That explains it, thanks Sherry. I do think that a paragraph should be added to the Export Help screen that specifically mentions that SourceWriter formats will be converted to Basic Source format. But thanks for clarifying that for me.
(In my case, it actually helped me to isolate the cause of my earlier problem. Found that it only fails with SourceWriter format) On 1/16/2015 9:47 AM, Sherry/Support wrote: > Gedcom doesn't support SourceWriter format. In fact, we've had people > on the list who wanted to convert all the sources to basic and using > gedcom was recommended by others on the list. > > You should not use Gedcom to share files between Legacy - it should > only be used for sharing data with others who don't have Legacy (if > you can't talk them into getting it <g>) or uploading to websites > which require it, like Ancestry. Or if you need to open a file in an > earlier version of Legacy. > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 6:41 AM, Genealogy Bob <[email protected]> wrote: >> In trying to solve another problem, I ran into an unexpected issue. >> >> I exported a Legacy 8 file to GEDCOM, for Legacy use. >> Then I imported the GEDcom file into a new Legacy 8 file. >> I soon discovered in the new file that my Master Sources, that had >> originally been created with SourceWriter, showing the "*" in front of the >> name, no longer displayed the "*", and were behaving like they were done >> with Basic Source tool. >> >> There were a lot of options to select from, did I miss one that allows me to >> keep the SourceWriter formats? If SourceWriter formats will be lost, I >> could not find a mention of that in the Help files, so I think that should >> be added as a caution if this is normal. >> >> Is this normal behavior when using the GEDcom export/import tools? >> > > > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
