OK, I Misunderstood. Thank you for the clarification. On 10/23/2012 9:31 AM, Ron Ferguson wrote: > Since when? > > I have not compacted my family file for some time, but I have in the past, > and it has never changed my RINs, so if it does so now a bug has crept in. > BTW. I have never changed my RINs since I started to use Legacy some 10 years > ago, and have compacted my file many times. > > I have a file which I can use for testing, so I will give it a go and come > back to the list later. > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > GOONS #5307 > > > "Nut" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Don't use File Maintenance > Compact. All the missing RIN's will be >> filled and you will loose 10001, 10002, etc. and it will place them in >> order of the RIN's of DB1, 2018, 2019, etc >> >> >> On 10/22/2012 6:26 PM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES wrote: >>> When you combine 2 databases together, the program will automatically add >>> DB2 Rins directly after last number DB1. What I do instead, is set it up >>> so, if the last number in DB1 is 2017, then instead of adding DB2 to >>> default to 2018, I have the number start from 10001, so RIN2 #1 becomes >>> 10001, RIN 2 becomes 10002, etc. This makes the person, have last 2 digits >>> is similar to its companion? Not required, but it keeps me semi sane. >>> Rich in LA CA >>> >>> --- On Sun, 10/21/12, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> From: MJ SA <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] combine family trees >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Date: Sunday, October 21, 2012, 4:04 PM >>>> LOL! Richard, I have no idea what you >>>> are talking about. As for >>>> combining the trees it is an entirely separate family tree, >>>> no >>>> matching surnames. I did this separate because i did not >>>> know how we >>>> are related, now I do, I can add them >>>> >>>> On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 5:32 PM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> For the Database being added into the other one, add >>>> the second batch starting with RIN 1001, 10001, 100001, etc. >>>> then the numbers should keep the important part of the RIN >>>> 'similar'. >>>>> Rich in LACA >>>>> >>>>> --- On Fri, 10/19/12, michsgen <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> From: michsgen <[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: [LegacyUG] combine family trees >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Date: Friday, October 19, 2012, 6:35 PM >>>>>> I have to combine two family trees. >>>>>> How do I do this without creating >>>>>> another huge mess, lol!? -- //Nut
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