On 10 Sep 2015 at 16:42, Cathy Pinner wrote: > Steve, > > On the import Gedcom screen check Try to keep original ID numbers > AND > uncheck Fill all existing abandoned RINs/MRINs > > Also make sure that the existing Legacy file doesn't have any RINs in > the range you are importing or the RIN can't be kept.
Yes, I do that, and the fact that it imports them correctly from the intermediate PAF file shows that those settings are correct. > My first genealogy program was one called "Family History System" That > was in DOS days. If it's a windows version of the same program, I > thought it was no longer being developed. That's the one, and no, I don't think it is being developed. > What does your version have that makes it your primary database rather > than Legacy? It has several features that Legacy lacks, including the ability to export an exact range of RINs/ Of course Legacy has several features that FHS lacks, which is why I use both of them! -- Keep well, Steve Hayes Blog: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/famhist1.htm E-mail: sha...@dunelm.org.uk --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
