AMEN! Luckily, the program I use has an ID number for each individual you can change.. but thankfully that does *not* change the internal record number
----- Original Message ---- From: Johnny V <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 7:33:43 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Problem Changing RINs Carol, It puzzles me why Legacy even has this feature. Since Legacy is a relational database, an RIN is nothing more than a Record Identification Number instructing the database where to find a specific record and what records to relate it to. Changing an RIN is not something that should be done - period. Just my 2¢ worth John Valencic On 9/26/08, ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Carol, I do not know what you mean by "the pedigree numbering system", something I'm afraid I've never heard of. RINs are allocated in the order in which individuals are added to the database and I have mine set not to reuse epmty numbers. I have never changed a RIN and have no intention of doing so since the RINs are used as the file names for pedigree web pages which happen to be my main interest. In any event any order which might be set will soon be messed up as other names are added. I think what you mean by muddled/duplicate numbers in the Index View is because you have it set to show alternate names and alternate married names, these have the same RIN as the main name for the individual, as they are one and the same persons. Ron Ferguson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
