't even realize the info is there! > > The SourceWriter Conversion tool was original hoped to > help us convert sources from Basic to SourceWriter, but > the programmer quickly figured out it would take just as > long to use the tool to convert the source as it would > to do it without the tool! > > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 7:11 PM, Chick Lewis > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I want to convert from SourceWriter to Basic.... Not > Basic to SourceWriter. > Gedcom already does it globally. There must be a > way we can too. > > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 6:38 PM, Sherry/Support > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > There's no way to do a conversion to > SourceWriter from Basic sources, other than > manually. > > You can find some help with the conversion in > our Knowledge Base at > > <http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00412/14/Tips-and-How-Tos/Where-is-the-Source-Conversion-tool.html> > > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Chick Lewis > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I have a mixture of Basic and Sourcewriter > sources. Since gedcom-ing SW sources > results in them being converted to Basic > sources, Is there a way to do a global > conversion of all my SW sources to Basic > sources without having to gedcom the whole > file and risk losing media and other info > that is incorrectly converted or lost in a > gedcom? > It seems to me that the sourcewriter > conversion tool that never materialized > could be a reality. 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
