Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM Files

[Brian Kelly]

The GEDCOM will contain a different set of "fields" depending on what 
options you have chosen as the destination and whether you have excluded 
anything in the Customize section.


For a default export of a GEDCOM destined for Legacy just about all data 
included in the family file will be included. The only exception is that 
all sources will be exported as Basic Format instead of SourceWriter style.


Brian Kelly

On 23-Sep.-21 6:33 p.m., Cindy Custer wrote:
How much information (e.g. what fields) are contained in a GEDCOM file 
generated from Legacy 9?


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[LegacyUG] GEDCOM Files

[Cindy Custer]

How much information (e.g. what fields) are contained in a GEDCOM file
generated from Legacy 9?



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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM from 2004

[Margaret Gagliardi]

Thank you both.  It worked and the first file, while only 20 pages goes
back to the early 1600's in New England.  On to the next two files.
Thanks so much!
Margaret

On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 5:44 PM Evelyn ..  wrote:

> I would import the GEDCOM into an new Legacy file. Then you can look at
> what's there and decide to move the people from the new Legacy file to your
> existing Legacy file... then again, I tend to be cautious.
>
> Importing the GEDCOM doesn't erase the GEDCOM information so you can
> import it as many times as you want.
>
> If you copy the GEDCOM from the floppy & CD to your computer hard drive,
> then you'll have backup copies right away. I would also make a 2nd copy
> from the floppy & CD to a flash drive to put in a safe deposit box or in
> secure offsite storage. I find if I put the flash drives in zip lock
> sandwich bag with a paper describing what is on the flash drive, it makes
> my life easier down the road.
>
> What a great treasure to find!!
>
> On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 2:29 PM Chris Hill 
> wrote:
>
>> Since the GEDCOM format is a standardized format created by FamilySearch
>> it will be possible to import it into any genealogy system, with the only
>> issue being the ability of the originator to create extra structures with
>> the GEDCOM format. In practice that would not be a problem since Legacy
>> would normally place this into a Notes record against the person etc.
>>
>> I would follow the process of importing each file, independently, into
>> new Lagacy files. Since that will probably raise various issues you would
>> need to note how you configured the import and then what you need to change
>> before you rerun it.
>>
>> Once you have the files back into Legacy you will need to check through
>> the details to ensure that it is valid. Then you can look at whether they
>> are valid and whether you need to merge them together or back into your own
>> files.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> From my Motorola G6+
>>
>> On Wed, 1 Sep 2021, 22:04 Margaret Gagliardi, 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have been given a mountain load of research papers done MANY years
>>> ago.  Maybe even before computers.  However, amongst the papers I just
>>> found an old floppy disk and a CD.  I put the CD in an old PC I have and
>>> found  3 files that are GEDCOMs from 2004.  I have the latest Legacy Family
>>> Tree and have Windows 10.  I need detailed procedures to get these files
>>> off the CD and onto my laptop.  I do not know which program they were
>>> originally in.  Please help!
>>> Thank you very much.
>>> Margaret
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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM from 2004

[Evelyn ..]

I would import the GEDCOM into an new Legacy file. Then you can look at
what's there and decide to move the people from the new Legacy file to your
existing Legacy file... then again, I tend to be cautious.

Importing the GEDCOM doesn't erase the GEDCOM information so you can import
it as many times as you want.

If you copy the GEDCOM from the floppy & CD to your computer hard drive,
then you'll have backup copies right away. I would also make a 2nd copy
from the floppy & CD to a flash drive to put in a safe deposit box or in
secure offsite storage. I find if I put the flash drives in zip lock
sandwich bag with a paper describing what is on the flash drive, it makes
my life easier down the road.

What a great treasure to find!!

On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 2:29 PM Chris Hill 
wrote:

> Since the GEDCOM format is a standardized format created by FamilySearch
> it will be possible to import it into any genealogy system, with the only
> issue being the ability of the originator to create extra structures with
> the GEDCOM format. In practice that would not be a problem since Legacy
> would normally place this into a Notes record against the person etc.
>
> I would follow the process of importing each file, independently, into new
> Lagacy files. Since that will probably raise various issues you would need
> to note how you configured the import and then what you need to change
> before you rerun it.
>
> Once you have the files back into Legacy you will need to check through
> the details to ensure that it is valid. Then you can look at whether they
> are valid and whether you need to merge them together or back into your own
> files.
>
> Regards
>
> Chris
>
> From my Motorola G6+
>
> On Wed, 1 Sep 2021, 22:04 Margaret Gagliardi,  wrote:
>
>> I have been given a mountain load of research papers done MANY years
>> ago.  Maybe even before computers.  However, amongst the papers I just
>> found an old floppy disk and a CD.  I put the CD in an old PC I have and
>> found  3 files that are GEDCOMs from 2004.  I have the latest Legacy Family
>> Tree and have Windows 10.  I need detailed procedures to get these files
>> off the CD and onto my laptop.  I do not know which program they were
>> originally in.  Please help!
>> Thank you very much.
>> Margaret
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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM from 2004

[Chris Hill]

Since the GEDCOM format is a standardized format created by FamilySearch it
will be possible to import it into any genealogy system, with the only
issue being the ability of the originator to create extra structures with
the GEDCOM format. In practice that would not be a problem since Legacy
would normally place this into a Notes record against the person etc.

I would follow the process of importing each file, independently, into new
Lagacy files. Since that will probably raise various issues you would need
to note how you configured the import and then what you need to change
before you rerun it.

Once you have the files back into Legacy you will need to check through the
details to ensure that it is valid. Then you can look at whether they are
valid and whether you need to merge them together or back into your own
files.

Regards

Chris

>From my Motorola G6+

On Wed, 1 Sep 2021, 22:04 Margaret Gagliardi,  wrote:

> I have been given a mountain load of research papers done MANY years ago.
> Maybe even before computers.  However, amongst the papers I just found an
> old floppy disk and a CD.  I put the CD in an old PC I have and found  3
> files that are GEDCOMs from 2004.  I have the latest Legacy Family Tree and
> have Windows 10.  I need detailed procedures to get these files off the CD
> and onto my laptop.  I do not know which program they were originally in.
> Please help!
> Thank you very much.
> Margaret
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[LegacyUG] GEDCOM from 2004

[Margaret Gagliardi]

I have been given a mountain load of research papers done MANY years ago.
Maybe even before computers.  However, amongst the papers I just found an
old floppy disk and a CD.  I put the CD in an old PC I have and found  3
files that are GEDCOMs from 2004.  I have the latest Legacy Family Tree and
have Windows 10.  I need detailed procedures to get these files off the CD
and onto my laptop.  I do not know which program they were originally in.
Please help!
Thank you very much.
Margaret
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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom Report

[Jenny M Benson]

On 16/12/2020 05:49, Joy L wrote:
Earlier in 2020 IO was given instructions on how to do Ancestor and 
Descendent reports.
When I did it as either Descendant Reports or Ancestor Reports as per 
the instructions by Alan it came out exactly how I wanted it to. That is 
fine if I want to send or print a book report.


Now is there any way I can send the same file as a Gedcom file please. 
If so how?

I have tried for so long without success.


Your problem is in thinking of a Gedcom as a "Report", which it is not. 
 It is actual records presented in a generic way.


To export a Gedcom you need to go to File>Export>Gedcom file.  To get 
the particular records you want, from Record Selection select "Selected 
records contained in the Focus Group" and then click on Create Focus 
Group.  From there, select either "Add an individual and ancestors" or 
"Add an individual and descendants."


That's a basic overview of the process.  I suggest you start to work 
through it and then come back for more help if the need arises along the 
way.


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[LegacyUG] Gedcom Report

[Joy L]

Hi everyone.

Earlier in 2020 IO was given instructions on how to do Ancestor and 
Descendent reports.
When I did it as either Descendant Reports or Ancestor Reports as per 
the instructions by Alan it came out exactly how I wanted it to. That is 
fine if I want to send or print a book report.


Now is there any way I can send the same file as a Gedcom file please. 
If so how?

I have tried for so long without success.

 I even  downloaded Rootsmagic, in which I was able to do descendants 
and get the information I wanted as a Gedcom without getting a complete 
line including my husband's line, or just virtually getting a straight 
line down, say from my grandfather, to my father, me, my son and his 
daughter.


But in Roots Magic I can't see to do the Ancestors of my fathers unless 
it’s a Pedigree Line.


Can anyone help please.

I am even desperate enough to ask if anyone in the Melbourne Metro area 
would be available in the New Year to give me some lessons.


Thanks

Joy Light

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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM Validator

[John Cardinal]

Ian,

 

I have not used the Blog Decoder. I assume it decodes (and exports?)
embedded media objects. Embedded media objects are a rarely-used GEDCOM 5.5
capability that was removed in GEDCOM 5.5.1. None of the popular programs
embed media objects. Instead, programs include references to media files
where the actual media data remains external to the GEDCOM file in JPG, PNG,
etc. files.

 

John

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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM Validator

[Ian Thomas]

John (Cardinal)
Thank you for the informative information. I seldom - almost never - have used 
.GED import or export. But I think I have read that improvements and a 
non-official later version has not been accepted/adopted (I will check 
Wikipedia, which gives good peer-reviewed information).

However, as I posted before, really there was only the ONE error and due to the 
code-page format in the text, for my use of GEDCOM Validator.

I am totally sceptical that my UK correspondent's problem when just exporting a 
.GED file to send to me caused him internal database problems, loss of 
information, etc.  I think something else "has gone wrong". He uses Family Tree 
Maker, but I am not yet aware of which version. Certainly it would be more 
recent than FTM 2006 which I have had for years (and installed and used for the 
first time ever last week).

Regarding the Validator: I think it may be a worthwhile tool to have. Tweaking 
the "Severity" is important after choosing the "Standards only"  Validation 
mode.
Also, within the Settings (top right, click the standard cog-wheel symbol) 
there are useful functions, including  Encoding repair.

John, perhaps you can explain what the Blob decoder does. My guess is that 
attached media is handled, but I don't know if the GEDCOM 5.5 standard caters 
for that.

Ian Thomas
Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia

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Ian,

I have used GEDCOM Validator by Chronoplex. I forget exactly where I found it, 
but I did not get it via the Windows Store. I use it with Windows 7.


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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM Validator

[John Cardinal]

Ian,

 

I have used GEDCOM Validator by Chronoplex. I forget exactly where I found
it, but I did not get it via the Windows Store. I use it with Windows 7.

 

The "Best Practice" mode is going to show issues with most GEDCOM files.
Best practices are not requirements, and there is not 100% agreement on
which non-standard practices to follow when writing GEDCOM files.

 

The "Standards only" mode is probably more useful for the task you
described.

 

There will probably be a lot of warnings. Most of those will not be an issue
because most software that reads GEDCOM files can handle common issues like
lines that exceed the maximum GEDCOM length. The only way to know whether a
warning is serious or not is to review the data after importing it to see if
data has been lost or corrupted. Typically, the importing program will
produce a log and that will help, too. I don't have much experience with
Legacy's GEDCOM import so I don't know how extensive its log is.

 

If there are errors, you should investigate. You can use the same approach
as with warnings: review the error message from the validator, then review
the import log from Legacy (or whichever program you use to read the GEDCOM
file), and then review the actual record in Legacy to see if it looks
correct.

 

For both warnings and errors, you do not have to review every instance of
every issue. You will usually find that a single type of error in the GEDCOM
file will be repeated many times, and if any one of those errors does not
corrupt the data, then none of them will. That's a generalization, of
course, but it's usually true.

 

The character encoding issue is serious. In my opinion, that is the single
biggest issue with non-standard GEDCOM files. In 2019, all software should
write GEDCOM files using the UTF-8 encoding, and all programs should read
that encoding correctly. If a program cannot handle Unicode characters, then
it should still read UTF-8 and it should report when characters cannot be
loaded because of the limitations of the reading program. I believe that
applies to Legacy because Legacy does not use Unicode internally.

 

The problem with encoding issues is that characters can be misinterpreted
during the import process. That results in hard-to-find garbled text: the
import log usually won't include where those issues occurred because a
program that doesn't use the proper encoding when reading the GEDCOM file
does not know it has corrupted the text.

 

So, the first thing to check in the import log is whether the importing
program has recognized the character encoding of the GEDCOM file. In this
case, you said the GEDCOM file uses Windows-1252. That's a common
non-standard value and I assume that Legacy and most other modern programs
will handle it properly.

 

In GEDCOM 5.5, UTF-8 is not a valid encoding choice. Many programs will
still write it anyway, a rare case where ignoring the standard is a good
thing. UTF-8 is valid in GEDCOM 5.5.1. Many programs will export to GEDCOM
5.5 or 5.5.1, and if UTF-8 is only a choice when writing to GEDCOM 5.5.1,
then use that option.

 

It's sad and ridiculous that users must be aware of character encoding
issues when it's an easy problem to solve.

 

John

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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM Validator

[Ian Macaulay]

Fascinating and scary,  I have tried several things with gedcom files and
most fail or at the very least are confusing.
I sortof gave up using them except within legacy to legacy transactions.
 I am now concerned about passing on data in the future so look forward to
any reports on this topic

My files are getting to be huge, and I already have problems sharing data
with Mac users.

Ian  (The other)

On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 7:11 AM Ian Thomas  wrote:

> There is a Windows Store app for PC called GEDCOM Validator, which I
> decided to install in order to help a researcher in the UK who thinks his
> software has stuffed up its database when exporting a .GED to send to me.
> Unlikely, I thought.
>
>
>
> My UK comrade  isn’t greatly “computer literate”, and is using a version
> of Family Tree Maker – which he reckons caused his data loss.
>
>
>
> Has anyone tried this – GEDOM Validator, by Chronoplex Software  - free,
> at Windows Store.  ??
>
>
>
> I am using Windows 10 – it may require Windows 8 or higher (not stated),
> it was released July 2017.
>
>
>
> Legacy Family Tree handled the .GED import well enough – it baulked at a
>  couple of over-long person names, etc but the import to a new, blank
> Legacy file seems very good. And I have looked at the raw .GED with a text
> editor to fix the few obvious errors.
>
>
>
> On the other hand, the Validator tells me it has 7631 compatibility issues
> with the 16,869 lines in the .GED file – using its “best Practice” mode;
> less (25821) when using just “Standards only” mode.  There is only ONE line
> marked as an ERROR and this is due to the codepage.
>
>
>
>
>
> (Other errors  are flagged for the file not being GEDCOM 5.5 compliant, as
>  warnings or ecommendations, and for using codepage Windows 1252. )
>
>
>
> Ian Thomas
>
> Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia
>
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[LegacyUG] GEDCOM Validator

[Ian Thomas]

There is a Windows Store app for PC called GEDCOM Validator, which I decided to 
install in order to help a researcher in the UK who thinks his software has 
stuffed up its database when exporting a .GED to send to me. Unlikely, I 
thought.

My UK comrade  isn't greatly "computer literate", and is using a version of 
Family Tree Maker - which he reckons caused his data loss.

Has anyone tried this - GEDOM Validator, by Chronoplex Software  - free, at 
Windows Store.  ??

I am using Windows 10 - it may require Windows 8 or higher (not stated), it was 
released July 2017.

Legacy Family Tree handled the .GED import well enough - it baulked at a  
couple of over-long person names, etc but the import to a new, blank Legacy 
file seems very good. And I have looked at the raw .GED with a text editor to 
fix the few obvious errors.

On the other hand, the Validator tells me it has 7631 compatibility issues with 
the 16,869 lines in the .GED file - using its "best Practice" mode; less 
(25821) when using just "Standards only" mode.  There is only ONE line marked 
as an ERROR and this is due to the codepage.


(Other errors  are flagged for the file not being GEDCOM 5.5 compliant, as  
warnings or ecommendations, and for using codepage Windows 1252. )

Ian Thomas
Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia

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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

[Chris Hill]

Hi Valerie

Normally a download from any of the sites should create a file it 
the same format as the original file on their site. The only exception 
to that would be if it gave you the option to specify a location and 
filename, when you could then specify a different extension but not 
change the format of the file.


I have searched through FindMyPast, MyHeritage and Ancestry and 
cannot find any datasets which include Jerome in the file name. But 
there is an Irish website for the cemetery in Dublin and a few other 
sites referring to it. None of these seem to include any ability to 
download any information.


Normally, when a database or dataset in entered into a genealogy 
website, the site will create an index to the information in the 
dataset, and potentially save it, if it is already a data file, or by 
creating scanned images. That would normally result in a collection of 
images, as we can see when reading parish records, or the original 
datafile saved in whichever format it was provided, normally as a PDF 
file.


If the files that you are downloading are Word Documents - .doc or 
.docx - then that will because that was the format that they were sent 
in. I can see no reason for a genealogy site to convert a file, and 
especially to Word, unless that is the correct format that type of 
information, such as as free-flow text with different fonts, sizes etc..


Certainly, in the past, people did record their information as Word 
documents because they could then print them out and post them. These 
days, with email and genealogical systems, we now work with datasets.


One question regarding your files - are the contents purely GEDCOM 
records or is there any other information in them. Remember that a 
GEDCOM file will start like this


0 HEAD
1 SOUR Legacy
2 VERS 9.0
2 NAME Legacy (R)
2 CORP Millennia Corp.
3 ADDR PO Box 9410
4 CONT Surprise, AZ 85374
1 DEST Ancestry OFT
1 DATE 23 Apr 2018
1 SUBM @S0@
1 FILE E:\Users\Chris\Documents\Chris\Genealogy\Hill and related 
families\Family Tree\William Hill Tree.ged

1 GEDC
2 VERS 5.5.1
2 FORM LINEAGE-LINKED
1 CHAR ANSEL
0 @S0@ SUBM
1 NAME Chris Hill
1 EMAIL chris.hill.11he...@gmail.com
0 @I147@ INDI
1 NAME Ernest Albert /Hill/
2 GIVN Ernest Albert
2 SURN Hill
2 SOUR @S124@
3 PAGE Class: RG14; Piece: 10163; Schedule Number: 202
3 QUAY 0
3 REFN 1,2352::53358268
1 NAME Jim /Hill/
2 GIVN Jim
2 SURN Hill
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 17 Jun 1909
2 PLAC Bournes Green, Southchurch, Southend, , Essex, England

and end with

0 TRLR

You can always select the text within Word and copy it into a new 
text file in Notepad, then save it with a .ged extension. You can also 
send me a copy of the file, as downloaded, to my email address above.


Regards

Chris

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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

I can see all these downloaded files but they are all word documents and 
should be .ged. What can I do to stop this from happening please ?




Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848, 
T756083, H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch
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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

[Brian Kelly]

Right click on any file that you know should be a GEDCOM
On the menu that opens select Open With
Windows will offer MS Word but you need to click on
More Apps
Look for the Notepad App (This is a text editor) or Legacy Genealogy 
Software for Windows
Select Note pad or Legacy depending on what you wish and make sure that 
the check box to always use this App to open .ged files.

Click OK
In future you will be able to use the software you chose to open the 
.ged files by double clicking on the file name.


If you choose Notepad you will be able to open .ged files as plain text 
but unless you understand the format of a GEDCOM you will not be able to 
understand the contents.


If you choose Legacy Genealogy Software you will be able to use Legacy 
to import the gedcom into a Legacy family file but ONLY if Legacy is not 
already open (Legacy will not open a GEDCOM unless it is closed when you 
double click)


Brian Kelly

On 02-Jan.-19 8:09 p.m., Valerie Garton wrote:

" If the file does not have an extension and appears in the list as a Word Document 
then you have an incorrect file association which is telling Windows to open .ged files 
with Word instead of a text editor."

This seems to be my problem so what do I do now please ?

Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848, T756083, 
H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch


-Original Message-
From: Brian Kelly 
Sent: Thursday, 3 January 2019 12:01 PM
To: Valerie Garton 
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

Windows has a default folder where it stores downloaded files, you should find 
the file in that folder. The folder should be in your documents folder. 
...\Documents\Downloads.

Open Windows file explorer and look for that folder. Open the folder and you 
should find your downloaded file. If MyHeritage exported it as a GEDCOM you may 
see filename.GED in the list.

If the file does not have an extension and appears in the list as a Word 
Document then you have an incorrect file association which is telling Windows 
to open .ged files with Word instead of a text editor.


Brian Kelly

On 02-Jan.-19 6:36 p.m., Valerie Garton wrote:


* Family tree in findmypast called " Mt Jerome Cemetery Family Tree to
find ? " which has 40 people. In the list of trees I selected this
tree and then selected download in RHS column. Here now it changed to
" Download tree File created 5:10am 2 Jan 2019.

Where am I now SUPPOSED to find this file please ? I say this as I am
not too sure as to what files are meant to be where ?

Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney






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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

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How are you looking at the file list in your Downloads Folder - through
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> I can see all these downloaded files but they are all word documents and
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> Have you checked your Downloads folder?
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>
> * Family tree in findmypast called " Mt Jerome Cemetery Family Tree to find
> ? " which has 40 people. In the list of trees I selected this tree and then
> selected download in RHS column. Here now it changed to " Download tree
> File
> created 5:10am 2 Jan 2019.
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> Where am I now SUPPOSED to find this file please ? I say this as I am not
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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

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I can see all these downloaded files but they are all word documents and should 
be .ged. What can I do to stop this from happening please ?

 

Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848, 
T756083, H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch

 

 

From: LegacyUserGroup  On Behalf Of 
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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

 

Hey Valerie,

 

Have you checked your Downloads folder?

 

Jennie

 

On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 10:37 AM Valerie Garton mailto:vbgar...@gmail.com> > wrote:


* Family tree in findmypast called " Mt Jerome Cemetery Family Tree to find
? " which has 40 people. In the list of trees I selected this tree and then
selected download in RHS column. Here now it changed to " Download tree File
created 5:10am 2 Jan 2019.

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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

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Yes and they are word documents ?

 

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T756083, H947365, MyHeritage & gedmatch

 

 

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Hey Valerie,

 

Have you checked your Downloads folder?

 

Jennie

 

On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 10:37 AM Valerie Garton mailto:vbgar...@gmail.com> > wrote:


* Family tree in findmypast called " Mt Jerome Cemetery Family Tree to find
? " which has 40 people. In the list of trees I selected this tree and then
selected download in RHS column. Here now it changed to " Download tree File
created 5:10am 2 Jan 2019.

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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

[Jennie Matheson]

Hey Valerie,

Have you checked your Downloads folder?

Jennie

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> * Family tree in findmypast called " Mt Jerome Cemetery Family Tree to find
> ? " which has 40 people. In the list of trees I selected this tree and then
> selected download in RHS column. Here now it changed to " Download tree
> File
> created 5:10am 2 Jan 2019.
>
> Where am I now SUPPOSED to find this file please ? I say this as I am not
> too sure as to what files are meant to be where ?
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[LegacyUG] gedcom

[Valerie Garton]

* Family tree in findmypast called " Mt Jerome Cemetery Family Tree to find
? " which has 40 people. In the list of trees I selected this tree and then
selected download in RHS column. Here now it changed to " Download tree File
created 5:10am 2 Jan 2019.

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[LegacyUG] GEDCOM from Family Tree Maker 2009

[Ian Thomas]

Can anyone give advice on whether Legacy (v9) will successfully read GEDCOM 
files exported from Family Tree Maker 2009, and if any special particular 
precautions need to be adhered to with that older program?

Thanks, Ian Thomas
Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia

From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On 
Behalf Of Cathy Pinner
Sent: Tuesday, 11 December 2018 2:00 PM
To: Legacy User Group ; BARTON LEWIS 

Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] find replace question

Provided you set it up with part of the last line included in both the find and 
the replace, you should be able to.

Cathy

BARTON LEWIS wrote:


If I have omitted the last person in a family in a census
transcription is there a way to replace the final person (line) as I
have entered it to include the added person on the next and line?  In
other words, I know you can replace text within a string, but can you
add text outside of a string?


Thanks,


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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom files uploading to web site.

[aj.rudge]

Hi

I Had the same problem: You need t oo to Customise on bottom right of the 
window.

There are more options there.

Also look at options in the top right.

I also use a programme called gen viewer which allows you to see what will be 
exported.

 

Regards.

 

 

 

From: LegacyUserGroup  On Behalf Of 
Rune Mattsson
Sent: Thursday, 14 June 2018 6:05 p.m.
To: Legacy User Group 
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom files uploading to web site.

 

A question:

How do you prevent the  notes from being exported?

I’ve done as Cathy suggested 
Customize-> Export items-> Export  these items and removed NOTE and MNOTE 
without success, all notes are still exåported

So now I use "brute force" with Notepad++-, I’ve created a macro that removes 
all lines starting with a digit,followed by a space and then NOTE, CONT  or 
CONC .

Search for ^\d\s\b(NOTE|CONT|CONC)\b.*\R 

Repalace with nothing

it works and my gedcom shrinks from 578529 to 491189 lines 
/Rune

 

2018-06-13 4:33 GMT+02:00 Cathy Pinner mailto:genea...@gmail.com> >:

You don't use privacy to strip out notes etc from a gedcom, you use the Gedcom 
customise options. They control which gedcom tags are exported. See the 
Customise button on the right. This includes an exclude option for 
address/phone and Notes of various kinds. I don't know whether that is just 
mailing addresses or event addresses. 
It's true that Ancestry etc will privatise the living for you but you can 
choose not to include the living in your gedcom using the options in the 
Privacy section in the Gedcom export. I think this is a better option.
When exporting for Ancestry I generally just include the vital events with 
their sources. You can do this by using Basic and then adding the tags SOUR and 
PAGE.
I also go to the second tab headed Other Options on the main export screen and 
uncheck to override source options as I don't want to include my source detail 
text OR sources that I have chosen not to include in reports.

If you don't have a gedcom viewer program and find the gedcom difficult to 
understand when opened in Notepad (as it's a plain text file), you can import 
your gedcom to a new Legacy file to see what you are actually exporting.

Cathy




aj.ru...@xtra.co.nz <mailto:aj.ru...@xtra.co.nz> 

Wednesday, 13 June 2018 10:02 AM

Hi 

I would like to upload my FT to Ancestry and other websites as a Gedcom file.

I am reasonably certain I have stripped the records of any notes or sources by 
using the privacy tools on legacy. 

However I note that the addresses  entered  in the birth, death and burial 
records are still showing

I would like to know if these addresses will stripped or removed when the file 
is uploaded. 

I know that dates of persons still living are stripped and names marked as 
private.

 

 

 

 


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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom files uploading to web site.

[Cathy Pinner]

Rune,

It depends what kind of note
If you want Events and not Event Notes, I don't think you can do that 
without editing the Gedcom.


If you mean General, Research and/or Medical Notes they can be omitted 
via the Checkboxes to exclude things. I think here Regular Notes means 
General. Are you saying that isn't working?


If you mean Notes associated with Sources, you can omit Text and 
Comments if they're not marked for inclusion in a citation by using the 
Other Options tab and unchecking to Override Source Options.


Cathy

Rune Mattsson wrote:


A question:

How do you prevent the  notes from being exported?

I’ve done as Cathy suggested
Customize-> Export items-> Exportthese items and removed NOTE and
MNOTE without success, all notes are still exåported

So now I use "brute force" with Notepad++-, I’ve created a macro that
removes all lines starting with a digit,followed by a space and then
NOTE, CONTor CONC .

Search for ^\d\s\b(NOTE|CONT|CONC)\b.*\R

Repalacewith nothing

it works and my gedcom shrinks from 578529 to 491189 lines
/Rune

2018-06-13 4:33 GMT+02:00 Cathy Pinner mailto:genea...@gmail.com>>:

You don't use privacy to strip out notes etc from a gedcom, you
use the Gedcom customise options. They control which gedcom tags
are exported. See the Customise button on the right. This includes
an exclude option for address/phone and Notes of various kinds. I
don't know whether that is just mailing addresses or event addresses.
It's true that Ancestry etc will privatise the living for you but
you can choose not to include the living in your gedcom using the
options in the Privacy section in the Gedcom export. I think this
is a better option.
When exporting for Ancestry I generally just include the vital
events with their sources. You can do this by using Basic and then
adding the tags SOUR and PAGE.
I also go to the second tab headed Other Options on the main
export screen and uncheck to override source options as I don't
want to include my source detail text OR sources that I have
chosen not to include in reports.

If you don't have a gedcom viewer program and find the gedcom
difficult to understand when opened in Notepad (as it's a plain
text file), you can import your gedcom to a new Legacy file to see
what you are actually exporting.

Cathy



aj.ru...@xtra.co.nz 
Wednesday, 13 June 2018 10:02 AM

Hi 

I would like to upload my FT to Ancestry and other websites as a
Gedcom file.

I am reasonably certain I have stripped the records of any notes
or sources by using the privacy tools on legacy. 

However I note that the addresses  entered  in the birth, death
and burial records are still showing

I would like to know if these addresses will stripped or removed
when the file is uploaded. 

I know that dates of persons still living are stripped and names
marked as private.

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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom files uploading to web site.

[Rune Mattsson]

A question:

How do you prevent the  notes from being exported?

I’ve done as Cathy suggested
Customize-> Export items-> Export  these items and removed NOTE and MNOTE
without success, all notes are still exåported

So now I use "brute force" with Notepad++-, I’ve created a macro that
removes all lines starting with a digit,followed by a space and then NOTE,
CONT  or CONC .

Search for ^\d\s\b(NOTE|CONT|CONC)\b.*\R

Repalace with nothing

it works and my gedcom shrinks from 578529 to 491189 lines
/Rune

2018-06-13 4:33 GMT+02:00 Cathy Pinner :

> You don't use privacy to strip out notes etc from a gedcom, you use the
> Gedcom customise options. They control which gedcom tags are exported. See
> the Customise button on the right. This includes an exclude option for
> address/phone and Notes of various kinds. I don't know whether that is just
> mailing addresses or event addresses.
> It's true that Ancestry etc will privatise the living for you but you can
> choose not to include the living in your gedcom using the options in the
> Privacy section in the Gedcom export. I think this is a better option.
> When exporting for Ancestry I generally just include the vital events with
> their sources. You can do this by using Basic and then adding the tags SOUR
> and PAGE.
> I also go to the second tab headed Other Options on the main export screen
> and uncheck to override source options as I don't want to include my source
> detail text OR sources that I have chosen not to include in reports.
>
> If you don't have a gedcom viewer program and find the gedcom difficult to
> understand when opened in Notepad (as it's a plain text file), you can
> import your gedcom to a new Legacy file to see what you are actually
> exporting.
>
> Cathy
>
> aj.ru...@xtra.co.nz
> Wednesday, 13 June 2018 10:02 AM
>
> Hi
>
> I would like to upload my FT to Ancestry and other websites as a Gedcom
> file.
>
> I am reasonably certain I have stripped the records of any notes or
> sources by using the privacy tools on legacy.
>
> However I note that the addresses  entered  in the birth, death and burial
> records are still showing
>
> I would like to know if these addresses will stripped or removed when the
> file is uploaded.
>
> I know that dates of persons still living are stripped and names marked as
> private.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom files uploading to web site.

[Cathy Pinner]

You don't use privacy to strip out notes etc from a gedcom, you use the 
Gedcom customise options. They control which gedcom tags are exported. 
See the Customise button on the right. This includes an exclude option 
for address/phone and Notes of various kinds. I don't know whether that 
is just mailing addresses or event addresses.
It's true that Ancestry etc will privatise the living for you but you 
can choose not to include the living in your gedcom using the options in 
the Privacy section in the Gedcom export. I think this is a better option.
When exporting for Ancestry I generally just include the vital events 
with their sources. You can do this by using Basic and then adding the 
tags SOUR and PAGE.
I also go to the second tab headed Other Options on the main export 
screen and uncheck to override source options as I don't want to include 
my source detail text OR sources that I have chosen not to include in 
reports.


If you don't have a gedcom viewer program and find the gedcom difficult 
to understand when opened in Notepad (as it's a plain text file), you 
can import your gedcom to a new Legacy file to see what you are actually 
exporting.


Cathy


aj.ru...@xtra.co.nz 
Wednesday, 13 June 2018 10:02 AM

Hi

I would like to upload my FT to Ancestry and other websites as a 
Gedcom file.


I am reasonably certain I have stripped the records of any notes or 
sources by using the privacy tools on legacy.


However I note that the addresses  entered  in the birth, death and 
burial records are still showing


I would like to know if these addresses will stripped or removed when 
the file is uploaded.


I know that dates of persons still living are stripped and names 
marked as private.






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[LegacyUG] Gedcom files uploading to web site.

[aj.rudge]

Hi 

I would like to upload my FT to Ancestry and other websites as a Gedcom
file.

I am reasonably certain I have stripped the records of any notes or sources
by using the privacy tools on legacy. 

However I note that the addresses  entered  in the birth, death and burial
records are still showing

I would like to know if these addresses will stripped or removed when the
file is uploaded. 

I know that dates of persons still living are stripped and names marked as
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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom files

[Cathy Pinner]

If you're wanting to see what you actually exported, you might want to 
import as a new Legacy file.
OR you can open it in Notepad so long as you don't change the format and 
re-save. A gedcom is just a specially formatted text file.


Or get GenViewer from http://www.mudcreeksoftware.com/
Note the programmer for GenViewer programs Legacy Charting and Legacy 
FamilySearch.


Cathy

aj.ru...@xtra.co.nz wrote:


HI.

I am trying  to create a gedcom file of my family file from Legacy
9.00 for importing into Family search and Ancestry.

I Have tried using various file types eg  – Basic, 5.5.1 gedcom while
it saves it as *.ged, file extension  I am unable to open the saved
file to view it before importing into Family Search and Ancestry.

I am asked to find a file from the app store or use a microsoft app
that will open it. But none of these work either.

Thanks


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[LegacyUG] Gedcom files

[aj.rudge]

HI.

I am trying  to create a gedcom file of my family file from Legacy 9.00 for
importing into Family search and Ancestry.

I Have tried using various file types eg  - Basic, 5.5.1 gedcom while it
saves it as *.ged, file extension  I am unable to open the saved file to
view it before importing into Family Search and Ancestry.

I am asked to find a file from the app store or use a microsoft app that
will open it. But none of these work either. 

 

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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom from Legacy to ancestry

[Chris Hill]

Hi Brian

Yes, you are correct. I was assuming that the entries in the focus 
group were individually selectable rather than a collection of multiple 
selections.


On that basis, I would add item 4a as follows.

4a. Within the Focus Group, remove all of the current entries.

Regards

Chris

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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom from Legacy to ancestry


Chris,

Your step 8 has an error. If there are multiple lines in a focus group 
all the people selected by all the lines will be included in the group. 
It works this way so you can assemble a focus group from many different 
criteria such as including the descendants of more than one person. 
That may explain your problem you mention later with too many people 
included in your focus groups.


After sending my earlier response I tested the export of a GEDCOM using 
a focus group. In my file of 6503 people and 2182 families when I 
exported the descendants of my 3rd Great Grandfather only 1768 people 
and 615 families were exported. Using my maternal Grandfather as the 
starting person only 353 people and 135 families were exported. When 
the focus group had both my 3rd great grandfather and my grandfather 
the export included 2004 individuals and 704 families. That confirms, 
to me anyway, that the focus group does work correctly.


Brian Kelly

On 23-Apr-18 11:58 AM, Chris Hill wrote:

Hi Valerie

I rather suspect you are raising this because you have tried to do 
it and it is not working.


It SHOULD work like this:

1. Export to GEDCOM and select the Ancestry target.
2. Make any options on the main display and on Customise regarding 
which items you want to include.

3. Use the Privacy Options and exclude living persons.
4. On Record Selection, choose the Selected records from a Focus Group 
and click on the Edit Focus Group button.
5. Within the Focus Group, click on the Add an Individual and 
Descendants button.
6. Change the selected person to the oldest person, ie Jeremiah 
VAUGHAN.

7. Enable the Descendants option, NOT the Entire Descendent line.
8. Save the group and ensure that it is selected in the Focus Group, 
then click on OK..
9. Ensure that the Focus Group option is selected in Record selection 
and click on Close.

10. The Export should show Focus Group records.
11. Click on Start Export.

That should extract all of the non-living persons in the tree who 
are descendants of your ancestor, and presumably also their spouses.


BUT, as far as I can tell, it does not actually work and extracts 
the entire tree, so option 7 does not work.


I have raised this as a Problem Report.

Regards

Chris

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Sent: 22/04/2018 01:00:42
Subject: [LegacyUG] gedcom from Legacy to ancestry

I want to create a tree in ancestry of Jeremiah VAUGHAN, my oldest 
VAUGHAN and his descendents blocking information of living 
descendents.


In trying to read the different suggestions I am now confused - old 
age brain fade


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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom from Legacy to ancestry

[Brian Kelly]

Chris,

Your step 8 has an error. If there are multiple lines in a focus group 
all the people selected by all the lines will be included in the group. 
It works this way so you can assemble a focus group from many different 
criteria such as including the descendants of more than one person. That 
may explain your problem you mention later with too many people included 
in your focus groups.


After sending my earlier response I tested the export of a GEDCOM using 
a focus group. In my file of 6503 people and 2182 families when I 
exported the descendants of my 3rd Great Grandfather only 1768 people 
and 615 families were exported. Using my maternal Grandfather as the 
starting person only 353 people and 135 families were exported. When the 
focus group had both my 3rd great grandfather and my grandfather the 
export included 2004 individuals and 704 families. That confirms, to me 
anyway, that the focus group does work correctly.


Brian Kelly

On 23-Apr-18 11:58 AM, Chris Hill wrote:

Hi Valerie

     I rather suspect you are raising this because you have tried to do 
it and it is not working.


     It SHOULD work like this:

1. Export to GEDCOM and select the Ancestry target.
2. Make any options on the main display and on Customise regarding which 
items you want to include.

3. Use the Privacy Options and exclude living persons.
4. On Record Selection, choose the Selected records from a Focus Group 
and click on the Edit Focus Group button.
5. Within the Focus Group, click on the Add an Individual and 
Descendants button.

6. Change the selected person to the oldest person, ie Jeremiah VAUGHAN.
7. Enable the Descendants option, NOT the Entire Descendent line.
8. Save the group and ensure that it is selected in the Focus Group, 
then click on OK..
9. Ensure that the Focus Group option is selected in Record selection 
and click on Close.

10. The Export should show Focus Group records.
11. Click on Start Export.

     That should extract all of the non-living persons in the tree who 
are descendants of your ancestor, and presumably also their spouses.


 BUT, as far as I can tell, it does not actually work and extracts 
the entire tree, so option 7 does not work.


     I have raised this as a Problem Report.

Regards

Chris

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To: "Legacy User Group" <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com 
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Sent: 22/04/2018 01:00:42
Subject: [LegacyUG] gedcom from Legacy to ancestry

I want to create a tree in ancestry of Jeremiah VAUGHAN, my oldest 
VAUGHAN and his descendents blocking information of living descendents.


In trying to read the different suggestions I am now confused - old 
age brain fade


Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - 
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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom from Legacy to ancestry

[Brian Kelly]

Chris,

Your step 8 has an error. If there are multiple lines in a focus group 
all the people selected by all the lines will be included in the group. 
It works this way so you can assemble a focus group from many different 
criteria such as including the descendants of more than one person. That 
may explain your problem you mention later with too many people included 
in your focus groups.


You should always clear any existing focus group before adding or 
building a new group of people for including in a report, GEDCOM export 
etc. Legacy does allow you to save up to 9 focus groups so if you 
frequently need a group based on the same set of criteria you can use 
the save button on the focus group screen to save the set of criteria 
for reuse.


Brian Kelly

On 23-Apr-18 11:58 AM, Chris Hill wrote:

Hi Valerie

     I rather suspect you are raising this because you have tried to do 
it and it is not working.


     It SHOULD work like this:

1. Export to GEDCOM and select the Ancestry target.
2. Make any options on the main display and on Customise regarding which 
items you want to include.

3. Use the Privacy Options and exclude living persons.
4. On Record Selection, choose the Selected records from a Focus Group 
and click on the Edit Focus Group button.
5. Within the Focus Group, click on the Add an Individual and 
Descendants button.

6. Change the selected person to the oldest person, ie Jeremiah VAUGHAN.
7. Enable the Descendants option, NOT the Entire Descendent line.
8. Save the group and ensure that it is selected in the Focus Group, 
then click on OK..
9. Ensure that the Focus Group option is selected in Record selection 
and click on Close.

10. The Export should show Focus Group records.
11. Click on Start Export.

     That should extract all of the non-living persons in the tree who 
are descendants of your ancestor, and presumably also their spouses.


 BUT, as far as I can tell, it does not actually work and extracts 
the entire tree, so option 7 does not work.


     I have raised this as a Problem Report.

Regards

Chris

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From: "Valerie Garton" <vbgar...@gmail.com <mailto:vbgar...@gmail.com>>
To: "Legacy User Group" <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com 
<mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>>

Sent: 22/04/2018 01:00:42
Subject: [LegacyUG] gedcom from Legacy to ancestry

I want to create a tree in ancestry of Jeremiah VAUGHAN, my oldest 
VAUGHAN and his descendents blocking information of living descendents.


In trying to read the different suggestions I am now confused - old 
age brain fade


Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - 
A086848, T756083, H947365, FTDNA & gedmatch







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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom from Legacy to ancestry

[Chris Hill]

Hi Valerie

I rather suspect you are raising this because you have tried to do 
it and it is not working.


It SHOULD work like this:

1. Export to GEDCOM and select the Ancestry target.
2. Make any options on the main display and on Customise regarding which 
items you want to include.

3. Use the Privacy Options and exclude living persons.
4. On Record Selection, choose the Selected records from a Focus Group 
and click on the Edit Focus Group button.
5. Within the Focus Group, click on the Add an Individual and 
Descendants button.

6. Change the selected person to the oldest person, ie Jeremiah VAUGHAN.
7. Enable the Descendants option, NOT the Entire Descendent line.
8. Save the group and ensure that it is selected in the Focus Group, 
then click on OK..
9. Ensure that the Focus Group option is selected in Record selection 
and click on Close.

10. The Export should show Focus Group records.
11. Click on Start Export.

That should extract all of the non-living persons in the tree who 
are descendants of your ancestor, and presumably also their spouses.


BUT, as far as I can tell, it does not actually work and extracts 
the entire tree, so option 7 does not work.


I have raised this as a Problem Report.

Regards

Chris

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From: "Valerie Garton" <vbgar...@gmail.com>
To: "Legacy User Group" <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>
Sent: 22/04/2018 01:00:42
Subject: [LegacyUG] gedcom from Legacy to ancestry

I want to create a tree in ancestry of Jeremiah VAUGHAN, my oldest 
VAUGHAN and his descendents blocking information of living descendents.


In trying to read the different suggestions I am now confused - old age 
brain fade




Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - 
A086848, T756083, H947365, FTDNA & gedmatch





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[LegacyUG] gedcom from Legacy to ancestry

[Valerie Garton]

I want to create a tree in ancestry of Jeremiah VAUGHAN, my oldest VAUGHAN
and his descendents blocking information of living descendents.

In trying to read the different suggestions I am now confused - old age
brain fade

 

Cheers from Valerie Garton [nee Vaughan] in sunny Sydney. DNA - A086848,
T756083, H947365, FTDNA & gedmatch

 

 

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Re: [LegacyUG] GedCom Unlinked person

[aljan643]

Thanks, Cathy that has done the trick.  Kiwi Alan

 

From: LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> On Behalf Of 
Cathy Pinner
Sent: Friday, 30 March 2018 1:37 PM
To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] GedCom Unlinked person

 

Kiwi Alan,

1) Why are you using a Gedcom? If you are going from Legacy to Legacy export a 
Legacy file. The only exception is if you are going to an earlier version of 
Legacy. In exporting to a Legacy file you get the choices to export only part 
of your file after you've given a name for the exported file. I know that 
tricks some people. What is happening in the background is that an empty file 
is created and the people you choose to export are imported into that new file.

2) When you import, have the main database on screen. Then File - Import 
(preferably from Legacy file). You will then encounter a dialogue asking if you 
want to add them to the existing file or start a new file - which will be the 
recommended action. But in your case you don't want the new file, so just say 
so.

Cheers,
Cathy
from Western Australia

aljan...@slingshot.co.nz <mailto:aljan...@slingshot.co.nz>  wr ote:




Greetings from Down Under,

I work as a volunteer for a small, rural museum. We are currently 
entering the early settlers of the district into Legacy. As can be 
expected, most of the earlier families are not related and therefore 
they are entered as Unlinked Persons. As I live 20km from the museum, 
I have started to enter new listings into my copy of Legacy at home. 
But, when I take a GedCom copy of these listings on a USB pen and try 
to Import them in the museum’s program, they become a New Family File, 
i.e. not new entries into the existing file.

Any suggestions, remembering that some will be Unlinked Persons. Thanks.

Kiwi Alan

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Re: [LegacyUG] GedCom Unlinked person

[Cathy Pinner]

Kiwi Alan,

1) Why are you using a Gedcom? If you are going from Legacy to Legacy 
export a Legacy file. The only exception is if you are going to an 
earlier version of Legacy. In exporting to a Legacy file you get the 
choices to export only part of your file after you've given a name for 
the exported file. I know that tricks some people. What is happening in 
the background is that an empty file is created and the people you 
choose to export are imported into that new file.


2) When you import, have the main database on screen. Then File - Import 
(preferably from Legacy file). You will then encounter a dialogue asking 
if you want to add them to the existing file or start a new file - which 
will be the recommended action. But in your case you don't want the new 
file, so just say so.


Cheers,
Cathy
from Western Australia

aljan...@slingshot.co.nz wrote:


Greetings from Down Under,

I work as a volunteer for a small, rural museum. We are currently
entering the early settlers of the district into Legacy. As can be
expected, most of the earlier families are not related and therefore
they are entered as Unlinked Persons. As I live 20km from the museum,
I have started to enter new listings into my copy of Legacy at home.
But, when I take a GedCom copy of these listings on a USB pen and try
to Import them in the museum’s program, they become a New Family File,
i.e. not new entries into the existing file.

Any suggestions, remembering that some will be Unlinked Persons. Thanks.

Kiwi Alan
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[LegacyUG] GedCom Unlinked person

[aljan643]

Greetings from Down Under,

 

I work as a volunteer for a small, rural museum.  We are currently entering
the early settlers of the district into Legacy.  As can be expected, most of
the earlier families are not related and therefore they are entered as
Unlinked Persons.  As I live 20km from the museum, I have started to enter
new listings into my copy of Legacy at home.  But, when I take a GedCom copy
of these listings on a USB pen and try to Import them in the museum's
program, they become a New Family File, i.e. not new entries into the
existing file.

 

Any suggestions, remembering that some will be Unlinked Persons.  Thanks.

 

Kiwi Alan

 

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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom shows only on father's side

[Gloria DeSousa]

Thank you for your help Elsie. I was able to fix it with the help of
someone at Legacy who was very patient and knowledgeable. We did it all by
email.
Gloria

On Sat, Feb 3, 2018 at 9:12 AM, <sa...@attglobal.net> wrote:

> Perhaps you are using your father as the start person?  If so, it will
> show his line.  Try using one of his children as the start person. Hope
> that helps, good luck.
> Elsie
>
> *From:* Gloria DeSousa
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 30, 2018 7:21 AM
> *To:* Legacy User Group
> *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Gedcom shows only on father's side
>
> ​Before making a gedcom, I printed out the instructions from Legacy and
> followed them carefully. At first I made a gedcom with only dead people,
> and uploaded to MyHeritage. My mother's side didn't show up. I called
> MyHeritage, and the person could see it on his end, but my mother's side
> was still not on the website. He couldn't help me. I made another gedcom of
> my whole tree, and uploaded it to myFTDNA, and my mother's side​ didn't
> show up on that site either. I've made gedcoms before, and my mother's side
> showed up those times.
>
> Any input is greatly appreciated,
> Gloria
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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom shows only on father's side

[saare]

Perhaps you are using your father as the start person?  If so, it will show his 
line.  Try using one of his children as the start person. Hope that helps, good 
luck.
Elsie

From: Gloria DeSousa
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 7:21 AM
To: Legacy User Group
Subject: [LegacyUG] Gedcom shows only on father's side

​Before making a gedcom, I printed out the instructions from Legacy and 
followed them carefully. At first I made a gedcom with only dead people, and 
uploaded to MyHeritage. My mother's side didn't show up. I called MyHeritage, 
and the person could see it on his end, but my mother's side was still not on 
the website. He couldn't help me. I made another gedcom of my whole tree, and 
uploaded it to myFTDNA, and my mother's side​ didn't show up on that site 
either. I've made gedcoms before, and my mother's side showed up those times.

Any input is greatly appreciated,
Gloria



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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom shows only on father's side

[Brian Kelly]

1. Is your mother living? If so her line may have been kept out of your 
GEDCOM by the privacy settings you used when creating your GEDCOM.


2. Do you have your mother marked as private or invisible? That will 
also affect the export of her line. You will have to turn on the 
override of privacy setting to have her line included.


Brian Kelly

On 30-Jan-18 7:21 AM, Gloria DeSousa wrote:
​Before making a gedcom, I printed out the instructions from Legacy and 
followed them carefully. At first I made a gedcom with only dead people, 
and uploaded to MyHeritage. My mother's side didn't show up. I called 
MyHeritage, and the person could see it on his end, but my mother's side 
was still not on the website. He couldn't help me. I made another gedcom 
of my whole tree, and uploaded it to myFTDNA, and my mother's side​ 
didn't show up on that site either. I've made gedcoms before, and my 
mother's side showed up those times.


Any input is greatly appreciated,
Gloria




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[LegacyUG] Gedcom shows only on father's side

[Gloria DeSousa]

​Before making a gedcom, I printed out the instructions from Legacy and
followed them carefully. At first I made a gedcom with only dead people,
and uploaded to MyHeritage. My mother's side didn't show up. I called
MyHeritage, and the person could see it on his end, but my mother's side
was still not on the website. He couldn't help me. I made another gedcom of
my whole tree, and uploaded it to myFTDNA, and my mother's side​ didn't
show up on that site either. I've made gedcoms before, and my mother's side
showed up those times.

Any input is greatly appreciated,
Gloria
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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM photos not found by Legacy

[Cathy Pinner]

David,
At this stage you are trying to do something that can't be done.
The media has to be attached one by one in Legacy.
The Gedcom is giving the location and name of the media in your 
MyHeritage tree.


Currently being worked on is a sync between MyHeritage trees and Legacy. 
It will take at least months.


People who use Legacy usually enter data in Legacy and periodically 
upload a Gedcom to online sites if desired and replace the existing 
online tree.


There is no two way sync until the sync is developed.

Cathy

David Delker wrote:


I'm new to Legacy and am still "test driving" the free Standard
Edition to see if purchasing the Deluxe edition is worthwhile. I
exported a GEDCOM file from MyHeritage (including all photos) and have
loaded that file into Legacy. Unfortunately, Legacy tells me that
links to my 1677 photos "cannot be found" and the “resynchronization”
process does not yield any results. Legacy tells me that the missing
files have long, cryptic names such as this one:

500736_695959jb14475i41a28c50.jpg

Can anyone tell me how to proceed to connect my missing photos that
are embedded in the GEDCOM file?

Thanks!

David
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[LegacyUG] GEDCOM photos not found by Legacy

[David Delker]

I'm new to Legacy and am still "test driving" the free Standard Edition to
see if purchasing the Deluxe edition is worthwhile. I exported a GEDCOM file
from MyHeritage (including all photos) and have loaded that file into
Legacy. Unfortunately, Legacy tells me that links to my 1677 photos "cannot
be found" and the "resynchronization" process does not yield any results.
Legacy tells me that the missing files have long, cryptic names such as this
one:

 

500736_695959jb14475i41a28c50.jpg

 

Can anyone tell me how to proceed to connect my missing photos that are
embedded in the GEDCOM file?

 

Thanks!

 

David

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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM

[Cathy Pinner]

Dale,
Yes Legacy has events from a Gedcom and of course imports births, deaths 
etc from a properly formed gedcom.


TMG did things differently and allowed users to do things differently as 
well.
I understand that TMG doesn't include all your data in a Gedcom which is 
why it was/is difficult to move from TMG to another program. It seems to 
talk about Tags internally and implies they're Gedcom Tags but they're 
not really - especially if they were user defined.


You might try the direct import option for TMG in Legacy 9 but depending 
on which features of TMG you used and how you used them, you may not be 
any happier with the result. It is still being worked on. See File - 
Import in Legacy to access this.


I understand that none of the other programs that offer direct import 
for TMG have got it right either and Legacy's current attempt is better 
than most. It should at least bring over the basic birth, death etc info 
unless you've added that in some unique way.


Cathy

Dale E O'Connor wrote:


I wrote out a GEDCOM using The Master Genealogist Version 7.04.
and imported it into Legacy 9.0.0.189.

There were no events. No births, no deaths, nothing.

Is there some kind of option in Legacy or the program that does the
export?

I am using Windows 7 .

Does Legacy normally have events when importing from a GEDCOM?

Thanks,

Dale



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[LegacyUG] GEDCOM

[Dale E O'Connor]

I wrote out a GEDCOM using The Master Genealogist Version 7.04. and 
imported it into Legacy 9.0.0.189.


There were no events.  No births, no deaths, nothing.

Is there some kind of option in Legacy or the program that does the export?

I am using Windows 7 .

Does Legacy normally have events when importing from a GEDCOM?

Thanks,

Dale




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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

[J.M. "Jay" Ingalls]

Did you use the merge options?

Johnson from TN?

Jay


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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

[Susan Larson]

Thanks.  It sounds like you are very organized.  I'll give it a try.

 

> On June 23, 2017 at 9:41 PM "Henry T. Peterson Jr." <hpete...@cox.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Susan
> 
> Yes, I am retired so there are days I work for hours on the desktop. So I 
> do redundant backups occasionally during those intervals.
> 
> So before I shut down all done even flash drive and media files as 
> explained.
> 
>  
> 
> In the morning I may have somewhere to go maybe do some genealogy at the 
> library.
> 
> So I start up the laptop bring all utilities up to date and make sure 
> Windows has finished updating. Then I transfer the applicable files from the 
> flash drive to the laptop.
> 
>  
> 
> If I follow this procedure I probably won’t go wrong.
> 
>  
> 
> By the way bring the flash drive with you because if you work on the 
> laptop then you need to reverse the procedure to update the desktop when you 
> get home.
> 
>  
> 
> Regards
> 
> Henry
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On 
> Behalf Of Susan Larson
> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:34 PM
> To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom
> 
>  
> 
> Henry, thanks for the advice.  Do you do this each time you add something 
> to your genealogy?
> 
>  
> 
> > > 
> > On June 23, 2017 at 1:23 PM "Henry T. Peterson Jr." 
> > <hpete...@cox.net mailto:hpete...@cox.net > wrote:
> > 
> > Susan
> > 
> > I have a routine that has worked for me for decades.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I do the majority of my work on my desktop. At the end of each 
> > session I copy the fdb file to many different locations (dropbox, BoxSync, 
> > OneDrive, etc.) also other folders and an external hard drive and a flash 
> > drive.
> > 
> > This way I have many redundant backups of my working file.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I also do backups naming them carefully and saving each backup in a 
> > separate Sub-folder under my backup folder (like \backups\2017\189062317) 
> > Which gives me the build and the date of the backup.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > As for media when I find a media file I want to use I have 
> > developed a routine to copy the file to the media folder but I first copy 
> > it to a subfolder so that the contents can be later copied to a flash 
> > drive.(like \LegacyFamilyTree\to_upload)
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I can know that that flash drive with the latest fdb file(my 
> > working genealogy file) and all the media that I have linked recently the 
> > that working file. The can insert that flash drive into the usb port on my 
> > laptop and copy the files to the appropriate folders.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > All that said… I would NEVER merge the two files. I would probably 
> > rename one of the files and then use the files compare tool. Then I would 
> > decide on which file I would keep. Then carefully using the file compare 
> > tool mark by tagging so the information can be edited to the file you 
> > intend to keep. Or worst case I would count my losses and move on.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > The whole process of merging two files while possible is a very 
> > large task. In my case it would be too much the undertake.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I hope that the little bit of guidance (above) can help in your 
> > decision.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Hoping you all the best luck
> > 
> > Henry
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > From: LegacyUserGroup 
> > [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Susan Larson
> > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 2:34 PM
> > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com 
> > mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com
> > Subject: [LegacyUG] gedcom
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  I use both a laptop and desk computer and here is the problem.  I 
> > didn't backup each time I used either of them and so I have different 
> > information on each one.  I would like to make a gedcom and combine the two 
> > but have never done this before.  If I do that would the two programs 
> > combine and pick up al

Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

[Henry T. Peterson Jr.]

Susan

Yes, I am retired so there are days I work for hours on the desktop. So I do 
redundant backups occasionally during those intervals.

So before I shut down all done even flash drive and media files as explained.

 

In the morning I may have somewhere to go maybe do some genealogy at the 
library.

So I start up the laptop bring all utilities up to date and make sure Windows 
has finished updating. Then I transfer the applicable files from the flash 
drive to the laptop.

 

If I follow this procedure I probably won’t go wrong.

 

By the way bring the flash drive with you because if you work on the laptop 
then you need to reverse the procedure to update the desktop when you get home.

 

Regards

Henry

 

 

From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On 
Behalf Of Susan Larson
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 10:34 PM
To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

 

Henry, thanks for the advice.  Do you do this each time you add something to 
your genealogy?

 

On June 23, 2017 at 1:23 PM "Henry T. Peterson Jr." <hpete...@cox.net 
<mailto:hpete...@cox.net> > wrote:

Susan

I have a routine that has worked for me for decades.

 

I do the majority of my work on my desktop. At the end of each session I copy 
the fdb file to many different locations (dropbox, BoxSync, OneDrive, etc.) 
also other folders and an external hard drive and a flash drive.

This way I have many redundant backups of my working file.

 

I also do backups naming them carefully and saving each backup in a separate 
Sub-folder under my backup folder (like \backups\2017\189062317) Which gives me 
the build and the date of the backup.

 

As for media when I find a media file I want to use I have developed a routine 
to copy the file to the media folder but I first copy it to a subfolder so that 
the contents can be later copied to a flash drive.(like 
\LegacyFamilyTree\to_upload)

 

I can know that that flash drive with the latest fdb file(my working genealogy 
file) and all the media that I have linked recently the that working file. The 
can insert that flash drive into the usb port on my laptop and copy the files 
to the appropriate folders.

 

All that said… I would NEVER merge the two files. I would probably rename one 
of the files and then use the files compare tool. Then I would decide on which 
file I would keep. Then carefully using the file compare tool mark by tagging 
so the information can be edited to the file you intend to keep. Or worst case 
I would count my losses and move on.

 

The whole process of merging two files while possible is a very large task. In 
my case it would be too much the undertake.

 

I hope that the little bit of guidance (above) can help in your decision.

 

Hoping you all the best luck

Henry

 

 

From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On 
Behalf Of Susan Larson
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 2:34 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> 
Subject: [LegacyUG] gedcom

 

 I use both a laptop and desk computer and here is the problem.  I didn't 
backup each time I used either of them and so I have different information on 
each one.  I would like to make a gedcom and combine the two but have never 
done this before.  If I do that would the two programs combine and pick up all 
the information on one computer or am I looking at opening a can of worms?


 

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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

[Susan Larson]

Henry, thanks for the advice.  Do you do this each time you add something to 
your genealogy?

 

> On June 23, 2017 at 1:23 PM "Henry T. Peterson Jr." <hpete...@cox.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Susan
> 
> I have a routine that has worked for me for decades.
> 
>  
> 
> I do the majority of my work on my desktop. At the end of each session I 
> copy the fdb file to many different locations (dropbox, BoxSync, OneDrive, 
> etc.) also other folders and an external hard drive and a flash drive.
> 
> This way I have many redundant backups of my working file.
> 
>  
> 
> I also do backups naming them carefully and saving each backup in a 
> separate Sub-folder under my backup folder (like \backups\2017\189062317) 
> Which gives me the build and the date of the backup.
> 
>  
> 
> As for media when I find a media file I want to use I have developed a 
> routine to copy the file to the media folder but I first copy it to a 
> subfolder so that the contents can be later copied to a flash drive.(like 
> \LegacyFamilyTree\to_upload)
> 
>  
> 
> I can know that that flash drive with the latest fdb file(my working 
> genealogy file) and all the media that I have linked recently the that 
> working file. The can insert that flash drive into the usb port on my laptop 
> and copy the files to the appropriate folders.
> 
>  
> 
> All that said… I would NEVER merge the two files. I would probably rename 
> one of the files and then use the files compare tool. Then I would decide on 
> which file I would keep. Then carefully using the file compare tool mark by 
> tagging so the information can be edited to the file you intend to keep. Or 
> worst case I would count my losses and move on.
> 
>  
> 
> The whole process of merging two files while possible is a very large 
> task. In my case it would be too much the undertake.
> 
>  
> 
> I hope that the little bit of guidance (above) can help in your decision.
> 
>  
> 
> Hoping you all the best luck
> 
> Henry
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On 
> Behalf Of Susan Larson
> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 2:34 PM
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com
> Subject: [LegacyUG] gedcom
> 
>  
> 
>  I use both a laptop and desk computer and here is the problem.  I didn't 
> backup each time I used either of them and so I have different information on 
> each one.  I would like to make a gedcom and combine the two but have never 
> done this before.  If I do that would the two programs combine and pick up 
> all the information on one computer or am I looking at opening a can of worms?
> 


 


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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

[Brian Kelly]

I would not use a gedcom at all. If both are Legacy Files then use the 
split screen view to do a side by side comparison of the two files. You 
can use drag and drop then to copy new people into whichever file you 
decide is the most recent/best choice for use as a master. For data 
changes you have the option of using copy and paste from the poorer file 
into the master copy. It will be a slow process but you will eventually 
have a single master copy with all your data in one file.


Yes you can also import the two files into a NEW Master copy and then 
use merging tools to try and eliminate the duplicate people and merge 
the copies of those who are the same person but with differences in 
their data. The merging tools give you means there to copy events, notes 
etc from one of the copies into the person you will be retaining. You 
will have seen the comments from others though on how difficult this 
merging and elimination of duplicates can be.


If, as I suggest, you import both the copies into a new file you can 
experiment a bit and see how easily it will work. All you will lose is 
the time spent experimenting because both your original files will be 
unaffected so you can revert to them if the merging becomes too daunting.


Brian Kelly

On 23-Jun-17 3:34 PM, Susan Larson wrote:

  I use both a laptop and desk computer and here is the problem.  I didn't 
backup each time I used either of them and so I have different information on 
each one.  I would like to make a gedcom and combine the two but have never 
done this before.  If I do that would the two programs combine and pick up all 
the information on one computer or am I looking at opening a can of worms?





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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

[Henry T. Peterson Jr.]

Susan

I have a routine that has worked for me for decades.

 

I do the majority of my work on my desktop. At the end of each session I copy 
the fdb file to many different locations (dropbox, BoxSync, OneDrive, etc.) 
also other folders and an external hard drive and a flash drive.

This way I have many redundant backups of my working file.

 

I also do backups naming them carefully and saving each backup in a separate 
Sub-folder under my backup folder (like \backups\2017\189062317) Which gives me 
the build and the date of the backup.

 

As for media when I find a media file I want to use I have developed a routine 
to copy the file to the media folder but I first copy it to a subfolder so that 
the contents can be later copied to a flash drive.(like 
\LegacyFamilyTree\to_upload)

 

I can know that that flash drive with the latest fdb file(my working genealogy 
file) and all the media that I have linked recently the that working file. The 
can insert that flash drive into the usb port on my laptop and copy the files 
to the appropriate folders.

 

All that said… I would NEVER merge the two files. I would probably rename one 
of the files and then use the files compare tool. Then I would decide on which 
file I would keep. Then carefully using the file compare tool mark by tagging 
so the information can be edited to the file you intend to keep. Or worst case 
I would count my losses and move on.

 

The whole process of merging two files while possible is a very large task. In 
my case it would be too much the undertake.

 

I hope that the little bit of guidance (above) can help in your decision.

 

Hoping you all the best luck

Henry

 

 

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Behalf Of Susan Larson
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 2:34 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] gedcom

 

 I use both a laptop and desk computer and here is the problem.  I didn't 
backup each time I used either of them and so I have different information on 
each one.  I would like to make a gedcom and combine the two but have never 
done this before.  If I do that would the two programs combine and pick up all 
the information on one computer or am I looking at opening a can of worms?

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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom

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I combined two databases on my laptop in January and I am still messed up! I 
keep running the duplicates, potential problems, other (so-called) fix errors 
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[LegacyUG] gedcom

[Susan Larson]

 I use both a laptop and desk computer and here is the problem.  I didn't 
backup each time I used either of them and so I have different information on 
each one.  I would like to make a gedcom and combine the two but have never 
done this before.  If I do that would the two programs combine and pick up all 
the information on one computer or am I looking at opening a can of worms?
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[LegacyUG] gedcom problem

[Linda Cross]

I'm trying to export a gedcom for an individual that has 2 sets of parents
- 1 natural, 1 adoptive. I only want to include the natural parents and
their ancestors but it's creating it for the adoptive parents and ancestors
even though I've hidden them. What could I be doing wrong?

My process is
Gedcom export
Record selection
Edit Focus Group
Add an individual and ancestors
changing it to the individual with correct parents
Even if I include multiple parents, it only includes 1 set.
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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM help

[Arleen Anderson]

Good luck.
Your question on the weather ere in CA.  No problem for me.  After the
drought then comes the rain.
Did you know that CA was the Cattle capital of the world before the drought
of around 1861-5.
The Spaniards brought them. Mainly for the hides. They would kill the
steers in the fields for the hide, and just leave the bodys.
Then the drought came for 3 years, then the floods came, and wiped out
farmers.
I think TX is the Cattle capital now ?
Arleen

On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 4:29 PM, Leonard J. McCown <leon...@mccown.org>
wrote:

> *Yes, I understand, once you get it all down correct it might be easier. I
> have combined mine and my sister’s with my wife’s and my son-in-law’s. So
> separating them is more difficult But I can run a tree so much easier that
> way. It is just getting it clear in my thick head. I think it would help if
> there was a user group around here and I could talk to someone.*
>
>
>
> *I have been printing off instructions from the “Help” and saving them, so
> I can mark them!*
>
>
>
> *That is a great suggestion for the next update of Legacy . . . also a
> comprehensive manual!*
>
>
>
> *I have to work on it. Right now, I am knee deep in Menorcan baptism
> records from late 1500s and 1600’s on my SIL’s lines. A cousin of his did
> an index of the first baptism book for that parish and before had no way to
> find records. A great index, with parents names and birthdays of the child,
> so I can go to the page and see the record. It is great and I am having a
> lovely time. Oh, how I wish all mine had been Catholic at least in the
> beginning.*
>
>
>
> *Thanks Dear Cousin for your help. I will play more with it all and see if
> I can get it down. Glad I have someone to ask for help. Leonard*
>
>
>
> *­*
>
>
> *_*
>
>
>
> *Leonard J. McCown, Irving, Texas -- McCown Family History*
>
> *217 West 14th Street, Irving, Texas 75060-5903*
>
> *972-254-7952 <(972)%20254-7952>*
>
> *leon...@mccown.org* <leon...@mccown.org>* -- **http://www.mccown.org*
> <http://www.mccown.org>
>
> *People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to*
>
> *their ancestors. -- Edmund Burke, 1790*
>
>
> *_*
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Arleen Anderson
> *Sent:* Monday, February 20, 2017 5:10 PM
>
> *To:* Legacy User Group
> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM help
>
>
>
> I does seem complicated.  I had to practice at first. For me - my father's
> line is not connected in any way with my mothers.  That made Tagging easy
> for me.  The GEDCOM is the hard one for me.  You have to set everything up
> that you want for a certain tag each time you run a GEDCOM.
>
> I think that would be a suggestion for the next Legacy up date.  To keep a
> GED file set up.
>
> Arleen
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 7:49 AM, Leonard J. McCown <leon...@mccown.org>
> wrote:
>
> *Thanks Arleen, that sounds so complicated. I have no idea about tagging,
> as still trying to find ways to do things. There is actually little help
> (or seems to me). Maybe I am too old to use Legacy. I usually manage to do
> things if I have clear instructions on how to do them though. I appreciate
> your help. I only had two replies, so maybe no one else has this issue, or
> not exporting from Legacy.*
>
>
>
> *Leonard*
>
>
>
> *­*
>
>
> *_*
>
>
>
> *Leonard J. McCown, Irving, Texas -- McCown Family History*
>
> *217 West 14th Street, Irving, Texas 75060-5903*
>
> *972-254-7952 <(972)%20254-7952>*
>
> *leon...@mccown.org* <leon...@mccown.org>* -- **http://www.mccown.org*
> <http://www.mccown.org>
>
> *People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to*
>
> *their ancestors. -- Edmund Burke, 1790*
>
>
> *_*
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Arleen Anderson
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 19, 2017 6:29 PM
> *To:* Legacy User Group
> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM help
>
>
>
> First create to a temporary file, and work on the temporary.
> I go to Advanced Tagging.  I tagged the line I want to output with Tag 1,
> and named it Sister.
>
> You will see the variety of types of tagging. Practice the

Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM help

[Leonard J. McCown]

Yes, I understand, once you get it all down correct it might be easier. I have 
combined mine and my sister’s with my wife’s and my son-in-law’s. So separating 
them is more difficult But I can run a tree so much easier that way. It is just 
getting it clear in my thick head. I think it would help if there was a user 
group around here and I could talk to someone.

 

I have been printing off instructions from the “Help” and saving them, so I can 
mark them!

 

That is a great suggestion for the next update of Legacy . . . also a 
comprehensive manual!

 

I have to work on it. Right now, I am knee deep in Menorcan baptism records 
from late 1500s and 1600’s on my SIL’s lines. A cousin of his did an index of 
the first baptism book for that parish and before had no way to find records. A 
great index, with parents names and birthdays of the child, so I can go to the 
page and see the record. It is great and I am having a lovely time. Oh, how I 
wish all mine had been Catholic at least in the beginning.

 

Thanks Dear Cousin for your help. I will play more with it all and see if I can 
get it down. Glad I have someone to ask for help. Leonard

 

­

_

 

Leonard J. McCown, Irving, Texas -- McCown Family History

217 West 14th Street, Irving, Texas 75060-5903

972-254-7952

 <mailto:leon...@mccown.org> leon...@mccown.org --  <http://www.mccown.org> 
http://www.mccown.org

People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to

their ancestors. -- Edmund Burke, 1790

_

 

 

From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On 
Behalf Of Arleen Anderson
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 5:10 PM
To: Legacy User Group
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM help

 

I does seem complicated.  I had to practice at first. For me - my father's line 
is not connected in any way with my mothers.  That made Tagging easy for me.  
The GEDCOM is the hard one for me.  You have to set everything up that you want 
for a certain tag each time you run a GEDCOM.

I think that would be a suggestion for the next Legacy up date.  To keep a GED 
file set up.

Arleen

 

On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 7:49 AM, Leonard J. McCown <leon...@mccown.org> wrote:

Thanks Arleen, that sounds so complicated. I have no idea about tagging, as 
still trying to find ways to do things. There is actually little help (or seems 
to me). Maybe I am too old to use Legacy. I usually manage to do things if I 
have clear instructions on how to do them though. I appreciate your help. I 
only had two replies, so maybe no one else has this issue, or not exporting 
from Legacy.

 

Leonard

 

­

_

 

Leonard J. McCown, Irving, Texas -- McCown Family History

217 West 14th Street, Irving, Texas 75060-5903

972-254-7952 <tel:(972)%20254-7952> 

 <mailto:leon...@mccown.org> leon...@mccown.org --  <http://www.mccown.org> 
http://www.mccown.org

People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to

their ancestors. -- Edmund Burke, 1790

_

 

 

From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On 
Behalf Of Arleen Anderson
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 6:29 PM
To: Legacy User Group
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM help

 

First create to a temporary file, and work on the temporary.
I go to Advanced Tagging.  I tagged the line I want to output with Tag 1, and 
named it Sister.

You will see the variety of types of tagging. Practice the different types of  
family, Ancestors, descendants.  Not do Everyone or Entire family line, you 
will have to start over again.

Go to Export and click on Record Selection.  Pick Tag 1.  Remember to Select 
the Private.

BUT - If the Tagged family is connected to your other families way back in 
history, they could be tagged as well.  

After you Import the Temporary you can check if you over or under tagged 
families.

This is all I know.  If there is a better way please let me know.

 

 

On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Leonard J. McCown <leon...@mccown.org> wrote:

I have tried to do this so I didn’t have to bother anyone, but cannot seem to 
find the right formula!

 

I want to export a GEDCOM of my sister’s line, and all the data for her. Some 
years ago I combined mine (ours), my wife’s and also my son-in-law’s and 
started everything from my grandson. My sister does not need all that part 
though. Can anyone give me simple steps please? Thank you. Leonard

 

­

_

 

Leonard J. McCown, Irving, Texas -- McCown Family History

217 West 14th Street, Irving, Texas 75060-5903

Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM help

[Arleen Anderson]

I does seem complicated.  I had to practice at first. For me - my father's
line is not connected in any way with my mothers.  That made Tagging easy
for me.  The GEDCOM is the hard one for me.  You have to set everything up
that you want for a certain tag each time you run a GEDCOM.
I think that would be a suggestion for the next Legacy up date.  To keep a
GED file set up.
Arleen

On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 7:49 AM, Leonard J. McCown <leon...@mccown.org>
wrote:

> *Thanks Arleen, that sounds so complicated. I have no idea about tagging,
> as still trying to find ways to do things. There is actually little help
> (or seems to me). Maybe I am too old to use Legacy. I usually manage to do
> things if I have clear instructions on how to do them though. I appreciate
> your help. I only had two replies, so maybe no one else has this issue, or
> not exporting from Legacy.*
>
>
>
> *Leonard*
>
>
>
> *­*
>
>
> *_*
>
>
>
> *Leonard J. McCown, Irving, Texas -- McCown Family History*
>
> *217 West 14th Street, Irving, Texas 75060-5903*
>
> *972-254-7952 <(972)%20254-7952>*
>
> *leon...@mccown.org* <leon...@mccown.org>* -- **http://www.mccown.org*
> <http://www.mccown.org>
>
> *People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to*
>
> *their ancestors. -- Edmund Burke, 1790*
>
>
> *_*
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Arleen Anderson
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 19, 2017 6:29 PM
> *To:* Legacy User Group
> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM help
>
>
>
> First create to a temporary file, and work on the temporary.
> I go to Advanced Tagging.  I tagged the line I want to output with Tag 1,
> and named it Sister.
>
> You will see the variety of types of tagging. Practice the different types
> of  family, Ancestors, descendants.  Not do Everyone or Entire family line,
> you will have to start over again.
>
> Go to Export and click on Record Selection.  Pick Tag 1.  Remember to
> Select the Private.
>
> BUT - If the Tagged family is connected to your other families way back in
> history, they could be tagged as well.
>
> After you Import the Temporary you can check if you over or under tagged
> families.
>
> This is all I know.  If there is a better way please let me know.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Leonard J. McCown <leon...@mccown.org>
> wrote:
>
> *I have tried to do this so I didn’t have to bother anyone, but cannot
> seem to find the right formula!*
>
>
>
> *I want to export a GEDCOM of my sister’s line, and all the data for her.
> Some years ago I combined mine (ours), my wife’s and also my son-in-law’s
> and started everything from my grandson. My sister does not need all that
> part though. Can anyone give me simple steps please? Thank you. Leonard*
>
>
>
> *­*
>
>
> *_*
>
>
>
> *Leonard J. McCown, Irving, Texas -- McCown Family History*
>
> *217 West 14th Street, Irving, Texas 75060-5903*
>
> *972-254-7952 <(972)%20254-7952>*
>
> *leon...@mccown.org <leon...@mccown.org> -- http://www.mccown.org
> <http://www.mccown.org>*
>
> *People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to*
>
> *their ancestors. -- Edmund Burke, 1790*
>
>
> *_*
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM help

[Jenny M Benson]

On 20-Feb-17 03:49 PM, Leonard J. McCown wrote:

*There is actually little help (or seems to me). Maybe I am too old to
use Legacy. I usually manage to do things if I have clear instructions
on how to do them *


You're never too old, Leonard!

If you are fairly new to Legacy I suggest you work through the Tutorial 
Lessons which you will find within Legacy.  Click on Help>Help Index and 
you'll see Tutorial on the right-hand side.  The lessons are really 
clear and take you ste-by-step through each technique.


Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a Tutorial Lesson specifically 
for Tagging, but if you look for Tagging on the Help Index you will find 
it is very well explained.  Tagging is really something everyone should 
get to grips with it because it is such a useful tool - any time you 
want to do anything with a particular set of records, whether many or 
few, Tagging is the way to go.


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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM import

[Steve Hayes]

On 20 Feb 2017 at 16:23, Cathy Pinner wrote:

> I very rarely to never these days import a file into my real file.
> But I'd never do it direct. Always to a new Legacy file and check it 
> over and clean it up there.
> Just the way I and many others work.

Neither do I. 

I was just pointing out that it is possible, because I tried it out, not with 
my main file. I had one Legacy file someone had sent me, and three PAF files 
relating to different surnames from Cornwall. 

I saved the original Legacy file as Cornwall.fdb, and then imported the three 
PAF files directly into that, and it worked. It isn't my main file and it is 
not even the original file that was sent to me, but a copy of it. 

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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM import

[Cathy Pinner]

Steve,

I very rarely to never these days import a file into my real file.
But I'd never do it direct. Always to a new Legacy file and check it 
over and clean it up there.

Just the way I and many others work.

Cathy

Steve Hayes wrote:


On 20 Feb 2017 at 13:40, Cathy Pinner wrote:



If you are transferring from PAF to Legacy why do you need to revert to
Gedcom if you do it again? Are you saying you can't choose the name of
the Legacy file that is saved? That would be the only reason.



Yes, it is possible to transfer two or more PAF file directly to 
Legacy. I've

just tried it and it worked. I was thinking of partial files, where if
someone sends you a PAF file and you import it to Legacy, and then if they
make changes and add to it,. and you want to import only the changed 
records,
then you have to export from PAF to Gedcom, and then import the 
Gedcom, but

to import whole files, no, you don't need to use Gedcom.



If you are wanting to combine several PAF files into the one Legacy 
file then
you'd convert each to Legacy and then import one Legacy file into 
another.



That's what I've just tried. You don't need to convert each to Legacy. 
If you

import whole files, you can import each one into the same Legacy file.

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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM import

[Steve Hayes]

On 20 Feb 2017 at 13:40, Cathy Pinner wrote:

> If you are transferring from PAF to Legacy why do you need to revert to 
> Gedcom if you do it again? Are you saying you can't choose the name of 
> the Legacy file that is saved? That would be the only reason.

Yes, it is possible to transfer two or more PAF file directly to Legacy. I've 
just tried it and it worked. I was thinking  of partial files, where if 
someone sends you a PAF file and you import it to Legacy, and then if they 
make changes and add to it,. and you want to import only the changed records, 
then you have to export from PAF to Gedcom, and then import the Gedcom, but 
to import whole files, no, you don't need to use Gedcom. 

> If you are wanting to combine several PAF files into the one Legacy file then
> you'd convert each to Legacy and then import one Legacy file into another.

That's what I've just tried. You don't need to convert each to Legacy. If you 
import whole files, you can import each one into the same Legacy file. 


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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM import

[Cathy Pinner]

Michele,
I don't use the Geo Location Database that you can download.
Is that what you mean?

It includes map co-ordinates for the locations it covers but you have to 
learn to use it and it works best if you learn to make Alt files for it, 
I understand. I haven't bothered as it's not good for locations in my 
areas of interest.


I just use the Bing map in the Master Location list.
For modern locations it's very good in my experience provided you are 
entering the country as part of your location. Others have different 
experience and prefer Google Maps which aren't available with Legacy.


For historical locations any modern mapping system needs help.

I use a whole variety of maps both online and off when researching 
locations and use the information to decide where to place the pin on 
the Bing map in Legacy.


You can correct the placement of a pin by right clicking on the right 
place on the map.


First you may need to click the Geo-code button at the top of the screen 
and choose Do not auto geocode the current location. This is 
particularly important if you use other already mapped locations to get 
close to the right location. When you re-highlight the location you are 
mapping, if you haven't checked that option, the map flies back to the 
wrong place.


Hope that helps,
Cathy

Michele Morrison wrote:


Thank you for your answers. I have followed your advice and done a
file maintenance operation. This has cleaned up 11 'issues'

Could you please give some thought to my 'map' / GPS issue, above?

Michele

On 20 February 2017 at 16:40, Cathy Pinner > wrote:

Steve,

If you are transferring from PAF to Legacy why do you need to
revert to Gedcom if you do it again? Are you saying you can't
choose the name of the Legacy file that is saved? That would be
the only reason.

If you are transferring from Legacy on one computer to Legacy on
another you shouldn't be using a Gedcom but either the Legacy data
files, or more conveniently a Legacy backup file which you restore.

If you are wanting to combine several PAF files into the one
Legacy file then you'd convert each to Legacy and then import one
Legacy file into another.

Cathy

Steve Hayes wrote:



On 20 Feb 2017 at 10:56, Cathy Pinner wrote:




Michele,
Legacy has direct import for PAF.
See in Legacy: File - Import and choose your PAF version.




But o nly for one file.

All subsequent file import need to use Gedcom.




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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM import

[Michele Morrison]

Thank you for your answers.  I have followed your advice and done a file
maintenance operation.  This has cleaned up 11 'issues'

Could you please give some thought to my 'map' / GPS issue, above?

Michele

On 20 February 2017 at 16:40, Cathy Pinner  wrote:

> Steve,
>
> If you are transferring from PAF to Legacy why do you need to revert to
> Gedcom if you do it again?  Are you saying you can't choose the name of the
> Legacy file that is saved? That would be the only reason.
>
> If you are transferring from Legacy on one computer to Legacy on another
> you shouldn't be using a Gedcom but either the Legacy data files, or more
> conveniently a Legacy backup file which you restore.
>
> If you are wanting to combine several PAF files into the one Legacy file
> then you'd convert each to Legacy and then import one Legacy file into
> another.
>
> Cathy
>
> Steve Hayes wrote:
>
>
> On 20 Feb 2017 at 10:56, Cathy Pinner wrote:
>
>
> Michele,
> Legacy has direct import for PAF.
> See in Legacy: File - Import and choose your PAF version.
>
>
>
> But o nly for one file.
>
> All subsequent file import need to use Gedcom.
>
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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM import

[Cathy Pinner]

Steve,

If you are transferring from PAF to Legacy why do you need to revert to 
Gedcom if you do it again? Are you saying you can't choose the name of 
the Legacy file that is saved? That would be the only reason.


If you are transferring from Legacy on one computer to Legacy on another 
you shouldn't be using a Gedcom but either the Legacy data files, or 
more conveniently a Legacy backup file which you restore.


If you are wanting to combine several PAF files into the one Legacy file 
then you'd convert each to Legacy and then import one Legacy file into 
another.


Cathy

Steve Hayes wrote:


On 20 Feb 2017 at 10:56, Cathy Pinner wrote:



Michele,
Legacy has direct import for PAF.
See in Legacy: File - Import and choose your PAF version.



But only for one file.

All subsequent file import need to use Gedcom.

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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM import

[Steve Hayes]

On 20 Feb 2017 at 10:56, Cathy Pinner wrote:

> Michele,
> Legacy has direct import for PAF.
> See in Legacy: File - Import and choose your PAF version.

But only for one file.

All subsequent file import need to use Gedcom. 


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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM import

[Steve Hayes]

On 20 Feb 2017 at 13:04, Michele Morrison wrote:

> I have transferred via GEDCOM two  PAF files from my old laptop to my new one.
>  All went well in the transfer.  But on opening the files. I see that there
> are many instances where M or F is not marked (as I had done in PAF) and both
> choices are greyed out!  How to fix?

If often transferred files from PAF to Rootsmagic via Gedcom, and have never 
encountered that problem. 

When you export from PAF, which Gedcom format to you choose?


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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM import

[Cathy Pinner]

Michele,
Legacy has direct import for PAF.
See in Legacy: File - Import and choose your PAF version.

That may work better than going via Gedcom from PAF to Legacy.

M/F choices are greyed out in Legacy 8 when someone is married.
In Legacy 9 you can enter same sex relationships so they are no longer 
greyed out.
If they are the greyed out and the wrong gender, if both partners have 
the wrong gender you can use Edit - Swap husband and wife to correct 
unless one of them has more than one partner. In that case you have to 
unlink, change gender while they are "single" and relink them.


Living choice is greyed out when the entered dates determine the result. 
If anything at all is entered in the death or burial fields, they will 
be marked as Living - NO.


If you don't want to start again with direct import, then do a File - 
File Maintenance - Check/Repair which may fix some gender issues.


Cathy

Michele Morrison wrote:


I have transferred via GEDCOM two PAF files from my old laptop to my
new one. All went well in the transfer. But on opening the files. I
see that there are many instances where M or F is not marked (as I had
done in PAF) and both choices are greyed out! How to fix?

The alive or deceased choice is also greyed out.

I also downloaded the map add-on, but that gives bizarre results.
Eg. I have no one from either tree living in Nth America, but a red
flag/marker often shows locations there. How to rectify?

Thank you in advance

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[LegacyUG] GEDCOM import

[Michele Morrison]

I have transferred via GEDCOM two  PAF files from my old laptop to my new
one.  All went well in the transfer.  But on opening the files. I see that
there are many instances where M or F is not marked (as I had done in PAF)
and both choices are greyed out!  How to fix?

The alive or deceased choice is also greyed out.

I also downloaded the map add-on, but that gives bizarre results.  Eg.  I
have no  one from either tree living in Nth America, but a red flag/marker
often shows locations there.  How to rectify?

Thank you in advance

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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM help

[Leon Chapman]

You might unlink yourself from your mother and father.  Go to your sister and 
do advanced Tag 1 (clear all tags prior) on Decedents and all everyone up and 
down. Then export Tag 1 folks to a Gedcom

Sent from my iPhone
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> On Feb 19, 2017, at 5:29 PM, Arleen Anderson  wrote:
> 
> First create to a temporary file, and work on the temporary.
> I go to Advanced Tagging.  I tagged the line I want to output with Tag 1, and 
> named it Sister.
> You will see the variety of types of tagging. Practice the different types of 
>  family, Ancestors, descendants.  Not do Everyone or Entire family line, you 
> will have to start over again.
> Go to Export and click on Record Selection.  Pick Tag 1.  Remember to Select 
> the Private.
> BUT - If the Tagged family is connected to your other families way back in 
> history, they could be tagged as well.  
> After you Import the Temporary you can check if you over or under tagged 
> families.
> 
> This is all I know.  If there is a better way please let me know.
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Leonard J. McCown  
>> wrote:
>> I have tried to do this so I didn’t have to bother anyone, but cannot seem 
>> to find the right formula!
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> I want to export a GEDCOM of my sister’s line, and all the data for her. 
>> Some years ago I combined mine (ours), my wife’s and also my son-in-law’s 
>> and started everything from my grandson. My sister does not need all that 
>> part though. Can anyone give me simple steps please? Thank you. Leonard
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> _
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Leonard J. McCown, Irving, Texas -- McCown Family History
>> 
>> 217 West 14th Street, Irving, Texas 75060-5903
>> 
>> 972-254-7952
>> 
>> leon...@mccown.org -- http://www.mccown.org
>> 
>> People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to
>> 
>> their ancestors. -- Edmund Burke, 1790
>> 
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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM help

[Arleen Anderson]

First create to a temporary file, and work on the temporary.
I go to Advanced Tagging.  I tagged the line I want to output with Tag 1,
and named it Sister.
You will see the variety of types of tagging. Practice the different types
of  family, Ancestors, descendants.  Not do Everyone or Entire family line,
you will have to start over again.
Go to Export and click on Record Selection.  Pick Tag 1.  Remember to
Select the Private.
BUT - If the Tagged family is connected to your other families way back in
history, they could be tagged as well.
After you Import the Temporary you can check if you over or under tagged
families.

This is all I know.  If there is a better way please let me know.


On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Leonard J. McCown 
wrote:

> *I have tried to do this so I didn’t have to bother anyone, but cannot
> seem to find the right formula!*
>
>
>
> *I want to export a GEDCOM of my sister’s line, and all the data for her.
> Some years ago I combined mine (ours), my wife’s and also my son-in-law’s
> and started everything from my grandson. My sister does not need all that
> part though. Can anyone give me simple steps please? Thank you. Leonard*
>
>
>
> *­*
>
>
> *_*
>
>
>
> *Leonard J. McCown, Irving, Texas -- McCown Family History*
>
> *217 West 14th Street, Irving, Texas 75060-5903*
>
> *972-254-7952 <(972)%20254-7952>*
>
> *leon...@mccown.org  -- http://www.mccown.org
> *
>
> *People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to*
>
> *their ancestors. -- Edmund Burke, 1790*
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>
> *_*
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[LegacyUG] GEDCOM help

[Leonard J. McCown]

I have tried to do this so I didn't have to bother anyone,
but cannot seem to find the right formula!

 

I want to export a GEDCOM of my sister's line, and all the
data for her. Some years ago I combined mine (ours), my
wife's and also my son-in-law's and started everything from
my grandson. My sister does not need all that part though.
Can anyone give me simple steps please? Thank you. Leonard

 

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217 West 14th Street, Irving, Texas 75060-5903

972-254-7952

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Re: [LegacyUG] GedCom Viewers

[John Magyari]

Mudcreek Products and staff are wonderful.  GenViewer is fantastic!!

On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 4:22 PM, Judith Booker <judithsfamilyt...@gmail.com>
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> I love GenViewer!  I take it to the library on a USB and all my
> information is right there.
>
> Judith
>
>
>
> *From:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On
> Behalf Of *R G Strong-genes
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> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] GedCom Viewers
>
>
>
> GenViewer is a good one from MudCreek at http://www.mudcreeksoftware.com/
>
>
>
> *From:* Martha Graham <martha...@gmail.com>
>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 29, 2016 9:21 AM
>
> *To:* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>
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> *Subject:* [LegacyUG] GedCom Viewers
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Re: [LegacyUG] GedCom Viewers

[Judith Booker]

I love GenViewer!  I take it to the library on a USB and all my information is 
right there.

Judith

 

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Behalf Of R G Strong-genes
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2016 8:24 AM
To: Legacy User Group
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] GedCom Viewers

 

GenViewer is a good one from MudCreek at http://www.mudcreeksoftware.com/

 

From: Martha Graham <mailto:martha...@gmail.com>  

Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 9:21 AM

To: Legacy User Group <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>  

Subject: [LegacyUG] GedCom Viewers

 

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Re: [LegacyUG] GedCom Viewers

[R G Strong-genes]

GenViewer is a good one from MudCreek at http://www.mudcreeksoftware.com/

From: Martha Graham 
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 9:21 AM
To: Legacy User Group 
Subject: [LegacyUG] GedCom Viewers

Gloria,
There are quite a few of them here:
http://listoffreeware.com/best-free-gedcom-file-viewer-software-for-windows/

Most of the time, we don't use them as creating a gedcom is usually just for 
the purpose of sharing a file or uploading to a system that will use it online. 

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Re: [LegacyUG] GedCom Viewers

[Ward Walker]

I find GENViewer Lite from Mudcreek quite sufficient for double-checking or 
troubleshooting GEDCOMs.

   Ward

From: Martha Graham 
Sent: Wednesday, 29 June, 2016 9:21 AM
To: Legacy User Group 
Subject: [LegacyUG] GedCom Viewers

Gloria,
There are quite a few of them here:
http://listoffreeware.com/best-free-gedcom-file-viewer-software-for-windows/

Most of the time, we don't use them as creating a gedcom is usually just for 
the purpose of sharing a file or uploading to a system that will use it online. 

Martha
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[LegacyUG] GedCom Viewers

[Martha Graham]

Gloria,
There are quite a few of them here:
http://listoffreeware.com/best-free-gedcom-file-viewer-software-for-windows/

Most of the time, we don't use them as creating a gedcom is usually just 
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Re: [LegacyUG] GedCom Faux-Paux; Help !

[Cathy Pinner]

Tony,
Transferring your data from FTM to Legacy wouldn't change anything in FTM.
Transferring your data is straightforward or not depending on how you've 
been using FTM and whether you've done a full sync with Ancestry which 
includes your images.


From Legacy User Group on Facebook
Michele Simmons Lewis (Legacy Staff)
The last step includes a video :)

1) If you have a tree on Ancestry.com you will need to sync your FTM to 
the tree and make sure that ALL of the media is downloaded to your hard 
drive and that the media is linked and visible in FTM. You need FTM 2012 
or 2014 to be able to do this.


2) Compact your file (TOOLS > COMPACT FILE, select Perform extended 
analysis)


3) Create the gedcom. Leave the settings at the defaults.

4) Do not move or rename any media file or folder after you create the 
gedcom. You can do that later but not now.


5) Make sure you are using the most current update to Legacy because 
there are FTM fixes in it (FTM generates gedcoms that do not adhere to 
the gedcom standards so Legacy has to compensate for that)


6) Import the gedcom into Legacy. Here is a step by step video that 
Geoff made http://familytreewebinars.com/download.php?webinar_id=415


end quote

So you've got an FTM problem now?
Not using FTM I have no idea what you're talking about.

Cathy
Legacy Beta Tester

bward...@mc.net wrote:


The other day I attempted the supposedly ‘piece-of-cake’ transfer FTM
to Legacy. I thought I did it right, but the next day I ran a search
on FTM and on the Results page,left side the Family Trees Category is
gone. Vanished ! Attempted a couple of things to no avail.
Any suggestions appreciated,
Tony M.





bward...@mc.net wrote:
The other day I attempted the supposedly ‘piece-of-cake’ transfer FTM 
to Legacy. I thought I did it right, but the next day I ran a search 
on FTM and on the Results page,left side the Family Trees Category is 
gone. Vanished ! Attempted a couple of things to no avail.

Any suggestions appreciated,
Tony M.
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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom

[Steve Hayes]

On 11 Sep 2015 at 8:11, William Hoff wrote:

> Thanks much. One other question though. Before converting to Legacy I was
> using Family Tree Maker which when a new version of the software was purchased
> gave me problems I could not overcome. Somehow when converting to Legacy I
> brought along most of my media files. Many were not associated with the
> correct event in Legacy but we're with the correct person. As mentioned some,
> not all that many, did not convert. I thought I was using a Gedcom file for
> that conversion. Bill

If the image files were on your computer, and the other program referenced
them, a GEDCOM file can include those references, and can therefore show the
uimages. But your images are not on Ancestry.com's computers unless you
transfer them -- the GEDCOM file transfers the references, not the images
themselves.


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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom

[Sherry/Support]

If you installed Legacy on the same computer where you had FTM, the media
files were already on your computer. It sounds like the FTM gedcom included
paths to them so Legacy was able to locate them.


Sincerely,
Sherry
Technical Support
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On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 6:11 AM, William Hoff  wrote:

> Thanks much. One other question though. Before converting to Legacy I was
> using Family Tree Maker which when a new version of the software was
> purchased gave me problems I could not overcome. Somehow when converting to
> Legacy I brought along most of my media files. Many were not associated
> with the correct event in Legacy but we're with the correct person. As
> mentioned some, not all that many, did not convert. I thought I was using a
> Gedcom file for that conversion.
> Bill
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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom

[William Hoff]

Thanks much. One other question though. Before converting to Legacy I was using 
Family Tree Maker which when a new version of the software was purchased gave 
me problems I could not overcome. Somehow when converting to Legacy I brought 
along most of my media files. Many were not associated with the correct event 
in Legacy but we're with the correct person. As mentioned some, not all that 
many, did not convert. I thought I was using a Gedcom file for that conversion.
Bill


> On Sep 10, 2015, at 10:29 PM, Cathy Pinner  wrote:
>
> Nothing. Media files are not transferred via Gedcom, At best a Gedcom 
> includes the name of the media file and where it resides on your computer - 
> the file path.
> It's time I deleted my Ancestry file and uploaded a new one.
>
> If you want media on your Ancestry file you upload it one file at a time. It 
> might be a good idea to have a separate limited tree that you plan to upload 
> media to so the larger tree can be deleted and replaced with a fresh copy 
> without affecting the one with the media. You can't update an Ancestry tree 
> with a Gedcom - only add another or replace.
>
> Cathy
>
> William Hoff wrote:
>>
>> Not that good with working with files and need help. Loaded a Legacy file, 
>> Gedcom format into Ancestry.com. All worked except no media files loaded. 
>> What did I do wrong?
>> Bill
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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom

[William Hoff]

  Yes I did install on the same computer.  Your logic seems reasonable. Thanks 
for the help. I have too many media files to transfer manually to the Ancestry 
Gedcom generated file so I'll take advice and create a smaller version and 
attach media to that; just doing this for some of the family and they are not 
interest in the whole tree.
  Again thanks to all who explained this to me. It is, as always, been helpful.
Bill



> On Sep 11, 2015, at 8:49 AM, Sherry/Support  
> wrote:
>
> If you installed Legacy on the same computer where you had FTM, the media 
> files were already on your computer. It sounds like the FTM gedcom included 
> paths to them so Legacy was able to locate them.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Sherry
> Technical Support
> Legacy Family Tree
>
>> On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 6:11 AM, William Hoff  wrote:
>> Thanks much. One other question though. Before converting to Legacy I was 
>> using Family Tree Maker which when a new version of the software was 
>> purchased gave me problems I could not overcome. Somehow when converting to 
>> Legacy I brought along most of my media files. Many were not associated with 
>> the correct event in Legacy but we're with the correct person. As mentioned 
>> some, not all that many, did not convert. I thought I was using a Gedcom 
>> file for that conversion.
>> Bill
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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom

[Lynn Dosch]

gedcom files don't do media, they are a text only document format.

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 10:23 PM, William Hoff  wrote:

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> What did I do wrong?
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[LegacyUG] Gedcom

[William Hoff]

Not that good with working with files and need help. Loaded a Legacy file, 
Gedcom format into Ancestry.com. All worked except no media files loaded. What 
did I do wrong?
Bill






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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom

[Cathy Pinner]

Nothing. Media files are not transferred via Gedcom, At best a Gedcom
includes the name of the media file and where it resides on your
computer - the file path.
It's time I deleted my Ancestry file and uploaded a new one.

If you want media on your Ancestry file you upload it one file at a
time. It might be a good idea to have a separate limited tree that you
plan to upload media to so the larger tree can be deleted and replaced
with a fresh copy without affecting the one with the media. You can't
update an Ancestry tree with a Gedcom - only add another or replace.

Cathy

William Hoff wrote:
>
> Not that good with working with files and need help. Loaded a Legacy
> file, Gedcom format into Ancestry.com. All worked except no media
> files loaded. What did I do wrong?
> Bill





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[LegacyUG] Gedcom ver 8 to ver 7

[Jay Wilpolt]

Someone sent me a gedcom created in Legacy Ver 8
It was created as a GEDCOM
but I cannot get it to properly import into Legacy ver 7.5
I understand that because of the version changes there may be loss of event
data (when shared events) but I did not expect the gedcom import to fail.

Any ideas on a way to resolve this?

Thanks

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Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom import dropping Child Sealings

[Stuart Armstrong]

Hello Stuart,

Sunday, March 29, 2015, 4:02:12 PM, you wrote:

... not only are Sealings to Parents not being imported consistently,
but when they are, the source citation for that event is not imported.

Initiatories are not being imported as LDS events. But in this case,
the GEDCOM tag I have programmed is EVEN: Type InitiatoryLDS. Does
anyone know if there is a standard GEDCOM tag for LDS Initiatories?

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[LegacyUG] Gedcom import dropping Child Sealings

[Stuart Armstrong]

Hello Legacyusergroup,

   When  examining  a GEDCOM import into Legacy from TMG, I discovered
   that  about  90%  of  the  Sealing  to  Parent entries are missing.
   Instead,  the same exact text Seal to Parents: @I8851@ appears in
   the  notes  for  all  of  the  persons  whose  sealing  to  parents
   information   is   missing.  That text doesn't make much sense, and
   there is nothing special about individual #8851.

   I  examined  the  gedcom  file and found nothing wrong with it. The
   information  is  all  there  in  the proper format, and there is no
   difference between the ones that imported and the ones that didn't.
   It  seems to be random. The number of SLGC tags in the TMG file was
   3612, but the number successfully imported by Legacy was only about
   three or four hundred.

   The  GEDCOM  import was without errors, and only a few items in the
   unrecognized lines log, mostly name dates.




   Also,  when  sharing  data  with  FamilySearch,  If I click on Add
   Ordinances  to  Legacy,  all  the ordinances are copied over - but
   only  about  30% of the time - the rest of the time, the Sealing to
   Parents  information  has  to be copied manually. This is with full
   valid date and temple data in FamilySearch.

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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDcom import does not handle SourceWriter sources

[Jenny M Benson]

On 18/01/2015 05:48, BobsTree2-Gmail wrote:
 The good news is that although I still have the problem, I now know
 that it only occurs with SourceWriter formats, and not with Basic
 source formats.  So I think I am closer to locating a solition.

Does the same problem occur if you start a new file and create a SW
Source from scratch?

If it does, the problem is probably a conflict between Legacy and your
computer setup.  If it doesn't, the problem must be in your family file.
--
Jenny M Benson




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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDcom import does not handle SourceWriter sources

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The question is why did you use a Gedcom to go from Legacy to Legacy?
There is an export to Legacy file - though it doesn't have as many
options to customise the fields, it does transfer all the data.
The only time you'd consider using a gedcom to go from Legacy to Legacy
is when for some reason you are going to an earlier version.

The SourceWriter sources transfer via Gedcom fine for something that
requires a gedcom - but they transfer as basic sources.

Cathy

ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote:

 Yes. This is normal behaviour, GEDCOMs cannot support any Source
 Writer type of sourcing.

 Ron Ferguson.

 Sent from my Xperiaâ„¢ smartphone

 Genealogy Bob bobstr...@gmail.com wrote:

 In trying to solve another problem, I ran into an unexpected issue.Â

 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.Â

 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?*



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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDcom import does not handle SourceWriter sources

[BobsTree2-Gmail]

Hi Cathy

My case is unusual.  I was ((and still am) having a problem with my file.  
Repair did nothing.
support was unable to duplicate it.  So I was curious to see if converting it 
might correct the problem.

So, I did an export to a new file, but still had the problem.  So I thought 
perhaps using GEDcom might correct the problem.  I did the export/import but 
still had the problem.  I was just using this method as a tool to diagnose any 
file differences that might help locate the cause.

The good news is that although I still have the problem, I now know that it 
only occurs with SourceWriter formats, and not with Basic source formats.  So I 
think I am closer to locating a solition.

Thanks for oyur help and ideas.

Bob Hansen

On Jan 17, 2015, at 3:34, Cathy Pinner genea...@gmail.com wrote:

 The question is why did you use a Gedcom to go from Legacy to Legacy? There 
 is an export to Legacy file - though it doesn't have as many options to 
 customise the fields, it does transfer all the data.
 The only time you'd consider using a gedcom to go from Legacy to Legacy is 
 when for some reason you are going to an earlier version.

 The SourceWriter sources transfer via Gedcom fine for something that requires 
 a gedcom - but they transfer as basic sources.

 Cathy

 ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote:

 Yes. This is normal behaviour, GEDCOMs cannot support any Source
 Writer type of sourcing.

 Ron Ferguson.

 Sent from my Xperiaâ„¢ smartphone

 Genealogy Bob bobstr...@gmail.com wrote:

 In trying to solve another problem, I ran into an unexpected issue.Â

 I exported a Legacy 8 file t o 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.Â

 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?*



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[LegacyUG] GEDcom import does not handle SourceWriter sources

[Genealogy Bob]

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?*





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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDcom import does not handle SourceWriter sources

[Sherry/Support]

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 bobstr...@gmail.com 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?





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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDcom import does not handle SourceWriter sources

[Genealogy Bob]

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 bobstr...@gmail.com 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?




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RE: [LegacyUG] GEDcom import does not handle SourceWriter sources

[ronfergy . aul]

Yes. This is normal behaviour, GEDCOMs cannot support any Source Writer type of 
sourcing.

Ron Ferguson.

Sent from my Xperia™ smartphone

Genealogy Bob bobstr...@gmail.com 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?*





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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom of descendants

[Brian/Support]

The All Spouses selection on the focus group form applies only to the
starting person for the focus group. It is meant to be used when the
starting person has more than one spouse. It does not mean all spouses
of the descendants of that starting person.

Brian
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On 19/12/2014 4:53 PM, Pat Hickin wrote:
 I am trying to do a .gedcom of 6 generations of descendants but it is
 leaving out *all* of the spouses!

 Under Descendant Option, Select Spouse, I have chosen All Spouses -- so
 why am I not getting them??

 Thanks,
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Re: [LegacyUG] gedcom of descendants

[Pat Hickin]

So how do I get the gedcom to include the spouses, which I want!

Pat

On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Brian/Support br...@legacyfamilytree.com
wrote:

 The All Spouses selection on the focus group form applies only to the
 starting person for the focus group. It is meant to be used when the
 starting person has more than one spouse. It does not mean all spouses
 of the descendants of that starting person.

 Brian
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 On 19/12/2014 4:53 PM, Pat Hickin wrote:
  I am trying to do a .gedcom of 6 generations of descendants but it is
  leaving out *all* of the spouses!
 
  Under Descendant Option, Select Spouse, I have chosen All Spouses -- so
  why am I not getting them??
 
  Thanks,
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[LegacyUG] gedcom of descendants

[Pat Hickin]

I am trying to do a .gedcom of 6 generations of descendants but it is
leaving out *all* of the spouses!

Under Descendant Option, Select Spouse, I have chosen All Spouses -- so
why am I not getting them??

Thanks,
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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDcom indv. selection using just location

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If you have your locations in a standard order in the Master Locations table, 
you can select the locations that contain Denmark, show list and tag them on an 
un-used tag.  If you just want those born in Denmark, do detailed search for 
birth place containing Denmark, options, advanced tagging, and tag them.  Using 
your tag, export to a gedcom or export to a new Legacy file then use it as 
desired.


On Monday, September 8, 2014 3:19 PM, Liz Denis nehalemm...@gmail.com wrote:



I've decided I want to upload my Danish ancestors to ancestry.com.
Problem is that some of these Danish folk are not connected, merely
witnesses, and or just possibly related i.e. unlinked to the main line.
Some are from my barking up the wrong treehowever, I collected quite
some info on some lines.  My question: how do I choose just the Danish
people to put on the gedcom.  My complete tree is quite large and might
take me some time to pick and choose the people.  Kindergarten
instructions please!  Thx



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[LegacyUG] GEDcom indv. selection using just location

[Liz Denis]

I've decided I want to upload my Danish ancestors to ancestry.com.
Problem is that some of these Danish folk are not connected, merely
witnesses, and or just possibly related i.e. unlinked to the main line.
Some are from my barking up the wrong treehowever, I collected quite
some info on some lines.  My question: how do I choose just the Danish
people to put on the gedcom.  My complete tree is quite large and might
take me some time to pick and choose the people.  Kindergarten
instructions please!  Thx



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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDcom indv. selection using just location

[Jay Wilpolt]

Liz,

You do not say which people from your file you want to include.

I would start with going to your name in the file
Select Tools Set Relationships
Clear ALL first
Then Set Relationships (with your name in the selected person box)

Now anyone in the file that is related to you is marked as related.

Now Tag the related persons
Go to EDITTag Records
First pick a Tag number you want to use and make sure to UNTAG EVERYONE
from that tag number.
Lets use Tag 1 for the example.

Now Go to SearchFINDDetailedSearch
Fill in
Look for - Individual
Where - from the drop list select relationship
EQUALS
From the Drop List select RELATED
Make Sure the Clear List First  button is checked, then click Create List

Once your list is created - While still in the search window
Click on OPTIONS
SELECT Advanced Tagging
The tag records box should open
Make sure that Mark Record tag number is set to the Tag you want
Click All persons in Search List

Now that everyone related to you is tagged
Create a Legacy Gedcom to use to upload to ancestry

FileExport To Gedcom
Produce File for Legacy
I would suggest to change the Char Set to UTF8 (instead on Ansel)   (this
is essential if you have any place locations or surnames that use letters
with diatrics symbols  like ó )

In the Record Selection choose Everyone Tagged with (whatever Tag # you
used)
You should also ensure that the Parents, spouses and children box is
checked (tho' technically you shouldnt need to )

Then click on create file and select a FILENAME you want and a location you
will remember.


Hopefully if I left anything out, someone will let us know.


Hope that helps

Jay









On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Liz Denis nehalemm...@gmail.com wrote:

 I've decided I want to upload my Danish ancestors to ancestry.com.
 Problem is that some of these Danish folk are not connected, merely
 witnesses, and or just possibly related i.e. unlinked to the main line.
 Some are from my barking up the wrong treehowever, I collected quite
 some info on some lines.  My question: how do I choose just the Danish
 people to put on the gedcom.  My complete tree is quite large and might
 take me some time to pick and choose the people.  Kindergarten
 instructions please!  Thx



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Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM import questions

[Cathy Pinner]

Hi Dale,

You haven't said where the Gedcom came from. You also haven't said what
the missing notes were attached to originally. Legacy has a lot of
different note fields. Vital event notes, Special Event notes as well as
General, Research and Medical Notes.

It's highly unlikely you've exceeded a maximum size with General Notes -
or any other note.

You might get more specific help if you copied part of the Gedcom with a
note that is missing from the Legacy file so the Gedcom experts could
see the series of Tags. You know that a Gedcom is a plain text file so
can be opened in Notepad etc?

Cathy

 Dale E O'Connor mailto:doconnor4...@centurytel.net
 Wednesday, 27 August 2014 8:06 AM
 I did some further checking and found that some of the notes are
 there(General Notes). I don't know why some are there and some are
 not. Maybe they exceeded the maximum size or something.

 When I did the GEDCOM import I only had one error. It was a date. There
 were no errors on notes.

 I found a report under Help/File Properties that had some additional
 totals for the database.

 Thanks,

 Dale




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