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    1. Re: [BK] Duplicate people
    2. Otto Jørgensen
    3. On Wed, 4 Jan 2012 11:48:24 +0000, John Bibby <johnbibbyjohnbibby@gmail.com> wrote: >I have several duplicate people on my database i.e. two records AS1 and AS2 >for the same person AS. > >AS1 and AS2 both have lots of information and links. I want to get a new >record which merges all this information. > >What is the best way of dealing with this? > >The guidance given on p.67 of the manual is not very helpful here. (If I >had to delete one, it's not even clear to me which of A1 and A2 is best to >delete.) > >Is there any way of printing out all the info and links for AS1 and AS2 so >that I can compare them? Best way depends on your database. You can locatate those who are double, Flagg one line and work from there You can use the new facilities to compare two databases and the see what to delete. Anyway it is a job that can take time -- Otto Jørgensen http://www.bkwin.info/ All email is checked by NORTON

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