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Hi Folks, I am aware that TMG is no longer, but would like some help in resolving an issue after importing a GEDCOM file, I notice that when looking at different data sets that one I would like to pursue with has numerous names and sources with numbers like 1-? and 2-?, if I was to rename this Data set would this resolve the numbers problem, to just having solitary numbers, without prefixes. Thanks in advance David of Guildford, Surrey

Hi folks, I have been a TMG user for many years and up till now have been more than happy with the overall programme and its various upgrades and updates. However I recently in the last few days checked out to see if the were any 'Updates' and was advised to go from 9.01 to 9.03 and duly went thru the sequences. I am now totally flumaxed and the programme is far from working ok, I am getting loads of error messages and have no idea what is causing it or even more how to put things right. I have even reinstalled my 9.01 install disk but things are error strewn. Would someone PLEASE sort this problem out and let us users get on with doing what we normally do. Regards David

Hi Virginia. I notice that when going to the main WG website and looking for the Trial version, no mention is made that it is version 9.03, can this be assumed, and will my lock-in code work with this file. Regards David

Hi One and All. I am using TMG version 8.08 and am getting frustrated because I cannot sort my MPL as I would like it. My default country is the UK but I presently have my Counties being shown under the column of Towns/Cities and my Towns being shown under the Column of Village/Area, even though when I enter fresh data into any screen the input appears to be in the right place. When entering data using the US Standard Place styles, my entry of Town and County are in the right order. Hope you understand the above and if I can help anymore then please ask. Regards David in the UK

Hi Michael, I am sorry to come back to you but there appears to be a misunderstanding. I am operating version 8.08 with Windows 7 Pro. I have been using TMG for many years. I am presently using both the US standard Names and Place styles. My default is for the UK solely for Mapping and Abbreviations, which is found under Preferences- Current project Options. I also use the Language choice of English UK. Having checked out your US Standard Place, my 1-5 are as follows: 1- Addressee 2-Detail 3-City 4-County 5-State. I don't have a 'Town' even showing. Sorry if I seem pedantic but I just want to find out how to have the same input showing in the MPL. Regards David

Jim. I knew as soon as I had seen your response that my original question had not been explained properly. I am hoping that the following explains things better. 1) Firstly I do use the US Standard Places 2) My default country for xx purposes is the UK as asked for on the xxx tab under preferences. 3) I use the language of English UK as mentioned under the tab 'File maintenance' 4) My concern relates to the input of data using the US Standard Places and the resultant output under the Master Place list. I am happy with the input along the lines of: detail-City-County-State-Country etc. However when they appear afterwards in the MPL the input of City is listed under the column of 'Village/Area' and County appears as under 'Town/City' and State appears under County/Region. 5) I would like the following Detail showing as Detail; City to show as 'Town/City'; County to show as 'County/Region'; State to show as 'State' It seems that I need to change the Column Labels that are associated with the kinds of Places entered. Regards David

Dear One and All. Please excuse me for asking what might seem a simple need, also it may have been asked before. When I was using version 7 with Windows XP sp3 there used to be a number of various report criteria eg; list of all persons who are still alive or even a listing of those persons whom we are not sure if alive or dead. Since having moved onto Windows 7 and having had to reinstall from scratch these various Report filters seem to have disappeared. Would some kind person please guide me thru the process of getting these back from somewhere I know not where. Regards David

I have been using version 7 for sometime and up till now have been running the programme under Windows XP sp3, however I recently changed everything to a new computer running Windows 7. I would like to know if within version 7 there is a facility to backup as normal but to a CD-R. Regards from David in Guildford, Surrey, UK

Jim. Many thanks for your suggestion, and I've done just that.

I am currently trying to send a PDF file to a friend and would like to change a sentence, which is included within Marriage Banns, to change the following words: she to HER and he to HIM. secondly can someone please advise me how to amend the Death sentence to show how old they were at Death; presently showing "She died on 4 Mar 1895, [aged ?] , at address, of illness etc.

My thanks to both Terry and Michael, for their informative responses. Regards David in a freezing cold UK

I would be obliged if members could advise me when and if so for what purpose do they use this Source. I have recently been advised of a listing within a churchyard showing a number of grave burials, which include my past family and wonder if this is the right source to use. Regards from a very cold Surrey in the UK David

I would like to hear from anybody, who can explain how I can obtain a Report showing the following: Name of person Reference Birth date Birth place Source citation linked to this tag Once I can do this type of Report I can then change the Birth to Death or Marriage The only other proviso is that it only contains Births after 1837. Look forward to seeing your responses. David

Would some kind person be able to advise me if its possible to dowload these patches for version 7.00 as individual files that can then be burnt onto cd's for storage purposes. Having just had recent crashes it would be nice to have them available for future usage. Regards David

Thanks to both Jim and Mike.

I am sorry if this query has been raised before, but having just had my computer crash recently, I am having to restore most things. I seem to remember a column showing a persons age after having added a Tag such as a census. At the moment all I have showing is the M column, which is a memo, and the S column, which relates to a Source linked to that tag. Could someone please advise me how to show the Age column. Thanks in advance David

Jiim. Thanks for such a quick response. David

Perhaps someone could help me as I am getting SYNTAX ERROR 6062 CSSEEK shwoing on occassions when entering data. Regards David

I have recently noticed that when exporting to a GEDCOM file, that the resulting file includes the GEDcom tag of CHAN, which means "Change" and is shown under each Individual when a change took place. Is it possible within the Version 6 that when exporting to a GEDCOM file that everything else is included but not the CHAN tag, and if so how does one do it. Regards David

Jim and Terry Many thanks for your responses. David

Hi Folks. I would like to hear from members about how they presently use the tags for both of these subjects as normally EDUCation means schooling and University means going onto higher education. But we don't have a TAG for University etc other than trying to get round the GRADuation Tag. My problem relates to a group of persons, who went to School and then were admitted to University and subsequently finished Uni' with varying degrees and I would like to get this sorted out. Any ideas would be much appreciated. Regards from a soggy UK David

Dear One and All. I have been trying to solve this problem for sometime. I would like to create a Report under "List of People/Persons" who would have been alive and hence likely to be included in a Census return but to be able to exclude those for whom I already have a Citation linked to that specific Census date. I have already a system for finding those alive but cannot seem to link-in the criteria for those persons that have a Census citation. Is this possible. Kind Regards David

Terry. I hope I am understanding what you are trying to ask me, so I will explain as best I can, what my actions are. Firstly: I am using the version 6.07 standard US style and I use the Standard census tag, and then quote a specific date eg: 03 Apr 1881 and after having completed the details etc of the actual address where the person was living on that day, I then pick my 1881 Census Source and fill-in the relative info etc. My problem revolves around the present format of my Report which finds everyone who may have been alive on that day and lets say it says there are 150 persons from my database who satisfy the criteria, but over a period of time I may have already found lets say 100 of them. I want to be able to produce a report showing the 50 that I have yet to resolve. I hope my answer is clear and precise. David

Dear One and All I seem to recall that sometime ago there used to be a facility where one could run a utility programme that could repair TMG, should it go slightly array. Is this still available for use with version 6.07 as I am getting some unusual messages. David

Virginia Many thanks for your response. I am hoping this attachment of the file shows up for you to look-at. It all started after I accidently made the "Baptismal Record" a Primary Source Type, which I would like to reverse but don't know how to. I look forward to your response. David Error.txt