Hi Ron,
I have managed to solve the problem, I think.
Running the File Maintenance>Check Repair twice, did nothing. I had already
run it several times before writing in.
I have uninstalled and re-installed the software - no difference.
I could not use the parents icon to link as, it was telling me they were
already linked (marked 1), although the names were not in the box.
In the end, I did what (I think) you were suggesting by linking the two
parents again, in effect creating another marriage. As soon as I did this,
2 came up against the parents icon. When I opened it the names were down
twice (one set had a star by the side, the other had nothing). I took a
guess and unlinked the one - fortunately it was the correct one, and that
solved it. I then deleted the duplicate marriage I had created, from the
marriage list, run file maintenance>repair twice, and everything now seems
fine.
Thank you for that, Ron.
I don't understand why the names disappeared in the first place, especially
as the parents icon was still showing a 1. Then as soon as I added the
parents again, both sets came up. Weird?
Thanks once more.
Best wishes
David
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Of ronald ferguson
Sent: 25 November 2008 12:22
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] My wife's parents have become unlinked
David,
Firstly, try doing a File>File Maintenance>Check/Repair (twice)
Also see below.
Ron Ferguson
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com
> Subject: [LegacyUG] My wife's parents have become unlinked
> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:13:54 +0000
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> For some reason my wife has become unlinked from her parents. When I click
> on the parents field to link back it asks me if I want to link to an
> existing person,
How are you doing this?
>I click yes, and it links back to her father.
Fair enough
>It does not automatically link to her mother, but when I try the same
proceedure>with linking to her mother, it creates another marriage, with
only my wife as>the daughter.
That sounds correct
>Elsewhere in the database my wife's parents still exist as a
> married couple with all the correct children. There are no complications
> like a remarriage, with either of her parents.
>
> I have restored a backup file and the same thing happens. I have run file
> maintenance and everything seems fine. Is there another way of linking
> existing parents that I have forgotten or didn't know in the first place?
I
> know many would not wish to persue this matter but how do I get my
> mother-in-law back (and father in law). ;-)
Bruce mentioned using the Parents Icon, which is the correct way of doing
this. You will only be given the option of linking to "Parents" *not* father
nor mother.
If you did not have have ghost marriages before, you may well have them by
now :-)
Click on the parents icon and unlink from any incorrect marriages.
Unlink from any/both parent(s)
Go to View>Marriage List and delete any incorrect marriages eg
Father+unknown, mother+unknown
Run Check/Repair (twice)
Relink the child using the parents icon.
If that doesn't work it is time for drastic action, please come back to the
list.
>
> Best wishes
>
> David
>
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> David S Brookes
> Musical Director, The Brewood Singers
> www.brewoodsingers.co.uk
> Organist & Choirmaster, Polesworth Abbey
> www.polesworthabbey.co.uk
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> Photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/musicaldirector54
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