On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:39:05 -0600, Jean Suplick
jean.supl...@gmail.com wrote:
I think I see. You are using the events for the purpose of being able
to better segment notes, which in turn gives you more flexibility when
printing reports. Is that the general idea?
Yes. But that is my preference.
First of all, I'd question your idea that Census is not an event.
We are confusing two separate things. Certainly a census itself (the act
of someone knocking on your door for the purpose of recording certain
information) is an event ... just like a baptism is an event. But the
info gathered and
On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:45:47 -0600, Cheryl Rothwell
historysle...@gmail.com wrote:
Just in case anyone else wants to find a master source list so they
can edit it I figured it out.
Easier to go to View|Master Lists|Source.
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:59:53 -0600, Cheryl Rothwell
historysle...@gmail.com wrote:
How come no one knew this when I asked this morning
We knew it this morning. ;-)
If you would have posted in the form of a specific question (How do I
...?) in a new thread you probably would have gotten a
On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:52:24 -0500, ci...@treadles.ca wrote:
How do you print the entire database in one report?
I've never needed to print my one name study as a paper report. But you
can easily do it as web pages.
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On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:56:01 -0800 (PST), Ron Taylor
doit4...@yahoo.com wrote:
True, potential problems shows those marriages but they are mixed with many
others that do have a spouse with a RIN and are therefore problems because
of the age of one or both of the spouses.
But if you mark these
On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:26:59 -0500, Jerry bearjerca...@gmail.com
wrote:
Whether there are three positions, four
positions, or whatever, there still has to be some kind of standard used
in order to get consistent results with sorting out of the box.
You can always set Legacy's locations to sort
On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:06:17 -0500, Jerry bearjerca...@gmail.com
wrote:
I must
be missing something if it works well for you and sorts perfectly, but
maybe we'll have to discuss off-list because it's getting too
controversial.
It's not getting controversial ... although this does get discussed
On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:38:14 -0600, dennis gelpe gelpeleg...@gmail.com
wrote:
no, I hadn't been aware
that there had been discussions on where to install Legacy w/ Vista.
I'll try to find them now.
Look at the Error Logs thread.
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On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:49:57 -0500, Jerry bearjerca...@gmail.com
wrote:
I would be interested
in having any of you share your indexes with me to see if it sorts
according to what would generally be recognized as the proper way to
sort an index of locations.
Not sure what you mean by this.
On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:53:47 -, Ron Ferguson
ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
That is
that there is *no* compromise, one cannot compromise with facts, and the
fact is that we do not construct our locations in a set format. Broadly
speaking we go from the smallest place to the highest, but
On Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:28:57 -0500, Jerry bearjerca...@gmail.com
wrote:
So, I'm wondering if I go ahead and simply MOVE Legacy
to be directly under the C drive, if that will work ok? It should, I
would think, but I'll be sure to back up my files really well before I
attempt it.
No. You need to
On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:35:22 -, Ron Ferguson
ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
Of course it does.
From Microsoft...
The Close button on the title bar should have the same effect as the
Cancel or Close button within the dialog box. Never give it the same
effect as OK.
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On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:10:21 -0600, Laird lftu...@bayleenet.net wrote:
Legacy version 7.4.0.45, Windows Vista 64 bit.
Do this:
1. Open/run a file browser i.e. Windows Explorer.
2. Browse to the location of your Legacy family database and note the date/time
it was modified, NOT the created date.
On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:18:16 -0600, Laird lftu...@bayleenet.net wrote:
I hope I can explain this in a logical manner
[snip]
The first thing you should do is run a Check/Repair on your file. If it
finds errors, save the log and then keep running Check/Repair until it
runs clean. Let us know
On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 05:03:34 -0600, RUNION ROBERT rrun...@cox.net
wrote:
If an event affects a number of people - say 50 - and if several corrections
to the event becomes necessary, is there a way to mass change this event that
affects all 50 people? Or must one go to each affected individual
On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:02:05 -0600, Robert Runion sarge1...@cox.net
wrote:
Do you know of a method to do so via the 'Search and Replace' feature.
Only to do 3 'Search and Replace's.
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Legacy User
On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:06:13 -0600, Robert Runion sarge1...@cox.net
wrote:
My Event change involves adding a picture/digital file to the event - how
could I do a Search and replace on that?
Now that you have provided this additional detail, the answer is you
can't.
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On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:11:22 -0800, Richard Van Wasshnova
rfvanwasshn...@gmail.com wrote:
From Family View clicking on to Name List icon for some people doesn't
work properly.
This works normally for 90% of my individuals. For about 10% if I am
in Family View and click the Name List icon it takes
On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:03:23 +, Jenny M Benson
ge...@cedarbank.me.uk wrote:
I'm afraid I've forgotten now which LUGger it was who first came up with
the method, but I am happy to pass on details if anyone wants to contact
me direct.(*)
(*)Whoever you are, I've frequently blessed you!
On Wed, 3 Nov 2010 20:43:16 -0600, Paul Gray grayp...@telus.net
wrote:
On computer 1, I set up a link to Grandma's picture and that link has a very
specific path to Grandma's picture on computer 1. That link is written as a
piece of data to the .fdb file, and the .fdb file is written(updated)
On Wed, 3 Nov 2010 23:53:39 -0500, Carl Cox ct...@centurytel.net
wrote:
I would think that Legacy keeps the location of the Data and Multimedia
files in one of the files with the same filename as the data file.
Partially correct. For example, the default multimedia locations are
stored in
On Mon, 1 Nov 2010 12:57:50 -0400 (EDT), slease...@aol.com wrote:
Can you tell me what the PM extension stands for?
PM is the file name. zip is the file extension.
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On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:35:34 -0500, dennis gelpe gelpeleg...@gmail.com
wrote:
Thank you Dennis. but let me clarify this. First, I am a relative
novice. I don't really understand the Tag concept. When I go to the
Tree Finder window I see names of people-trees, I have no idea of how
they were
On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:14:36 -0400, ci...@treadles.ca wrote:
How can I make it work all the time?
Report it as a bug (include the Legacy version number).
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/problems.asp
But if you cannot demonstrate the exact steps it takes to reproduce the
problem 100% of the
On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:06:24 +0100, Ron Ferguson
ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
In Legacy 7, using Search and Replace, Details can be changed globally.
Same in V6 ... but V7 may provide more info about what is being changed.
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On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:26:00 -0400, Lloyd Hite lhite3...@juno.com
wrote:
When I enter a burial address for a person at a particular cemetery,
do I have to enter the address for everyone buried in that cemetery
or is there a way to make it enter the address automatically?
Just curious ... do you
On Thu, 7 Oct 2010 12:06:18 +0100 (BST), Paul Underwood
dan_c...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Why would you wish to save the Event - which you could
- whithout first entering the Citation for that Event?
I don't think you have to.
No - afer all, an Event without a Citation to back it up is
On Thu, 7 Oct 2010 12:09:57 +0100 (BST), Paul Underwood
dan_c...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Not being very good at this I wasn't sure how to save a 'PrintScreen' as a jpg
file, so I just pasted it into Word.
Neither one is permitted.
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On Thu, 7 Oct 2010 12:16:45 +0100 (BST), Paul Underwood
dan_c...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Well that's one way to look at it, but surely the Source and Detail of the
Citation is an integral part of the Event, not a separate entity and, as such,
should form part of the same entry, not be inserted
On Wed, 6 Oct 2010 18:35:13 +0100 (BST), Paul Underwood
dan_c...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Why would you wish to save the Event - which you could - whithout first
entering the Citation for that Event?
I don't think you have to.
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http://zippersoftware.com/ltools
On Sun, 3 Oct 2010 23:21:23 -0700 (PDT), Paul Underwood
dan_c...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
--- On Sun, 3/10/10, Dennis M. Kowallek kowal...@iglou.com wrote:
How are you detecting the problem? By looking at a
generated report? Or
by viewing the Assigned Sources or Source Detail dialogs
On Sun, 3 Oct 2010 18:22:34 + (GMT), Paul Underwood
dan_c...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Recently, some Details have been disappearing, overwritten with an apparently
random single letter or, occasionally, a detail being used to update another
unrelated record.
How are you detecting the problem? By
On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:39:58 -0500, Cheryl Rothwell
historysle...@gmail.com wrote:
Double-clicking on any name in the list selects it to be placed in
either the Husband or Wife box on the Family View or the head position
of the Pedigree View.
All I am getting is Individual's Information. I like
On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:58:08 -0400, Kirstin catlady1...@yahoo.com
wrote:
I would not expect a removed picture to show up on the clipboard.
I believe this is by design so that a removed picture can be
subsequently pasted somewhere else. I believe you even get a message
telling you such.
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On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:35:45 -0600, Tim Rosenlof spa...@xmission.com
wrote:
How do you folks add to your research notes to divide them ? I have been
doing this,
= TAR Sept 23, 2010==
Next set of research notes.
On Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:58:09 -0700, Wm Voss bellafort...@earthlink.net
wrote:
It is
also one of the many things that LTools can take care of.
Only for pedigree style web pages.
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On Wed, 8 Sep 2010 21:32:33 -0700, CE Wood wood...@msn.com wrote:
What I need is a way to create a list of sources that have the Name of
Newspaper Clipping and a source detail that is NOT NY Times.
Maybe first search for individuals with a source of Newspaper
Clipping. Tag the results on Tag1.
On Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:57:39 + (GMT), blr...@optonline.net wrote:
I would like to display one particular alternate name
Display where?
Can anybody offer a suggestion on how to do this?Thank you for your help,Brian
Lehman
You could enter your preferred aka as the only aka. Then enter all
On Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:01:19 + (GMT), blr...@optonline.net wrote:
I have many people that have 2 alternate names,(in the family page,where
birth,death and places are displayed)most display the name I want,but some
don't,I have reentered them in different orders,the names aren't listed
On Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:26:00 -0400, Dennis M. Kowallek
kowal...@iglou.com wrote:
As far as I know, Legacy DOES list
(and store) aka's in alphabetical order.
Correction...
Legacy will store (and display) the entire list in alphabetical order
MOST OF THE TIME. There are a few exceptions, which I
On Wed, 8 Sep 2010 11:33:15 +0100, Christine Pearce
christ...@great-chishill.demon.co.uk wrote:
For example, since marriage is a major event in a person's life, I'd like to
create an individual event that would go something like [FirstName] married
[WifeFullName].
It wouldn't work because an
On Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:12:16 +0100, Jenny M Benson
ge...@cedarbank.me.uk wrote:
On 05/09/2010 22:33, Adnepos_Iacobi wrote:
Wills and monumental inscriptions often provide clinching evidence for
relationships between family members, which I don't think can be sourced
What do you mean which I
On Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:55:05 +0100, Ivor Jones
ivor_w_jo...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
I can produce a list of my direct line
ancestors easily enough using the Search function and I can find those
with census data by searching for those with a master source containing
the word census.
Then it sounds
On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 07:20:32 -0600, Barbara Lewis
lewisro...@comcast.net wrote:
All of a sudden when I click on Notes it is blank...this is true on
all my Legacy files..all of my research is in my notes...do I need
to reinstall?
I would start my closing Legacy and restarting your
On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:52:13 +0200, Evert van Dijken
evandij...@gmail.com wrote:
I have to select an individual first before the scrolling is active
I think that is the key. The list must have the focus before
mouse-wheel scrolling works.
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On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:52:25 +0100, Ron Ferguson
ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
Having said that, I see no reason why an OOo file cannot be attached to the
Multimedia Files using the File button provided, but note that they will
only open in OOo, rather like PDF works.
But these attached
On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:24:57 -0400, Rose rosehat...@msn.com wrote:
I was surprised to
find it was not anywhere in the person's sources
It wouldn't be in the person's sources because you didn't enter it as a
source.
nor could I find any
way it was connected to the person.
It is connected to the
On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:08:19 -0400, Rose rosehat...@msn.com wrote:
Well, what I wanted to happen is for the UserID and surname to be copied to
the IPTC data when I ran the IPTC LTool. g
You let the cat out of the bag. ;-) I'll email you privately about this.
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:02:40 -0400, Rose Hatten rose.leg...@gmail.com
wrote:
I am currently using the Source Detail multimedia FileID to enter my paper
filing reference.
Just to clarify...
I think Rose is talking about the FileID associated with the Source
Detail (tblSX.FilingRef) ... not the
On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:14:48 -0400, Rose Hatten rose.leg...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hope this helps to make it more understandable, and that others will join
the discussion.
Yes, that helps.
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On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:08:35 -0400, Elizabeth Cunningham
drybo...@netreach.net wrote:
That would be nice if I could get to the Help files. That is not
possible either
Sure it is. Just go to the Legacy program folder and double-click on
Legacy.chm.
***
If Evert's suggestion doesn't work, then
On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:59:34 -0700, Sherry/Support
she...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote:
Anyway, Jenny's suggestion of contacting Support directly was the best
response of all! That way we can delve into the individual issue
without boring thre rest of the listers
Then the solution would not
On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:47:15 -0400, Lloyd Hite lhite3...@juno.com
wrote:
Why is it that Legacy cannot make it possible but RootsMagic4 has a way
to do a search and produce results?
Have you made this suggestion at
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/suggest.asp ? My guess is that it is
already on
Replying to Ron's post because original post was not plain text...
I can't see any way that doesn't require me to retype (or actually
copy/paste) both the caption and the Description fields. This is going to
get tedious for 200 documents!
When you remove a picture in Legacy it actually copies
On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:03:05 +0100, Ron Ferguson
ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
Sorry, John, but I cannot repeat your problem either. I created a small
Ancestor Report with the Sources at the bottom of each page and created the
PDF using the Legacy Option.
My Reader is version 9.3.3.177.
On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:20:46 +0100, Ron Ferguson
ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
Dennis has already drawn attention to a potential problem area with
Acrobat reader.
Ron:
I don't know if the problem involves how the Acrobat Reader renders the
PDF for viewing, or how Legacy constructs the PDF.
On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:11:24 -0700, Bain Family rlcb...@gotsky.com
wrote:
I have missed out on some of this conversation, so I apologize if I am
duplicating someone's previous input. What about creating an event such as
Birth1, meaning this birth event is not real credible -- similar to how
the
On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:03:03 -0700, CE Wood wood...@msn.com wrote:
However, if you have entered anything in the Notes or Description fields of
the Alt Event, that information is lost because there are no Notes or
Descriptions fields in the main events.
It's just the Description field that does
On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:33:59 -0700, Brian L. Lightfoot
br...@the-lightfoots.com wrote:
Any online tree with no source citations is pretty weak evidence but without
anything else to go by, I consider it a starting point for additional research.
I don't publish sources in my online family tree
On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:23:55 -0400, Scott Hall seh0...@gmail.com
wrote:
Could someone remind me how to do a search for a field that is not
blank. I would like to find all individuals who have any data in the
cause of death field. The * wildcard doesn't work, as it includes
blanks. The ?
On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:49:19 -0500, Laura Johnson
rngad...@madisontelco.com wrote:
When I entered the Source Details, I entered them as follows:
Film #2014483, Document #57 or Film #1688171, Document #446
This is fine EXCEPT that most of the films contain documents from many
years (Film #2014483
But the question I had was regarding the tagged individuals, will it apply
the new source to all fields with information or just fields with
information that lack a source?
[Replying to Ron because the original poster, contrary to group
etiquette, is not posting in plain text]
***
The easiest
This problem pops up at least once a year on the LUG.
If you have an individual with 2 events, one event WITH a 1911 date and
one event WITHOUT, what happens when you tell Legacy to list individuals
WITHOUT a 1911 date? It will list this individual because at least one
of the dates WAS NOT 1911.
On Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:38:03 -0400, Rose Hatten rose.leg...@gmail.com
wrote:
I installed Legacy 7.4 on my laptop, and the display is not working
properly. The information boxes are too small to show the last line of
info, and the wife's box is cut off on the right. Also, the bottom of
the
On Sun, 1 Aug 2010 18:25:43 +1000, John Elizabeth Pethybridge
jandepe...@bigpond.com wrote:
where does/will it put
undated Births?
I wouldn't expect this to change after umpteen years of being the way it
is.
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On Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:10:55 -0400, Dennis Sutton
jersey...@bellsouth.net wrote:
I have many names in my database which were developed with another
program. These names either have a ? in the given name field or in the
surname name field. Is there an easy way to clean these up so they
On Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:20:13 +0100, Tim t@tesco.net wrote:
Dennis M. Kowallek wrote:
On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:31:00 +0100, Tim t@tesco.net wrote:
But when I export as a 5.5 Gedcom and re-import it into Legacy or
another program, all my lower case have reverted to upper.
If you look
On Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:31:43 -0500, Alan Jones a...@ajsquared.us
wrote:
So my questions are:
What is the reasoning Legacy does not put them on?
Are there reasons not to have the Co. on the end?
I would have left the Co. in the location. My reason being that,
should I want a report without
On Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:54:39 -0500, Alan Jones a...@ajsquared.us
wrote:
So do you put Co. on the end of your counties? :)
Yes.
the problem is the Legacy database does not like them so I have to go
back after the fact when checking city/county spellings and add county
and let Legacy complain.
On Sun, 1 Aug 2010 21:10:41 +0100, Ron Ferguson
ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
I can see you having to add an awful lot of U.S.A.s should ever wish to
publish, Brian!! :-)
Do like I did and just add a note at the beginning of the book saying
that All locations are USA unless otherwise noted.
On Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:45:03 -0500, Jackie King jkin...@gmail.com
wrote:
One other thing, for anyone who might be considering hiring an editor to
take a look at a manuscript before publishing - they are going to have
fits with the extra commas (leading commas) and its going to cost you.
There is
On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:48:37 -0700, Richard Van Wasshnova
rfvanwasshn...@gmail.com wrote:
Since JPG is viewed from within
Legacy itself transcribing is not as easy.
But you can always open a JPG in a separate graphics program.
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On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:50:25 -0700, Bain Family rlcb...@gotsky.com
wrote:
I understood the original question to be something like, Can I enter
siblings without making some type of entry for the parents? My answer was
yes
Under the covers, Legacy is actually creating a marriage record pointing
On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:31:00 +0100, Tim t@tesco.net wrote:
But when I export as a 5.5 Gedcom and re-import it into Legacy or
another program, all my lower case have reverted to upper.
If you look at the GEDCOM in a text editor, how are things formatted?
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On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:19:55 -0700, John S. Adams
oldbr...@hotmail.com wrote:
Your explanation was perfectly clear. It's just that it doesn't happen that
way for me, nor apparently for Jenny or Mike.
That's because Lana has To Move Names in Family View set to
double-click. You have it set to
On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:56:20 -0500, Carl Cox ct...@centurytel.net
wrote:
When a computer sorts by date, it puts the lowest number first, as that is
all it knows how to do. No birth date is zero.
Actually, Legacy stores no birth date as - (in tblIR.BirthSD),
which is why it sorts first.
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:38:11 +0100, Mike Evans
michael.evan...@btinternet.com wrote:
Can anyone advise please how to produce a list of individuals by 'death
date'. The purpose being to simplify a search for wills.
Have tried so many lists and reporting options but nothing found to date.
One way
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:53:53 -0400, Lee Irons leeir...@cox.net
wrote:
I heard that the Legacy family file can be opened with Microsoft Access.
Which file is the family file?
*.fdb
Only open a COPY of this file or make sure you have a good backup before
messing around with MS Access.
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On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:43:46 -0700, Richard Van Wasshnova
rfvanwasshn...@gmail.com wrote:
As far as I know file maintenance never reports any problems found
even though repairs are made.
It sometimes pops up notepad.exe with a list of errors.
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On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:19:32 -0700, Kathy Meyer kmeyer2...@gmail.com
wrote:
Has anyone used Legacy to create a book?
I would suggest playing around with the Legacy Publishing Center. I
certainly wouldn't use it to create a real professional book. But I
have used it to create a book on one family
On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:09:10 -0700, Kathy Meyer kmeyer2...@gmail.com
wrote:
If I wanted to add some historical details or other items to make it
read more easily and be more interesting, would I do that in a word
processor rather than Legacy?
You can do it in Legacy. If the details pertain to an
On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:50:54 -0700, Kathy Meyer kmeyer2...@gmail.com
wrote:
My
reports (Ancestor report, for instance) includes blank lines for
information that I do not have; I cannot for the life of me find where
I can turn that option off.
On the particular report's Options tab, look at the
On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:38:01 -0700, Kathy Meyer kmeyer2...@gmail.com
wrote:
I am still trying to figure out how to eliminate the blank lines in
the report though;
Go to Reports Books/Other Ancestors
By default you will have the Options tab selected. Look in the upper
left corner. It says
On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:27:01 -0700, CE Wood wood...@msn.com wrote:
Legacy IS a Microsoft Access program
AFAIK, the Legacy client program is written in VB6. The code reads from
and writes to a Jet database (see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Jet_Database_Engine). Jet is the
same
On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:14:52 -0600, Kathy Meyer kmeyer2...@gmail.com
wrote:
If it were actually backing up those image files, that would
be perfect, wouldn't it? Then all the images would be in a separate
back up file just like our data files. But if that's not what's in
the multi media backup,
On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:39:23 -0500, Jackie King jkin...@gmail.com
wrote:
Just one comment - there are still servers out there that do not accept
capital letters and using such on those servers will result in an error
message.
It's not that certain servers do not accept capital letters ... it's
On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:15:51 -0700, Kathy Meyer kmeyer2...@gmail.com
wrote:
When you say it actually zips up all those MM files, does that mean
the actual images, once unzipped, would be accessible even if I had
moved or renamed the original files on my HD?
It contains compressed copies of your
On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:50:27 -0400, Russ McGillivray
russmcgilliv...@hotmail.com wrote:
After creating Web Pages I am not seeing any pictures for Master Events,
even though they are in the picture gallery and set as preferred and tagged.
Only the pictures for Events/Facts are showing. Is this a
On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:31:10 -0400, Brian/Support
br...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote:
Pictures cannot be attached to Master Events, only to the Events
linked to an individual which are the Event/Fact Pictures you are seeing.
Brian:
I think by Master Events the OP meant birth, baptism, death,
On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:31:43 -0400, Steve Stevens
steve.stevens@cox.net wrote:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~stevestevens/sprouse/sprousesswm/d1.htm
There are NO actual sources that I can see ON THIS PAGE. The source
LINKS (superscripted underscored numbers) displayed on
On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:33:24 -0400, Steve Stevens
steve.stevens@cox.net wrote:
While what you say is true, they ALL are entered the same way.
Without looking at a copy of your database and your report settings, we
can only take your word for this. No offense intended. But something is
I would be justified at this point to add you to my killfile. But I
won't at this point. Maybe later. ;-)
What REPORT Settings, this is a web page? Are you saying that report
settings effect the web settings?
I know of at least one instance where a report setting affects web
output. However, I
On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:27:05 -0400, Russ McGillivray
russmcgilliv...@hotmail.com wrote:
This is probably a question for Dennis -
All the discussion about how to get source detail pictures into web pages
reminded me that I have hundreds of document jpgs linked to Source Details
that will never
On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:30:05 -0400, Russ McGillivray
russmcgilliv...@hotmail.com wrote:
Copy vs. Replace: I was thinking the pointer worked the other way, from the
source detail to the picture, so you raise a good question. Copy would allow
one to still access the picture in Legacy through the
A small discussion on this topic has recently taken place at...
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/WUL/message/689
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On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:04:29 -0400, Steve
From: Helen Ayers
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: 22 July 2010 22:56
Subject: [LegacyUG] Marriage List
Now I forsee when corresponding with family members a future need for cross
referencing from the current family file marriage list to the new family
file marriage list( with no
On Fri, 9 Jul 2010 20:04:29 +1000, David dtm...@bigpond.com wrote:
So please advise me, should I migrate to another database
system, duplicate in another format, or just what?.
Why not also backup your data in GEDCOM format?
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On Fri, 9 Jul 2010 11:31:45 -0400, Ward Walker wnkwal...@rogers.com
wrote:
I would suggest that we not use the word 'backup' for a GEDCOM export. As we
have discussed a few times on this list, certain Legacy things are lost in
the GEDCOM format. In particular, SourceWriter sources are converted
On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 05:23:08 -0600, aparsons aparsons...@gmail.com
wrote:
Just now I tried leaving the information in the Place field -
Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA and nothing in the Date
field. It is then on one line. I tried adding 1921 and it is on one
line. I tried Dec 1921 - it
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