If the two sets of parents have different RINs but otherwise *truly identical* (i.e. same parents, siblings etc. ... ) then I would do a manual merge on each pair. Of course, **first do a backup** :-) Regards Mary
2009/6/21 Paula Ryburn <paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net>: > > I have got myself into a pickle. > > I was adding two generations onto my husband's paternal line, when really I > needed to be adding three. Because the name James is used so many times, I > messed up. > > Okay, I cannot tell you exactly what I did, but I discovered I had left out a > generation. So, I unlinked the (previously) oldest ancestor from the > newly-entered parents & siblings. Then I entered in the missing father, > except that he needed to be part of that list of siblings, so when I added > HIS father & mother I clickec on "link to existing" to get him inserted. > > Well, NOW I have two sets of identically named parents for those siblings. > One set are the parents of the James I forgot to enter, and the other set are > the parents of the rest of his siblings. They show up as "(1/2)" with their > mother's name and everything! > > Is there some "combine duplicates" thing I could run? Or should I just > delete and start entering again? > > Thanks!!!!! > --Paula 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
