I think the convention of using [---?---] or [____] was recommended on the FTM message boards. It allowed showing something in reports for the unknowns. FTM didn't have an option to include blank lines like Legacy.
-- Marty A convert from FTM On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:35:22 +1100, Rob Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd endorse the recommendation of leaving unknown portions of a name > blank. I used to mark as Unknonw, but I now leave blank nad get > better esults overall (searches and also in reports). > Rob > > > On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:37:39 -0800, Glen Ballard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Susan, > > > > > Or is this limitation due to my use of the characters [---?---] to > > > represent unknown names? Should I replace these characters with some > > > sort of wildcard prior to performing a search of the IGI database > > > using Legacy? > > > > You should leave the field blank if you don't know. If the field is blank, > > that denotes that you don't know what the information is. I don't think a ? > > is necessary because of this fact and it might yeild better results. > > > > Glen > > > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > > > To unsubscribe please visit: > > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > -- Marty Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
