In RM7, you only get a warning after you click on the first message "Delete this source type" and only if there are sources using it. If no source is using it, it is immediately deleted. So if you identified 10 that gave NO warning, you must have deleted them or you did not even try to delete them. Having merged duplicate sources, some of those may have used some of the duplicate source templates that then became unused and therefore could be deleted but they would not disappear on their own except by transferring (drag'n'drop) to a new database (unused custom source templates are left behind). Tom On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 8:13 PM, Sandra Studebaker <sastudebaker@att.net> wrote: > Maybe an abberation, but I recently experienced a seeming contradiction to > Tom's sage advice. Clicking the Delete option on each of 21 > duplicate source templates, I identified 10 that gave NO warning that a > source was attached. But fearful of doing so, I did NOT delete anything. > Rather, from an alphabetically arranged Source List report > containing pertinent Citations, I identified a number of duplicate > Sources. When they were cleaned up the aforementioned 10 duplicate Source > Templates disappeared. The remaining 11 duplicate Source Templates, WITH > mystery sources, were resolved by our hero and his SQLite script. > --Sandra > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Tom Holden via <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> > *To:* Carol Anne <clkonfetti@gmail.com> ; rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > *Sent:* Sunday, April 24, 2016 6:42 PM > *Subject:* Re: [RMagic] Duplicate Source Template Problem > > If the template is used by any source, you will get a warning when you try > to delete it so go ahead without fear. Just respond correctly when you get > the warning! > > While RootsMagic Inc has yet to develop a function to merge identical > source templates, I have provided a SQLite script that does so at > > http://sqlitetoolsforrootsmagic.wikispaces.com/Source+Templates+-+Merge+Duplicates > > Tom > > On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 6:34 PM, Carol Anne via < > rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > I just clicked delete on two of them and they deleted without giving > > me any warning that they were in use! I'm afraid to try deleting any > > more even though I have backups. I'm afraid I'll make a real mess! > > > > Carol Anne > > > > On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 6:28 PM, Carol Anne <clkonfetti@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Yes, I checked that when I was checking everything else. Everything's > > identical. > > > > > > Carol Anne > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 6:08 PM, Sandra Studebaker < > sastudebaker@att.net> > > wrote: > > >> Don't know if it's pertinent, but wonder if variations in the > "Details" > > and > > >> "Hints" fields beneath Source Templates > Edit is factored into the > > >> requirements for matching sources. Has anyone checked that out? > > >> --Sandra > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > > >> From: Carol Anne via > > >> To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > > >> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 4:47 PM > > >> Subject: Re: [RMagic] Duplicate Source Template Problem > > >> > > >> I copied and pasted the same template in each source template, > > >> including the title. There was no way anything could be different. I > > >> then ran all the database tools. I still have the duplicates. > > >> > > >> > > >> Carol Anne > > >> > > >> On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Carol Anne <clkonfetti@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >>> Someone said the source templates were duplicated because they were > > >>> not actually identical. Can anyone spot differences in the tempates > > >>> below, which I copied and pasted from four of my identical templates? > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType], <i>[SiteName]</i> ([Url]: accessed > > >>> [AccessDate])<, [Cd]>. > > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType], <i>[SiteName]</i> ([Url]: accessed > > >>> [AccessDate])<, [Cd]>. > > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType], <i>[SiteName]</i> ([Url]: accessed > > >>> [AccessDate])<, [Cd]>. > > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType], <i>[SiteName]</i> ([Url]: accessed > > >>> [AccessDate])<, [Cd]>. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> “[Title],” <i>[SiteName]</i><, [Cd]>. > > >>> “[Title],” <i>[SiteName]</i><, [Cd]>. > > >>> “[Title],” <i>[SiteName]</i><, [Cd]>. > > >>> “[Title],” <i>[SiteName]</i><, [Cd]>. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType]. <i>[SiteName]</i>. [Url]: [AccessDate]. > > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType]. <i>[SiteName]</i>. [Url]: [AccessDate]. > > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType]. <i>[SiteName]</i>. [Url]: [AccessDate]. > > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType]. <i>[SiteName]</i>. [Url]: [AccessDate]. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Would it be possible for RM to develop a merge function for identical > > >>> source templates? > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Carol Anne > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> =================================== > > >> RM list Archives: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > > >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > > >> WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > > >> http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > >> > > >> > > >> ------------------------------- > > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > >> ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without > > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > =================================== > > RM list Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I had to leave, so I did not try anything else. But for the two templates where I clicked delete, I was given no options at all. The templates disappeared immediately. I'll see what happens tomorrow when I can try it on some others. Carol Anne On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 10:48 PM, Tom Holden via <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > In RM7, you only get a warning after you click on the first message "Delete > this source type" and only if there are sources using it. If no source is > using it, it is immediately deleted. So if you identified 10 that gave NO > warning, you must have deleted them or you did not even try to delete them. > > Having merged duplicate sources, some of those may have used some of the > duplicate source templates that then became unused and therefore could be > deleted but they would not disappear on their own except by transferring > (drag'n'drop) to a new database (unused custom source templates are left > behind). > > Tom > > On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 8:13 PM, Sandra Studebaker <sastudebaker@att.net> > wrote: > >> Maybe an abberation, but I recently experienced a seeming contradiction to >> Tom's sage advice. Clicking the Delete option on each of 21 >> duplicate source templates, I identified 10 that gave NO warning that a >> source was attached. But fearful of doing so, I did NOT delete anything. >> Rather, from an alphabetically arranged Source List report >> containing pertinent Citations, I identified a number of duplicate >> Sources. When they were cleaned up the aforementioned 10 duplicate Source >> Templates disappeared. The remaining 11 duplicate Source Templates, WITH >> mystery sources, were resolved by our hero and his SQLite script. >> --Sandra >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Tom Holden via <rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> >> *To:* Carol Anne <clkonfetti@gmail.com> ; rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com >> *Sent:* Sunday, April 24, 2016 6:42 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [RMagic] Duplicate Source Template Problem >> >> If the template is used by any source, you will get a warning when you try >> to delete it so go ahead without fear. Just respond correctly when you get >> the warning! >> >> While RootsMagic Inc has yet to develop a function to merge identical >> source templates, I have provided a SQLite script that does so at >> >> http://sqlitetoolsforrootsmagic.wikispaces.com/Source+Templates+-+Merge+Duplicates >> >> Tom >> >> On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 6:34 PM, Carol Anne via < >> rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> >> > I just clicked delete on two of them and they deleted without giving >> > me any warning that they were in use! I'm afraid to try deleting any >> > more even though I have backups. I'm afraid I'll make a real mess! >> > >> > Carol Anne >> > >> > On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 6:28 PM, Carol Anne <clkonfetti@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > Yes, I checked that when I was checking everything else. Everything's >> > identical. >> > > >> > > Carol Anne >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 6:08 PM, Sandra Studebaker < >> sastudebaker@att.net> >> > wrote: >> > >> Don't know if it's pertinent, but wonder if variations in the >> "Details" >> > and >> > >> "Hints" fields beneath Source Templates > Edit is factored into the >> > >> requirements for matching sources. Has anyone checked that out? >> > >> --Sandra >> > >> >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> > >> >> > >> From: Carol Anne via >> > >> To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com >> > >> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 4:47 PM >> > >> Subject: Re: [RMagic] Duplicate Source Template Problem >> > >> >> > >> I copied and pasted the same template in each source template, >> > >> including the title. There was no way anything could be different. I >> > >> then ran all the database tools. I still have the duplicates. >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> Carol Anne >> > >> >> > >> On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Carol Anne <clkonfetti@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >>> Someone said the source templates were duplicated because they were >> > >>> not actually identical. Can anyone spot differences in the tempates >> > >>> below, which I copied and pasted from four of my identical templates? >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType], <i>[SiteName]</i> ([Url]: accessed >> > >>> [AccessDate])<, [Cd]>. >> > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType], <i>[SiteName]</i> ([Url]: accessed >> > >>> [AccessDate])<, [Cd]>. >> > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType], <i>[SiteName]</i> ([Url]: accessed >> > >>> [AccessDate])<, [Cd]>. >> > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType], <i>[SiteName]</i> ([Url]: accessed >> > >>> [AccessDate])<, [Cd]>. >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> “[Title],” <i>[SiteName]</i><, [Cd]>. >> > >>> “[Title],” <i>[SiteName]</i><, [Cd]>. >> > >>> “[Title],” <i>[SiteName]</i><, [Cd]>. >> > >>> “[Title],” <i>[SiteName]</i><, [Cd]>. >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType]. <i>[SiteName]</i>. [Url]: [AccessDate]. >> > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType]. <i>[SiteName]</i>. [Url]: [AccessDate]. >> > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType]. <i>[SiteName]</i>. [Url]: [AccessDate]. >> > >>> “[Title],” [RecordType]. <i>[SiteName]</i>. [Url]: [AccessDate]. >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> Would it be possible for RM to develop a merge function for identical >> > >>> source templates? >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> Carol Anne >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> =================================== >> > >> RM list Archives: >> > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ >> > >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS >> > >> WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: >> > >> http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> ------------------------------- >> > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > >> ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> > without >> > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > >> > >> > =================================== >> > RM list Archives: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ >> > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS >> > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: >> > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without >> > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> >> =================================== >> RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS >> WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: >> http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message