So, you folks are saying that you're willing to export your entire database to a GEDCOM file to get rid of all your SourceWriter sources & citations? (not delete, but convert)
Why do you want to get rid of them? I mean, if the information in the citation is correct, leave them there, and use Basic sources exclusively as you move forward. ? Personally, I don't know enough about what other "corners" are being cut in a GEDCOM export. The definition of GEDCOM is pretty old, and applications have moved forward, trying their best to map back into it. (at least that's my perception) I would be worried about what else I could lose in the process, and is it worth that risk to convert perfectly good SourceWriter citations? Right now, I am using a mixture. There are now too many templates to choose from, so in many cases I use the Basic and just type in what the website said in its citation. ;) (Pat, there's a program someone wrote that reads through the Legacy database and reformats all the information into the record definitions of GEDCOM (an industry standard), and another program that reads the records in a GEDCOM and reformats the information to load into the Legacy database. A similar program would need to be written to convert things WITHIN the Legacy database, not using an intermediate GEDCOM file. The GEDCOM was developed so various genealogy applications could "talk to" each other... really, it's less "talking to" than translating twice, once to GEDCOM and then into the next application. Wow, I got much longer winded on that than I meant to!) And given their investment in SourceWriter, I don't think writing a conversion program to get rid of them is high on Millenia's list... they didn't write a conversion program to go from Basic to SourceWriter. (not that I think it was possible to do that, just saying) --Paula ________________________________ From: singhals <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Global Master Source Conversion 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). 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