Yes, thank you! That is what I was looking for. Now I can relax and wait for them to fix it, hopefully before I would ever need to print out that tidbit of information!
Kirstin On 10/30/2014 9:31 PM, Wendy Howard wrote: > Hi Kirstin, > > I've gone back through my mail and found the recent thread where a bug > was discussed that involves dates in events. The subject line was > > [LegacyUG] Dates on Event Sentences > > The original query posted sounds just like yours. Elsie said: > > "I was entering some events today when I noticed that Event Sentences > were leaving out the dates even when the Event Sentence Definition > includes dates. For example: The Event Sentence Description reads > [firstname] [desc] [onDate] for “David was in school on 7 Jun > 1900.†> The sentence I get is “David was in school on.†" > > Michelle and Brian from Legacy Support posted a couple of responses in > that thread, saying it was a known bug. Brian said just yesterday in > this thread: > > "The date problem is restricted to custom sentences using the override > tab, dates are not included using the [date] or [ondate] fields there. > > "It does not affect the vast majority who use only the standard > sentences nor does it affect the saving of the dates in the database." > > Hope this helps. :-) > > Wendy > > > Kirstin said the following on 31/10/2014 14:09: >> Do we know that it is a bug? I have my dates in this format: >> >> 23 Mar 1942 >> >> And that is the actual date. >> >> Kirstin >> >> On 10/30/2014 8:44 PM, Wendy Howard wrote: >>> Gee, another rant from CE - what a surprise. (not!) >>> >>> So this problem of Kirsten's is caused a known bug - I was wondering if >>> that was the issue after I sent my last post, but hadn't gotten around >>> to checking that out yet. In that case it is known by the people at >>> Legacy, and it will be fixed when it is fixed. >>> >>> Meanwhile, get over yourself, CE. I wouldn't be surprised if there are >>> members of this list who delete your posts unread, just to avoid your >>> vindictive bile. I certainly don't read right through - a couple of >>> lines is usually enough before I'm reaching for the delete key, and had >>> to go and find this post of yours in the trash to reply to it once I'd >>> thought about it a while. >>> >>> Kirsten, don't be put off by CE's response; he has a bee in his bonnet >>> about v8 and puts it down every opportunity he gets. If this bug is the >>> reason your date is not showing, then it is nothing you are doing wrong. >>> It will be fixed in time. :-) >>> >>> Wendy >>> >>> CE WOOD said the following on 31/10/2014 13:02: >>>> You're not doing anything wrong. This is another instance of a >>>> *_major_* bug in Events overrides. It has been reported before, but >>>> not in the Marriage Event. How discouraging that Legacy 8 is unusable >>>> in its major strong suit, which used to be allowing for individual >>>> tweaking. They have soooo many bugs to fix, create more when they fix >>>> some, and seem unable to keep up. No wonder smart people still use >>>> 7.5. There is truth in the old adage, "if it ain't broke". Legacy 7.5 >>>> is wonderful, but they have so much to do trying to keep 8 going that >>>> they can't support 7.5 any more. All the bells and whistles in the >>>> world don't matter when you can't do the basics. It was certainly >>>> released much too early. I hope they get their act together soon. I >>>> know of more that 50 people who have abandoned Legacy 8, some >>>> reverting to 7.5 via the less than ideal means of a GEDCOM, and others >>>> who need a stable database. SIGH! Why spoil a good track record with this? >>>> >>>> Hang in there or revert to 7.5 if need be until they get on track. >>>> >>>> >>>> CE >>>> >>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: [LegacyUG] sentence override >>>>> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:41:27 -0400 >>>>> >>>>> I must be doing something wrong. I am using Legacy 8.0.8.454 on a >>>>> Windows 7 computer. I have added a Marriage License event to a person >>>>> instead of a couple since I don't plan on adding the spouse (unless he >>>>> is otherwise connected to the family). Without the override it says she >>>>> got a license to marry herself. So in the override I add >>>>> >>>>> [FirstName] obtained a license to marry [Desc] [onDate]. where >>>> [Desc] is >>>>> the name of the spouse. >>>>> >>>>> I expect to see that she obtained a license to marry so and so on such >>>>> and such a date. >>>>> >>>>> But the date doesn't show up. Just that she obtained a license to marry >>>>> so and so. >>>>> >>>>> Not sure what I'm doing wrong. >>>>> -- >>>>> Kirstin > > > > 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). 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