But you do get a screen that lets you chose what data to use in a merged marriage when they are not identical just like when the individuals are not the same. Walt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Halliday" <rhaldy@comcast.net> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 12:41 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Merging and getting multiple parents and spouses > All; > PAF only merges the marriages if they are IDENTICAL in every respect. > Richard L. Halliday > West Linn, Oregon > > > Walter Anderson wrote: > >> Melissa, >> You also have to merge the parents and spouses. When you do the >> duplicate marriages will also be merged. >> Another way would be to leave the parents and spouses out of one >> of the databases you are merging. >> >> Walt >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Clark" <manatlvr@hotmail.com> >> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 7:10 PM >> Subject: [PAF-5] Merging and getting multiple parents and spouses >> >> >>> I have added a new data base to my excisting one and merged the common >>> people. I can not for the life of me figure out how to merge and not >>> get two sets of parents and spouses. Can someone please help. Thanks >>> >>> Melissa >>> >>> >>> >>> ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== >>> RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: >>> Connecting the World One GEDCOM at a Time >>> http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >>> >> >> >> ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== >> PAF-5-USERS Mailing List >> http://www.ausbdm.org/p5uindex.php >> >> >> > > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service > http://www.familysearch.org/ >

Hi Walt I've never seen that screen. How and when does it come up?? Regards, Ken Guilette South Barrington, IL ----- Original Message ----- From: Walter Anderson To: PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 7:08 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Merging and getting multiple parents and spouses But you do get a screen that lets you chose what data to use in a merged marriage when they are not identical just like when the individuals are not the same. Walt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Halliday" <rhaldy@comcast.net> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 12:41 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Merging and getting multiple parents and spouses > All; > PAF only merges the marriages if they are IDENTICAL in every respect. > Richard L. Halliday > West Linn, Oregon > > > Walter Anderson wrote: > >> Melissa, >> You also have to merge the parents and spouses. When you do the >> duplicate marriages will also be merged. >> Another way would be to leave the parents and spouses out of one >> of the databases you are merging. >> >> Walt >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Clark" <manatlvr@hotmail.com> >> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 7:10 PM >> Subject: [PAF-5] Merging and getting multiple parents and spouses >> >> >>> I have added a new data base to my excisting one and merged the common >>> people. I can not for the life of me figure out how to merge and not >>> get two sets of parents and spouses. Can someone please help. Thanks >>> >>> Melissa >>> >>> >>> >>> ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== >>> RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: >>> Connecting the World One GEDCOM at a Time >>> http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >>> >> >> >> ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== >> PAF-5-USERS Mailing List >> http://www.ausbdm.org/p5uindex.php >> >> >> > > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service > http://www.familysearch.org/ > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List Search http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=PAF-5-USERS

Ken, I have only seen it a few times when I have two marriages with differing information. I get two screens with the information from each marriage and I can chose what to merge, like the screens for individuals. Walt ----- Original Message ----- From: Kenneth Guilette To: Walter Anderson ; PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 8:51 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Merging and getting multiple parents and spouses Hi Walt I've never seen that screen. How and when does it come up?? Regards, Ken Guilette South Barrington, IL ----- Original Message ----- From: Walter Anderson To: PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 7:08 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Merging and getting multiple parents and spouses But you do get a screen that lets you chose what data to use in a merged marriage when they are not identical just like when the individuals are not the same. Walt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Halliday" <rhaldy@comcast.net> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 12:41 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Merging and getting multiple parents and spouses > All; > PAF only merges the marriages if they are IDENTICAL in every respect. > Richard L. Halliday > West Linn, Oregon > > > Walter Anderson wrote: > >> Melissa, >> You also have to merge the parents and spouses. When you do the >> duplicate marriages will also be merged. >> Another way would be to leave the parents and spouses out of one >> of the databases you are merging. >> >> Walt >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Clark" <manatlvr@hotmail.com> >> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 7:10 PM >> Subject: [PAF-5] Merging and getting multiple parents and spouses >> >> >>> I have added a new data base to my excisting one and merged the common >>> people. I can not for the life of me figure out how to merge and not >>> get two sets of parents and spouses. Can someone please help. Thanks >>> >>> Melissa >>> >>> >>> >>> ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== >>> RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: >>> Connecting the World One GEDCOM at a Time >>> http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >>> >> >> >> ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== >> PAF-5-USERS Mailing List >> http://www.ausbdm.org/p5uindex.php >> >> >> > > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service > http://www.familysearch.org/ > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List Search http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=PAF-5-USERS