There should be no problem with merging 2 RINs, one that includes the spouse and the other that includes parents. My experience is that merging them results in the merged info including both links. Dick Cazier ----- Original Message ----- From: <wadavis@vt.edu> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:35 PM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Duplicate Individuals > 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 > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > PAF-5-USERS Mailing List Archives > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAF-5-USERS/ > >