Elizabeth, if the numbers in the PersonID field for those first 6000 matched his TMG numbers, couldn't he just copy the PersonID field to the corresponding AlternatePersonID? It would save him a lot of typing if it was a fairly good match. James R. Carcary ----- Original Message ----- From: Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CGRS, CGL <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 6:52 AM Subject: Re: [Clooz] Import AlternatePersonID > Robert, I hate to say it but the only way you can do that without starting > over is to type in the numbers one at a time. However, if you put the TMG > number in the PersonID field, you do have the TMG number in your database, > it's just in the PersonID field. > > At 11:53 PM 5/29/01 -0500, Robert V. Montague wrote: > >When I was a newbie learning Clooz I did an import of 6000 names from TMG > >without changing PersonID to AlternatePersonID. Now I don't have TMG > >numbers in Clooz for those first 6000. The next time I imported 1000 > >additional people I did it properly by changing PersonID to > >AlternatePersonID per the Clooz manual. Question is: Can I go back and > >get those first 6,000 TMG ID numbers into the Clooz alt ID field? Thanks > > > >Robert V. Montague > >2500 Cypress Point Cir. > >Navarre FL 32566 > >850-936-0188 > > > > > >============================== > >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > >Source for Family History Online. Go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > Liz Kelley Kerstens, CGRS, CGL > Ancestor Detective, LLC > http://www.ancestordetective.com > Creator of Clooz, http://www.clooz.com > Editor of Genealogical Computing, http://www.ancestry.com > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >