I was wondering about the file ID number. I was wondering how I could make
use of that.
missy
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From: "Sherry/Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 1:56 PM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Renumbering RINS
Missy,
Just to add to Jim's comments, RINs and MRINs aren't as "random" as you
think. They're assigned in sequential order as you enter individuals and
marriages in the program.
The first import you did most likely retained the RINs and MRINs that were
in the original file, possibly filling in any blanks that were left if you
had deleted individuals or marriages in FTM. The second import obviously
couldn't duplicate those numbers so if there was a conflict, new numbers
were assigned to the individuals and marriages as the file was being
imported. The numbers for the existing file remained as they were.
That's another reason why relying on RINs and MRINs can cause problems and
for "permanent" numbers, those should be entered in the User ID field for
the individuals and marriages - although I don't know if other programs
have
that option.
Thanks for using Legacy.
Sherry
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Terry/Support
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 9:06 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Renumbering RINS
Michele,
There is no way to quickly/automatically renumber all your RINs in the
manner you want (closest relatives, lowest RINs). You will have to do
it one RIN at a time. (To renumber RINs, click on Tools on the menu bar
and select Renumber RINs.)
Jim Terry
Technical Support
Legacy Family Tree
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michele
Lewis
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 8:21 AM
To: Legacy E-Mail List
Subject: [LegacyUG] Renumbering RINS
Is there any way to totally renumber the RINS starting from scratch? I
imported two seperate files from two FTM files and they are now in
Legacy.
The problem is, the RIN numbers are sort of scattered all around. I
would
expect my closest relatives to have the lowest number RIN (direct line)
but
they don't necessarily have the RINs I think they should have....
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