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From: "John Cardinal" <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] Two word last names
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 22:08:15 -0500
In-Reply-To: <200434214553.372525@TERRY2>


Terry Reigel wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 21:12:06 -0500, John Cardinal wrote:
>
> > TMG Utility 5 has a "Change Name Parts" feature that can
> > be used to move "van" from the Given name to the Surname.
> > I am a little uncomfortable suggesting that course of
> > action, however, as I don't understand why GenBridge
> > would produce the results you described. I've never used
> > FTM. Perhaps a more experienced ex-FTM person will pipe
> > in.
>
> John, as I recall, TMG doesn't have separate fields for given and
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> surnames, so unless you enter them someway to indicate (I think you
> can use slashes, but no one does) GenBridge has no way to know. I
> haven't gotten FTM running yet since my recent crash to verify, but
> that's my recollection.

Terry,

I think you mean "FTM" not "TMG" in the first sentence of your reply.

If what you say about FTM is true, that would explain this problem quite nicely!

John

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