Correction - The first sentence should read "Record Number" Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Wells" <dwells@chisp.net> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [FO] Ref. No.'s > The field known as Reference Number does change. It is an internal database > record number. Each time a record added or database is Imported, the number > increment by 1. > > If you want a stable reference number, you must add your own. Use the > Reference Number Fact. > > Dick > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "L & J Veenstra" <ljveen@sympatico.ca> > To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 3:42 PM > Subject: [FO] Ref. No.'s > > > > Can someone tell me if the computer generated Ref. No. changes? > > I use the Ref No. in Add Facts, to correspond with the computer Ref. #, > > plus I add a 3 letter code at the beginning to show what family they > > descend from: ex., John Smith-274 - my ref. SMI274, > > I was correcting some and noticed that all are different from what I had > > originally entered. Some are off by 2 or 3 numbers, while some are off > > by as much as 20, from the computer generated #'s. > > Am I going to have to change all my Ref # ? > > (I have not deleted any names that I can remember) > > Linda > > > > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > > PLEASE send personal replies and "THANK YOU" message privately. All > messages on this list are archived and archiving takes up valuable space. > > > > ============================== > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > Searchable ARCHIVES - (might wrap so you have to type in part of the name, or copy and paste) > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=FAMILY-ORIGINS-U SERS > > ============================== > 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