Becky, FTM uses a PLAC tag for exporting Facts. When the gedcom import is started in Legacy, Legacy of course knows it's from FTM and will ask you with each occurrence of a PLAC tag what you want to do with the information shown.
Legacy will compare two Family Files but they both must be fdb files. GENMatcher will compare two files of any flavor - PAF to Legacy, Ged to TMG, etc. So with that add-on program, which you can purchase directly from us, you can easily & very quickly compare two gedcoms. I received a PAF file from a cousin and compared his data with my Legacy file in a matter of seconds. It took him the whole weekend to compare the two files manually! Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rebecca Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 10:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LegacyUG] Comparing Databases My questions: 1) RootsMagic (RM) has two separate fields for *place* and *description*. Based on my research, Family Tree Maker (FTM) combines these fields into *Place/Description*. As a result, when I combine (import/merge) a GedCom file from FTM ... into RM ... all place and description fields are merged. - For example, occupations, cause of death, occupations ... appear in the *place* field, not the *description* field after the import into RM. Does anyone know why this is happening, what I (my co-workers?) have done wrong ... and most importantly, how to remedy the situation? 2) Can I import two different GedComs into Legacy and create a variance report? A report that only lists the differences between the two databases? For example, compares each fact/event, field, note, source? Just a list of the variances ... so that I don't have to look at everything, line by line? -Alternatively, is their a utility program available that will do this? -Alternatively, can I import the databases in, say Excel or Access and create a report? If yes, on this, I'll need baby-step instructions. Please help. Thank you, Becky Legacy User Group 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
