Re: [LegacyUG] Importing a .paf file into a new LFT file

2022-09-27 Thread Jane Linkswiler
] Importing a .paf file into a new LFT file Gene, What you are seeing is probably because PAF did not support the use of Sources. Because of that people would insert their source details into the notes preceding them with a special character (I think it was an Exclamation Point) Since notes may

Re: [LegacyUG] Importing a .paf file into a new LFT file

2022-09-26 Thread Gene Wheeler
Cathy and Brian, Thanks for your thoughts on this issue! There are no import screens unfortunately. As Brian suggests, I'll just have to bite the bullet and get to work. Fortunately, there are only about 270 individuals in the PAF files! I really appreciate your prompt responses! Gene On Mon,

Re: [LegacyUG] Importing a .paf file into a new LFT file

2022-09-26 Thread Brian Kelly
Gene, What you are seeing is probably because PAF did not support the use of Sources. Because of that people would insert their source details into the notes preceding them with a special character (I think it was an Exclamation Point) Since notes may or may not contain source info and there

Re: [LegacyUG] Importing a .paf file into a new LFT file

2022-09-26 Thread Cathy Pinner
Gene, I wonder where it was in the PAF file? The import of a PAF file is years old as it's ages since PAF demised. I understand it was/is pretty good. You could ask Support if they know. supp...@legacyfamilytree.com Also read each import screen carefully. It may have options like the Gedcom

[LegacyUG] Importing a .paf file into a new LFT file

2022-09-25 Thread Gene Wheeler
Is anyone familiar with importing an old .paf file into a new Legacy file? I know it can be done directly from *.paf into Legacy, but I am experiencing a problem that needs to be fixed. It has to do with importing census events. During the import, census events are created as such; however the