I am confused. Check the Marriage list totals for each. Look at the marriage list for phantom spouses. These are unknown people that may be accidently added to a specific marriage record for various reasons. If the marriage lists match, then the choice is to make hard copies of the individual lists, and cross them off one at a time. I hope this helps. Rich
--- Dee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, I compared the lists. Here are all the steps. > I started with a file > called Gagliardi line. In the name list, it says it > has 253 people. I > exported it to a Legacy File on my own computer. I > told it choose all > records, export private people, keep the original ID > #'s, formate names nad > palces, export general To Do's, exclude LDS info. I > told it Don't Assign a > Source. The new file is called Export Gagliardi. > Its Name List says it has > 255 people in it. BUT, when I compare them, they > have exactly the same > RIN's. Now there's a mystery! Why does it say > there are two more in the > new file?? It would really be good to understand > this. > > I tried it again, not excluding LDS info or private > info, etc., and got the > same results -- always two extra people supposedly > in the file. I counted > and compared twice, with the files side by side, on > a split screen, going > down one by one. I was pretty careful, though I > can't say I'm perfect. > > The reason for the export is to go on to export > another file into it and > make a combined file. But I want to be sure I have > the complete info and no > extras. Help (small whimper)?? > > Dee > > > On 3/14/07, RICHARD SCHULTHIES > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > IMHO, are the people that show up in error, people > in > > the main DB that should be not chosen but are > close > > relatives to those who are. We need to determine > if > > they mav be being picked up through errors in the > > Focus group, or the ordering of the Focus Group. I > > have done it wrong enough times. Do you have > anyone in > > your DB that married a cousin? It only takes 8th > > cousins marrying to muck up the works. For example > my > > 3rd cousin married his 7th cousin, who is my 5th > > cousin on another line. > > Please check to see if this may be happening. > > If not, how are the added people related to the > group? > > > > If these are not the case, we may need to see what > is > > happening, (or there may be a programing problem I > > haven't noticed yet. > > Rich > > > > > > --- Dee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Does this happen to anyone else? Every time I > try > > > to export my file to > > > start a new file with a different name on the > same > > > computer, it adds a > > > couple of names to the name list. Therefore, I > have > > > never been able to move > > > forward with combining my separated family > files. > > > Yes, I guess I can print > > > the name lists of the new and old files and > compare, > > > but it also seems worth > > > reporting such a glitch. If there is something > I > > > need to learn, please pass > > > it on! > > > > > > Dee > > > > > > > > > On 3/14/07, Dee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe please visit: > > > > > > > > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp< > > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > > > > Glen, to unsubscribe, you need to use the link > > > above. Dee > > > > > > > > On 3/14/07, GLENN BLUEMEL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Quit sending Legacy E-Mail > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > *From:* Sherry/Support > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com > > > > > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:20 PM > > > > > *Subject:* RE: [LegacyUG] exporting made > more > > > people?? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dee, > > > > > > > > > > What are you basing your count on? Are you > > > looking at Help > General > > > > > Information, the count at the top of the > Name > > > List or the last RIN > > > > > listed in > > > > > the Name List when sorted in RIN order? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for using Legacy. > > > > > > > > > > Sherry > > > > > Customer Support > > > > > Millennia Corporation > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > > <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/> > > > > > > > > > > We are changing the world of genealogy! > > > > > > > > > > When replying to this message, please > include > > > all previous > > > > > correspondence. > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > > > On Behalf Of Dee > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 5:15 AM > > > > > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > > > > Subject: [LegacyUG] exporting made more > people?? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I exported my file of 253 people to a new > file. > > > It now has 255 people. > > > > > Why? How do I find out who was added? > Sorry > > > for the probably basic > > > > > questions, but I am out of town without my > CD's. > > > > > > > > > > Dee > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? > > > Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 > > > > > features not found in the Standard Edition. > > > Learn more about these features > > > > > at > http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp > > > . > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines can be found > at: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp< > > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> > > > > > > > > > > To find past messages, please go to our > > > searchable archives at: > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > > > > > > > > > For online technical support, please visit > > > > > > > > > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp< > > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe please visit: > > > > > > === message truncated === Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? 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