In the Indivual list I have discovered many duplicates with two different RIN numbers. 1. Identical information, but with two RIN numbers. 2.Identical information except one RIN with S -Spouse, and a different RIN with P-Parent. 1. Should I eliminate the 2nd identical information with the higher RIN number? 2. Should I eliminate anything in this instance? I don't know how this happened, unless the info was added at different times and a RIN number was given each time. Also, there was at least one instance when I went back to check on something, and whole sections were missing. I might have forgotten to save one individual, but not a whole section. What should I do to keep this from happening? Thanks for any help you can give me. (also need help in removing the underline :) Marilyn

Generally you should just merge them. You have to different records with the same info and that is all the RINs mean. You might want to check folks related to the RINs first and also do a backup in case something goes wrong (use the Backup on the FILE menu). If you have read this list for very long, you would have seen previous discussions about RINs. They are a convenience, but are really just used by the program go control the number it needs for records. You have no control over the RINs and they should not be used in an archive sense, just for the convience the the manner you are using them to know different records with the same info. As long as it looks like combining them would not be a problem due to links to others, then I would just merge them. Bill > In the Indivual list I have discovered many duplicates with two different RIN > numbers. > 1. Identical information, but with two RIN numbers. > 2.Identical information except one RIN with S -Spouse, and a different RIN > with P-Parent. > > 1. Should I eliminate the 2nd identical information with the higher RIN > number? > 2. Should I eliminate anything in this instance? > > I don't know how this happened, unless the info was added at different times > and a RIN number was given each time. Also, there was at least one instance > when I went back to check on something, and whole sections were missing. I > might have forgotten to save one individual, but not a whole section. What should > I do to keep this from happening? > > Thanks for any help you can give me. (also need help in removing the > underline :) > > Marilyn > > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > AVG Anti-Virus Users > Disable the 'Certify outgoing messages' option via the E-mail Scanner tab. > -- Dr. William A. Davis, Director of VT Antenna Lab The Bradley Dept of Elec & Comp Engr, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0111 [(540)231-6307, 231-3362FAX] http://antenna.ece.vt.edu