I am currently working with my original database on the left and a database which was the result of a gedcom from one of my common DNA relatives on the right. The right side has numerous new people which I need to move to the left. The compare routine doesn't find these people. I am seeking the best way to identify the candidates to acquire into my original database. If there is something I am missing please advise how. The only way I have figured out is to run the routine with the new database on the left, but that doesn't provide for a way to move the people, only provides for identifying the ones that I have to go back to with the databases back in the original position. Got to be an easier way to compare right to left. Dick Rose dtrose@cox.net
Dick, It's probably a multi-step process, start with your common ancestors and make sure the children of each ancestor is in both files after that move another generation down (younger) and do the same. If you don't notice that one had a child or was married you miss a whole group of people. Go back and compare again after you enter the missing children and watch the children tab for the asterisk noting they have children, also watch the spouse name on both sides. Jim -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dick Rose Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 10:40 AM To: [BK] Subscribers Subject: [BK] Compare Routine I am currently working with my original database on the left and a database which was the result of a gedcom from one of my common DNA relatives on the right. The right side has numerous new people which I need to move to the left. The compare routine doesn't find these people. I am seeking the best way to identify the candidates to acquire into my original database. If there is something I am missing please advise how. The only way I have figured out is to run the routine with the new database on the left, but that doesn't provide for a way to move the people, only provides for identifying the ones that I have to go back to with the databases back in the original position. Got to be an easier way to compare right to left. Dick Rose dtrose@cox.net Remember - Use the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
To Dick Rose How are the new people on the right connected to your people? For example, if the right database has the wife and children of one of your people, then put that person on both the right and left. Then it will show that the person on the right has a wifew and children and the person on the left does not. Then you can click the button to move the spouse, and then click the button to move the children. If the program is NOT finding anyone when you click "find two people that need to be checked starting wtih 1" (or continue at the bottom) then tell me if the person with the new connections on the right side has a birth date and if the first and last name are the same or not. Also click the Options button at the top to see if you have it set for exact name match or first and last or what exactly. Also what dates is it trying to match. John Steed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Rose" <dtrose@cox.net> To: "[BK] Subscribers" <BK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 10:39 AM Subject: [BK] Compare Routine >I am currently working with my original database on the left and a database > which was the result of a gedcom from one of my common DNA relatives on > the > right. The right side has numerous new people which I need to move to the > left. The compare routine doesn't find these people. > > > > I am seeking the best way to identify the candidates to acquire into my > original database. If there is something I am missing please advise how. > The > only way I have figured out is to run the routine with the new database on > the left, but that doesn't provide for a way to move the people, only > provides for identifying the ones that I have to go back to with the > databases back in the original position. Got to be an easier way to > compare > right to left. > > > > Dick Rose > > dtrose@cox.net > > > > > Remember - Use the Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message >