Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Reports Question

2010-07-05 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 09:55:34 -0700 (PDT), Al Graw al.g...@yahoo.com wrote: Well, I am at the point where I find the whole process confusing. It seems that I figured out how to Tag the immigrant ancestor, his wife, and all of his children for the start of the report. I went through and noted that

Re: [LegacyUG] Attaching Source Images (JPG or PDF) in Legacy... Pros/Cons

2010-07-05 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:57:20 -0700, JLB j...@jgen.ws wrote: How do you know where to find it otherwise? Meaningful folder/file names. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Clip Board

2010-07-05 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 18:51:31 -0400, Bobby Johnson b...@brmemc.net wrote: Are you saying that there was a capability to have more than one source on a clipboard? There are multiple source clipboards but I have never known of having multiple sources on a single board. I never used a version

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Clip Board

2010-07-05 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 18:06:11 -0700, Chick Lewis cglewi...@gmail.com wrote: That is very interesting Dennis. The latest Legacy 7.4 help file says there are 10 source clipboards, but I couldn't find them either. Did they forget to update help? There is a difference between the 10 source clipboards

Re: [LegacyUG] creating a pdf to attach to event

2010-07-01 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Thu, 1 Jul 2010 10:21:24 +0100, Jenny M Benson ge...@cedarbank.me.uk wrote: Are you aware that you will not be able to view the PDF within Legacy, like you do a JPG or other image? And it will not appear in reports like regular images will. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools)

Re: [LegacyUG] adopted

2010-06-28 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:09:42 -0700 (PDT), lehmangeneal...@att.net wrote: I have not been able to figure out how to do the following. My daughter had her last 4 children taken away and adopted out, I have them as her birth children but do not see how I can mark them as adopted out as opposed to

Re: [LegacyUG] Description contents not swapping

2010-06-26 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:34:23 -0700, Bain Family rlcb...@gotsky.com wrote: When I swap (for example) an Alt. Birth from the Events/Facts area with the birth information in the Individual's Information area above, the Description contents does not swap. That's been that way ever since the

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy GED's with an Audience

2010-06-26 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:12:26 +1000, John Elizabeth Pethybridge jandepe...@bigpond.com wrote: Most of the time when I cut a GED from my .fdb I get an Audience of 100's not linked in any way with the Focus Selection only visible in the Index to start with. The selection that does this is

Re: [LegacyUG] Duplicate Entries in Alternate Name

2010-06-23 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:38:32 +1000, John Elizabeth Pethybridge jandepe...@bigpond.com wrote: I certainly agree that with so many Genealogists using GenesReunited, *Legacy should reveal NICK in the Tag List* offer the option to Reject that accept ALIA. In case they are not watching this

Re: [LegacyUG] Database sorting

2010-06-18 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:58:41 +0100, Peter K Robinson pkrobin...@biology4all.com wrote: Just a simple question - but can't fond the answer. In Legacy Index view is it possible to sort the database on Birthdate? Or is there another way to achieve this. If you don't use the UserID field for

Re: [LegacyUG] Two Reports Needed

2010-06-17 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:58:53 -0700, Diane Szabo dianesz...@comcast.net wrote: 1) A report showing all of the people in my file who are missing parents data What do you mean by missing parents data? There is a Miscellaneous Search in Legacy for Direct-line ancestors with no parents. --

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Backup

2010-06-08 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:38:40 -0400, Lloyd Hite lhite3...@juno.com wrote: The problem with that Ron, is that I do not have a backup file to install after reinstalling Legacy. I have three backups from version 7.4.0.39, but the latest one is dated in May. I have made a lot of changes and added

Re: [LegacyUG] Main URL

2010-06-08 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 00:35:59 +0100, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote: I would express it as http://www.fergys.co.uk/ when using it as the URL for the main page, because a browser will always look for index. Not including index.html means that you can change the extension of the Home

Re: [LegacyUG] Change in Backup

2010-06-07 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:08:09 -0400, Lloyd Hite lhite3...@juno.com wrote: Before when I click on backup, there would be a scroll bar with a blue line that would slowly scroll across as the backup progressed. Another thing is that todays date and time does not show on the backup folder. I have a

Re: [LegacyUG] Adding numbers to names

2010-06-06 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
The OP did not post in plain text so I will reply to JL: Maybe privacy brackets [[...]] could be used in the name field? Something like: John[[23]] Smith -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:17:48

Re: [LegacyUG] Searching for persons that were cremated

2010-06-05 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 08:53:32 -0400, Lloyd lhite3...@juno.com wrote: I would like to search for all persons that were cremated, but cannot find the right search to do it. Can someone show me the way to go? Not sure you can do it in Legacy. But you can do it easily in SQL... SELECT

RE: [LegacyUG] passwords

2010-06-04 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
Here is a golden oldie from 2001... Requiring a password that is sent to an e-mail address: 1. Let's us count the number of unique individuals downloading. 2. Let's us add those who download to our Legacy News subscribers list. 3. Tells us that a Legacy30.exe or Update30.exe is out-of-date (an

Re: [LegacyUG] Introduction and a Picture/Source Question

2010-06-01 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 1 Jun 2010 10:27:13 -0700 (PDT), Connie Sheets clshee...@yahoo.com wrote: You get information from a photograph. The photograph is your source, and you cite the photograph. You attach the citation that describes the photograph to a piece of information you derive from the photograph,

Re: [LegacyUG] New Build - Search and Replace

2010-06-01 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 1 Jun 2010 23:46:41 +0100, Mary Young m...@cmy.org.uk wrote: Where do I find the strange special character required (white question-mark on a black diamond)? I think you are viewing that web page using an incorrect character encoding. Try ISO-8859-1 or Windows-1252. The characters should

Re: [LegacyUG] Ancestors Report Help - current build 7.4.0.39

2010-05-30 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sun, 30 May 2010 15:21:18 +0100, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote: I cannot replicate your findings. Please visit http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ScreenShot.png where I have put a copy of my Edited Marriage defaults (OptionsCustomiseViewEdit Marriage Defaults). As I mentioned

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing question

2010-05-24 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 24 May 2010 15:21:26 -0700, Brian L. Lightfoot br...@the-lightfoots.com wrote: Then isn't the actual source those records and not the online database? I would make note of both pieces of info. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools

Re: [LegacyUG] Printing Family Group Sheets for a Focus Group

2010-05-21 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Fri, 21 May 2010 09:49:10 -0700 (PDT), Connie Sheets clshee...@yahoo.com wrote: When printing family group sheets for a Focus Group, the sequence in which the records are printed appears to be completely random.  It is not even by RIN or MRIN. I'd like to have them printed in some kind of

Re: [LegacyUG] Can I use my backup to install my data to the free version?

2010-05-20 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Thu, 20 May 2010 13:55:24 -0500, Robert Carneal USA carnea...@roadrunner.com wrote: Possible problem. What if you have the deluxe version and your cousin has the free version? They won't have access to deluxe features. *** Since the OP did not post in plain text and I did not receive the

Re: [LegacyUG] Missing RINs

2010-05-19 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Wed, 19 May 2010 00:27:00 -0500, Robert Carneal USA carnea...@roadrunner.com wrote: Does anyone know of a way to get Legacy to generate a report listing the RINs that are empty? Say I have: ... 4 5 6 8 9 10 ... Then the report tells me 7 is not used? Robert (and others): If you have Reuse

Re: [LegacyUG] Problem with Legacy data base... Help

2010-05-16 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sun, 16 May 2010 07:45:01 +0100, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote: I would add to Dennis's list: Is Legacy.exe still on your PC, and where? I suspect an uninstall/reinstall is going to be needed anyway, so I wasn't too worried about that. IMO, the OP's primary concern should be

Re: [LegacyUG] Problem with Legacy data base... Help

2010-05-16 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sat, 15 May 2010 15:00:25 +0100, Gen Searcher gensearc...@sky.com wrote: Due to my insistence in playing around with my computer [which I will resist in future] trying to greate a Sync system I have got my Legacy data base mixed up I have the Legacy LOGO on my desktop and when I click it I

Re: [LegacyUG] Problem with Legacy data base... Help

2010-05-15 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sat, 15 May 2010 15:00:25 +0100, Gen Searcher gensearc...@sky.com wrote: However a file FOLDER has appeared on my desktop which appears to be the legacy data base. When I click this I get a list of all the data in legacy but not the users screens When I delete the Legacy FOLDER I cannot

Re: [LegacyUG] Showing adopted child

2010-05-15 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sat, 15 May 2010 11:15:40 -0700 (PDT), Connie Sheets clshee...@yahoo.com wrote: John, Was the second wife deceased by 1829 (or whenever he adopted Adam?). The answer to that question would have an impact on what you do, IMO. Connie --- On Sat, 5/15/10, John Roose jbro...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [LegacyUG] Copy Event

2010-05-14 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Fri, 14 May 2010 00:30:04 -0500, Byron byron...@charter.net wrote: My method COPIES a current event with information and whatever sentence definitions(as would be found and defined in the MASTER Event list), to a new event template which can then be edited to a new name creating a NEW MASTER

Re: [LegacyUG] Copy Event

2010-05-14 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
Gene Young wrote: Dennis, I usually would not contradict you, however, in this case V7 does create a new Master Event Definition with the new edited sentence wording options intact. Whether this is something newly introduced in V7 is up for debate. The fact that it DOES work is not. Perhaps

Re: [LegacyUG] Keeping track of attached documents

2010-05-13 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Thu, 13 May 2010 10:43:27 -0700, JLB j...@jgen.ws wrote: I thought that might be what you meant, but I'm not sure if that's possible within Legacy. I think the Picture List under View|Scrapbook might give the OP what he wants. But it is missing some sorting features (I think) that would make

Re: [LegacyUG] multiple spouses

2010-05-13 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Thu, 13 May 2010 10:55:31 -0700, JLB j...@jgen.ws wrote: Is there a way to search Legacy to find anyone with more than one spouse? Search | Miscellaneous Searches. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools Legacy User Group

Re: [LegacyUG] Copy Event

2010-05-12 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Wed, 12 May 2010 19:08:29 +0100, Jenny M Benson ge...@cedarbank.me.uk wrote: Bruce Jones wrote Hmm... His method seems to work for me.  I displayed an event census on an individual, copied the event to the clipboard, closed the event, added a new event, pasted from the clipboard, added a 2 to

Re: [LegacyUG] Copy Event

2010-05-11 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 11 May 2010 09:38:32 -0400, Scott Hall seh0...@gmail.com wrote: A search of the archives found an message thread from 2008 that said there was no way to copy existing events in the Event Master to create new ones. It appears this is still the case. Want to check to see if I'm missing

Re: [LegacyUG] Converting Source Citations

2010-05-08 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
Rich is correct when he writes below, For accuracy sake, when Source Writer was added, the conversion tool was there. I only add this message to this long thread as it was pointed out by several people that I was in error in my message of Sat, May 1, 2010 at 8:46 PM stating Legacy users once had

Re: [LegacyUG] Using Search to find two first names (or a first and middle name)

2010-05-05 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Wed, 5 May 2010 13:28:42 -0400, Joyce Herzog joyce.her...@gmail.com wrote: Any ideas? Would it be in the archives? Probably in the Help. Look for something like wildcards. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools Legacy User Group

Re: [LegacyUG] Spell Checker Problem

2010-05-04 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 4 May 2010 18:18:32 -0400, Bobby Johnson b...@brmemc.net wrote: I would also suggest that an additional rule be added to the spell check options that would allow it to ignore capital letters followed by a ., as in initials. If the spell checker is a third-party control that Millennia

Re: [LegacyUG] Spell Checker Problem

2010-05-04 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 4 May 2010 19:15:02 -0400, Bobby Johnson b...@brmemc.net wrote: I am not sure the dictionary is a third party dictionary. There is a folder in the Legacy directory called Dictionaries with 3.26 MB of files in it. I think it is a part of the Legacy program. Legacy installs WSpell.ocx,

Re: [LegacyUG] One-line report

2010-05-03 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 3 May 2010 11:47:59 -0400, Jane Sarles sarlesinsi...@gmail.com wrote: I wish to construct a report that gives my son and his ancestry back to only one person. Just the direct line from him to an ancestor who was in Jamestown in 1620. I would like it to list each generation's children and

Re: [LegacyUG] One-line report

2010-05-03 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 3 May 2010 14:09:52 -0400, Jane Sarles sarlesinsi...@gmail.com wrote: If not, that would be at the top of my list of new features requested. Then be prepared to wait for it to get implemented ... if ever. If there is another report that provides the info you want EXCEPT for the fact

Re: [LegacyUG] Updating

2010-05-03 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 4 May 2010 00:39:36 +0100, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote: I would have a close look at all the new functions, eg Source Writer, which were introduced with V7.0 and decide if I would have a use for them. And I would also look at features that the programmers removed

Re: [LegacyUG] LOCATIONS

2010-04-30 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:21:02 -0400, BearJerCares bearjerca...@comcast.net wrote: May I please ask your opinion on the the exact format of locations (both born in and died in)? I have been trying to follow: City, County, State, Country format and if one is missing, I insert the extra commas like

Re: [LegacyUG] LOCATIONS

2010-04-30 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:21:02 -0400, BearJerCares bearjerca...@comcast.net wrote: City, County, State, Country, Of In addition, when I use of, I just enter: of City, County, State, Country Like I said, I don't actually enter the country if U.S. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools)

[LegacyUG] X vs. File|Exit (was something else)

2010-04-26 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
I’ve always believed that the Window gadget “X” makes the same calls as “File/Exit”. Can you cite any reference to MS saying different. It depends on how they are programmed. One application where they apparently don't do the same thing is Firefox. As a general rule of thumb, applications that

Re: [LegacyUG] mrin

2010-04-18 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:34:21 -0400, Kirstin catlady1...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks! On 4/12/2010 9:54 PM, Ron Ferguson wrote: Yes, Kistin, the date is that on which that record was last modified. I would not count on that date to be 100% accurate. In V6 (don't know about V7), some actions that

Re: [LegacyUG] Possible bookmark problem

2010-04-18 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:00:07 -0400, Charles Apple apple1...@embarqmail.com wrote: After removing or clearing existing bookmarks, the individual names of those who were bookmarked still appear in their respective bookmark slots on Family View, i.e. slot 1, slot 2, slot 3. I have read help,

Re: [LegacyUG] suggestion feature

2010-04-15 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:00:54 -0700, Sherry/Support she...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: Please, no! We're not supposed to be receiving support emails to our personal addresses any more Well, if that's the case, the OP can upload a screenshot to a public website and then just add a link to the

Re: [LegacyUG] suggestion feature

2010-04-15 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:00:54 -0700, Sherry/Support she...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: Please, no! We're not supposed to be receiving support emails to our personal addresses any more And I assume you can still send attachments to supp...@legacyfamilytree.com. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools)

Re: [LegacyUG] Generic search?

2010-04-15 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:50:14 -0400, Scott Hall seh0...@gmail.com wrote: Why is there no Find Anywhere option? Because relational databases (like MS Access) don't lend themselves to this kind of query. That being said, V6 does not have this functionality (I can't speak for V7). So when I need to

Re: [LegacyUG] Number of Notes in Legacy

2010-04-14 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:32:30 -0600, Arnold Sprague aspra...@gsb.uchicago.edu wrote: Is there a way for me to ascertain the number of Notes in Legacy? Probably only with SQL. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools Legacy User Group

Re: [LegacyUG] Number of Notes in Legacy

2010-04-14 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:38:04 -0400, Dennis M. Kowallek kowal...@iglou.com wrote: On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:32:30 -0600, Arnold Sprague aspra...@gsb.uchicago.edu wrote: Is there a way for me to ascertain the number of Notes in Legacy? Probably only with SQL. Now that I think about it, you may

Re: [LegacyUG] Commonly used names in Charts

2010-04-14 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:30:53 -0500, Bob byoabm8a4h...@wowway.com wrote: You are talking about Charting as if it were an application totally separate from Legacy, when, in fact, it is an integral part of the Legacy program. Since Legacy already had such quoted name options before Charting was

Re: [LegacyUG] suggestion feature

2010-04-14 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:22:30 GMT, gcr...@juno.com gcr...@juno.com wrote: Well that makes it hard(er) to explain something when a PICTURE is worth a 1,000 words! There's no individual at Legacy that I could contact to resolve this? Attach it to an email and send it to

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Detail (correction re: Show List)

2010-04-13 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:19:46 -0500, James Cook jc1...@gmail.com wrote: What I really want is one source = one source detail. I think your only solution is to move all the detail info to the master source itself (don't know how this approach would work with SW). What you are asking for has been

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Detail (correction re: Show List)

2010-04-13 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:31:05 -0500, James Cook jc1...@gmail.com wrote: Is there other genie software that does it this way? FTM? Is there a data model or a fact sheet available somewhere that would elaborate on this? -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Detail (correction re: Show List)

2010-04-13 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:41:01 -0500, James Cook jc1...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Dennis M. Kowallek kowal...@iglou.com wrote: On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:31:05 -0500, James Cook jc1...@gmail.com wrote: Is there other genie software that does it this way? FTM

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Detail (correction re: Show List)

2010-04-13 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:48:32 -0500, James Cook jc1...@gmail.com wrote: Legacy is somehow associating an individual with a Source Detail via Id's in some table someplace, right? No, the Source Detail record depicts the relationship between an individual (let's say a birthdate) and a Master

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Detail (correction re: Show List)

2010-04-13 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:10:21 -0500, James Cook jc1...@gmail.com wrote: Would be worth while IMO still. Maybe for a few people out there like yourself. But that would add another layer of complexity to Legacy sourcing ... which seems hard enough for many newbies to grasp. It don't matter to me

Re: [LegacyUG] Test all Multimedia Paths button

2010-03-27 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:14:59 +1100, Jan Roberts poo...@ozemail.com.au wrote: Thanks Ron - just found it myself after continuing to click on every possible screen. The Help file might have ... helped. ;-) -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools

Re: [LegacyUG] Buried / Cremated on Family View

2010-03-19 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:11:46 -0300, Anne Brooks anbro...@nbnet.nb.ca wrote: Yes, that is what happens; I wanted to know if that is the way Legacy is supposed to work or if it was something that was just happening to me. H... I do not work for Legacy so I can't tell you how it is supposed to

Re: [LegacyUG] to-do list

2010-03-18 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:09:31 -0400, Jane Sarles sarlesinsi...@gmail.com wrote: I went to To Do list on View and added them there. I checked every filter I could find. You also need to make sure the Filter Options are set correctly on the tab on the To-Do Report window. If, after checking the

Re: [LegacyUG] to-do list

2010-03-18 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
when I do a report.  The 2 that I added this week, do not show up on Preview when I try to print them. For all the trouble I  am having, it is probably easier to jot the to dos down in pencil in my notebook and forget it. Jane Sarles On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Dennis M. Kowallek kowal

Re: [LegacyUG] Baprism and Christening entries

2010-03-17 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
I have imported my tree by gedcom from another programme, where all my Christenings were listed as Baptisms. These now show up in the Event/Fact section of a Person's Individual Information, but are not visible in Family= View. Can I change the 'Christening' tab which is a default in Family

Re: [LegacyUG] to-do list

2010-03-17 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:14:52 -0400, Jane Sarles sarlesinsi...@gmail.com wrote: I am trying to generate a General item for the To Do list. I want to do the same thing for 5 different members of a family, search for their deaths. I want to do it as one item. However, I cannot find a place to

Re: [LegacyUG] Baprism and Christening entries

2010-03-17 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:05:17 -0400, Dennis M. Kowallek kowal...@iglou.com wrote: I have imported my tree by gedcom from another programme, where all my Christenings were listed as Baptisms. These now show up in the Event/Fact section of a Person's Individual Information, but are not visible

Re: [LegacyUG] how to print Location Reports including lat/long coordinates?

2010-03-14 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:58:29 -0500, Dede Holden deanbuc...@gmail.com wrote: Jenny, your suggestion didn't work for me, because I've entered the coordinates in the ADDRESS section, (where there's a place for it). I guess I'll add that to my list of clean ups. If I had known this was going to be

Re: [LegacyUG] Blank Lines in Notes

2010-03-12 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:11:51 -, Peter Abbott peterabbott.eym...@btinternet.com wrote: I have even looked at Ltools but cannot see anyway to achieve what I want. Answered at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools/message/127. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools

Re: [LegacyUG] 3 Bar Button

2010-03-09 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:54:21 +, Lionel Carter lionelcar...@freezone.co.uk wrote: So presumably it adds something to all these fields - or are there many meanings to Field? Events can only be sourced as a whole, not individual fields. Same for things like Birth Date and Place, etc. The

Re: [LegacyUG] 3 Bar Button

2010-03-09 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:51:21 -0600, James Cook jc1...@gmail.com wrote: There is no query that can be run to get me all the people that have had the wrong sources applied. Perhaps a query that will find anyone with an event with more than one citation? -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools)

Re: [LegacyUG] Help, how to cleanup the mess the 3-bar paste button has made

2010-03-08 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 07:36:14 -0600, James Cook jc1...@gmail.com wrote: Please tell me there is a better way to go about cleaning this up than going to each individual's source list one at a time Bad news ... all you can do is clean-up manually. And, why, why, why does this button behave like

Re: [LegacyUG] Child Status

2010-03-08 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:15:41 -0500, Rita Lynn McKale cagr...@comporium.net wrote: Now, after reading Mike and Rich's response about the meaning of Natural, I'm wondering if there is a way to remove all those at once or would I have to go in one by one and change everyone. I think you should be

Re: [LegacyUG] Help, how to cleanup the mess the 3-bar paste button has made

2010-03-08 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:27:52 -0600, jcthacyk jctha...@sasktel.net wrote: Is that the new way since version 7.4? I certainly hope so because if it's been that way since version 7 I'll have an awful lot of cleaning up to do too. I wouldn't even know where to begin. As far as I know, it's always

Re: [LegacyUG] 3 Bar Button

2010-03-08 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:49:13 -0500, Heeren hee...@usit.net wrote: they said, All Used Fields. They said what they meant and it does what they meant. But it doesn't apply to General Notes, Research Notes, Cause of Death, and Medical Notes. I think it can be argued that this is a tad

Re: [LegacyUG] Relationship

2010-02-20 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:34:48 -0600, Ruth Nerud baber...@worldnet.att.net wrote: That's why I mentioned having the option of Manual or Automatic because I know not everyone would use the feature, but you do have a point I didn't think of and that's the time it would take to automatically set

Re: [LegacyUG] Microsoft Jet Database Engine stopped

2010-02-19 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:46:16 -0500, Gary A Crull gcr...@juno.com wrote: When trying to open my Legacy database on my desktop computer I get the following error message... Microsoft Jet Database Engine stopped the process because you and another user are attempting to change the same database at

Re: [LegacyUG] Relationship

2010-02-19 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:48:25 +1000, Colin Liddell cap...@optusnet.com.au wrote: I would have thought it would be automatic and follow on once the relationship was established and set It used to be that way in V6. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools

Re: [LegacyUG] Wrong Family

2010-02-19 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:24:10 -0800, Georgia gc...@comcast.net wrote: So my question is, in Legacy, what do I do with the people (siblings and parents) who were attached to her but which I now know are not her relatives (or possibly quite distant relatives)? I have never had to unlink someone and

Re: [LegacyUG] Advice pls: Finding locations with Cemetery in them?

2010-02-10 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:50:28 -0600, Robert Carneal legacygenealogyu...@roadrunner.com wrote: Does anyone know how to search a location list to obtain *any* location that might contain the word Cemetery? The few attempts I tried didn't work. What do you want as a result? A list of locations that

Re: [LegacyUG] Advice on Sourcing of marriage record

2010-02-06 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 16:33:38 -0600, James Cook jc1...@gmail.com wrote: Bummer on the URLs. I have not considered this, but do see the risks as you've said. The whole URL makes the citations really ugly though. I'll have to think on this and see if I can address the issue but keep cleaner (IMHO)

Re: [LegacyUG] Avoiding Duplex printing

2010-02-02 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:58:31 +, Lionel Carter lionelcar...@freezone.co.uk wrote: Although I have switched duplex off in my printer setup screens (within Legacy) printing is still in duplex. Try closing Legacy. Then turn duplex printing off. Then start Legacy. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools)

Re: [LegacyUG] Search for missing images

2010-01-26 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:01:03 -0500, malka...@orthohelp.com malka...@orthohelp.com wrote: Is there a global way to ask Legacy to searcxh for all missing pictures? Options Customize Locations Test All Multimedia Paths? -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools

Re: [LegacyUG] A Plea To The Developers

2010-01-25 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:32:39 -0500, GeoSci geosc...@gmail.com wrote: I think a BACKUP then RESTORE brings all of the USR files with it -- then you do not have to remember which ones to copy. I don't believe this is true. If it were then if someone sent you a backup to look at and you restored it

Re: [LegacyUG] A Plea To The Developers

2010-01-25 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:48:18 -0500, GeoSci geosc...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps I am misunderstanding things - if this is true - why not just copy the family file and paste it on another machine (with Legacy installed, etc). In other words - why BACKUP and RESTORE. Copying would be easier...

Re: [LegacyUG] A Plea To The Developers

2010-01-25 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:35:42 +, Alastair Lack alastairl...@gmail.com wrote: All we need is for Millennium to add one path to the options - for the .usr rf1 files, dictionary etc. .rf* files (and others) get saved wherever you tell Legacy to save them. So you can set up a folder and save

Re: [LegacyUG] A Plea To The Developers

2010-01-25 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:25:53 -0800, CE Wood wood...@msn.com wrote: I just did a search of my C drive, but no .rf1 files. Where and what are they? You may not have any if you don't use the Load/Save buttons on the lower right corner of reports (V6). They are saved report settings. I think you

Re: [LegacyUG] Handling census info

2010-01-20 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:38:55 -, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote: I had not spotted the alternative interpretation of the OP's question. It will be interesting to see which is right :-) My interpretation was that the OP was asking about shared events. -- Dennis Kowallek

Re: [LegacyUG] Customizing Location Format

2010-01-17 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:27:10 -0500, Robert Mann roem...@bellsouth.net wrote: Well, I have a mixed bag in my file and I am trying to clean things up. Legacy's standard format is: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA But I want that to read: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH, USA I like having the work

Re: [LegacyUG] Customizing Location Format

2010-01-17 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:04:42 -0700, Donald E. Paden don...@padenfamily.org wrote: This is the way to do it. Did the OP say he was using the Geo Database? -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] Pictures locations

2010-01-16 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:54:34 -0500, ci...@treadles.ca wrote: I have been keeping my relevant pictures in the Legacy\Pictures directory but under separate sub-directories for each family file, eg. c:\Legacy\Pictures\ (for the main family) c:\Legacy\Pictures\Smith c:\Legacy\Pictures\Jones etc.

Re: [LegacyUG] Problem with resetting pictures locations

2010-01-16 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:53:38 -0500, ci...@treadles.ca wrote: So what you are saying then is to reset the picture location for each separate family file to D:\genprogpics and even though there are sub-directories with each separate family file pictures, Legacy should find them? If you also do the

Re: [LegacyUG] Suggested improvement

2010-01-11 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:42:31 -0500, Randy Clark ceddaco...@gmail.com wrote: The help file says that the zoomed pic can then be stretched to full-monitor size but this appears to not be the case. In V6 when I zoom a picture in Picture Gallery, if I resize or maximize the zoom window the picture

Re: [LegacyUG] All reports freeze program.

2010-01-05 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:46:48 -0800, Sherry/Support she...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: You can add some. Go to Options Customize Other, where you'll find the option under Custom User ID Numbers. The OP was referring to File IDs I think. But Sherry is correct in suggesting that you add a few

Re: [LegacyUG] Reset Autonumber

2010-01-02 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:44:52 -0500, M. Brenzel brenze...@roadrunner.com wrote: I'm hoping that Access doesn't look at the highest number and add one to it for the next new record. It does. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools

Re: [LegacyUG] All reports freeze program.

2010-01-02 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sat, 2 Jan 2010 21:03:54 -, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote: There is far too little information to help you. Legacy 7 - standard or de-lux? Which Reports - all, or specifically which? Can you create Charts? What procedure do you use, in detail, and at what stage does it

Re: [LegacyUG] Date with a slash cannot be corrected

2010-01-01 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:18:49 -0800 (PST), Marilyn Clark paddypeppe...@yahoo.com wrote: The strangest thing is happening to me. I have a birth date that appears as 30 Jan 1745/46. I want to make it 30 Jan 1746 but the program will not accept it. Check your options. You must have double-dating

Re: [LegacyUG] multiple errors

2009-12-28 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:06:46 -0500, William H. Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com wrote: Windows 7 put mine in the C:\Program Files (x86) folder. I don't know if I did it intentionally or Windows 7 did it. Should I uninstall it and put it in C:\Legacy? I wouldn't worry about it unless you start

Re: [LegacyUG] multiple errors

2009-12-27 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:39:34 -0800, Sherry/Support she...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote: You may very well run into problems with Legacy installed to the Program Files folder in Windows 7 also. We have heard reports of problems until it was correctly installed to the default c:\Legacy folder. I

Re: [LegacyUG] Newbie Introduction, Sources etc.

2009-12-23 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:17:29 -0700, Marvin Angelique Welch angeli...@porphyrins.org wrote: I love the Pedigree tab too, I just wish I could see it along with my family view at the same time :) I would not want it to be eliminated, no way! I like the idea of an index view along the side You can

Re: [LegacyUG] Finding UNSPECIFIED fields being sourced?

2009-12-21 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:00:55 -0600, Robert Carneal USA carnea...@adelphia.net wrote: I would like to make a list of individuals who have a UNSPECIFIED field being sourced. Is that possible please? SELECT tblIR.IDIR AS RIN, tblIR.Prefix, tblIR.GivenName, tblIR.Surname, tblIR.Title FROM tblSX

Re: [LegacyUG] Naming photographs, was Add an Event Census to Everyone

2009-12-19 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:07:37 -0500, ci...@treadles.ca wrote: are RIN-numbered files anchored to their entry? Nope. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools Legacy User Group guidelines:

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