Try bringing in both projects as separate data sets into a new project. Then run the tool that lists duplicates on the new project. Ed Feustel On 2016-08-06 10:57, Donald E. Lake via wrote: > I have two projects totaling about 24K people. I know that there many people common to both projects. And that I have not been real conscious about updating those in both projects when entering data. > > How/what is the best way to compare these projects to identify those common to both so I can update all? > > Thanks. > > Don > The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ > Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Don, I don't have an answer, but I would ask why you have two overlapping projects. The answer might be useful in strategizing comparison. Karla Karla Huebner calypsospots AT gmail.com On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 10:57 AM, Donald E. Lake via <tmg@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I have two projects totaling about 24K people. I know that there many > people common to both projects. And that I have not been real conscious > about updating those in both projects when entering data. > > How/what is the best way to compare these projects to identify those > common to both so I can update all? > > Thanks. > > Don > The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ > Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

I have two projects totaling about 24K people. I know that there many people common to both projects. And that I have not been real conscious about updating those in both projects when entering data. How/what is the best way to compare these projects to identify those common to both so I can update all? Thanks. Don

The GB is GenBridge. It is most likely that the Legacy file is using some new Legacy feature that was not known when Gen Bridge was coded. GenBridge has has not been updated for many years. The error message suggests that GenBridge has come across a file type that it does not know how to open and hence extract information from. My suggestion is to get a GEDCOM file as an alternative. The better but more difficult way would be to have Legacy installed on your TMG machine and manually transfer data by copy and paste between the 2 applications. That way you will know the context and quality of the data is that you are acquiring. RobinL On 06-Aug-16 9:02 AM, David Ball via wrote: > I received a Legacy ZIP file that I am trying to import into TMG 8 (most recent version). It was chugging away and I just got a "gbSource() DLL Syntax error" message that is asking me to "Select the file data source that describes the driver that you wish to connect to. You can use any file data source that refers to an ODBC driver which is installed on your machine." > > I have not a clue as to what this means. Can anyone tell me whether this is an easy fix or whether I need to go back to the sender to get a GEDCOM instead? > > Thanks, > > Dave Ball > > > The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ > Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Robin Lamacraft, Adelaide, Australia

Carol, while Dropbox will cease functioning on XP, you should still have your Dropbox folder with its data, just lose the ability to sync. (If I'm wrong about that, someone please correct me, but whenever Dropbox for some reason stops working for me and has to be restarted, there has been no data loss.) Karla Huebner calypsospots AT gmail.com On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Carol Collins via <tmg@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Slightly off topic - sorry - but I'm running XP and it will close up my > Dropbox on the 29th. I am running XP on a Mac, using Parallels - will this > also close Dropbox on the Mac? > Thanks for any help.... Carol > The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ > Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

This sounds like something that has been coded in TMG assuming that the project size is small and then it gets hung up because it is not allowing for the long time for a database reply. The processes get of sync and you see the result. I don't think that there is any fixed for this. RobinL On 05-Aug-16 8:16 PM, Tom Coughlan via wrote: > Has anyone else experienced the following intermittent problem with TMG? > > I am using version 9.05 on Windows 7. > > The problem arises only occasionally when using a drop-down list in > attempting to define a filter in a List of People screen. > > If I scroll down through the list, no problems arise. But sometimes, if > the tag I want is a long way down the list, I sometimes click the first > letter of the tag name to speed up the process. In the vast majority of > cases this works but sometimes TMG just seizes up. Waiting for the > program to respond does not work and so I simply have to use Task > Manager to end TMG. > > This is more of an annoyance than anything else as the situation is > always retrievable, but it is nonetheless irritating. > > Tom > > > > The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ > Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Robin Lamacraft, Adelaide, Australia

Robin, Makes sense. I suspected that the error message meant the import was a non-starter. Actually I am happier with GEDCOM, because I do not need a majority of the tags that this file appeared to have. Thanks, Dave -----Original Message----- From: robin lamacraft [mailto:robin.lamacraft@internode.on.net] Sent: Friday, August 5, 2016 5:39 PM To: David Ball; tmg@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TMG] importing from Legacy backup ZIP file The GB is GenBridge. It is most likely that the Legacy file is using some new Legacy feature that was not known when Gen Bridge was coded. GenBridge has has not been updated for many years. The error message suggests that GenBridge has come across a file type that it does not know how to open and hence extract information from. My suggestion is to get a GEDCOM file as an alternative. The better but more difficult way would be to have Legacy installed on your TMG machine and manually transfer data by copy and paste between the 2 applications. That way you will know the context and quality of the data is that you are acquiring. RobinL On 06-Aug-16 9:02 AM, David Ball via wrote: > I received a Legacy ZIP file that I am trying to import into TMG 8 (most recent version). It was chugging away and I just got a "gbSource() DLL Syntax error" message that is asking me to "Select the file data source that describes the driver that you wish to connect to. You can use any file data source that refers to an ODBC driver which is installed on your machine." > > I have not a clue as to what this means. Can anyone tell me whether this is an easy fix or whether I need to go back to the sender to get a GEDCOM instead? > > Thanks, > > Dave Ball > > > The TMG archive is found here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ > Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Robin Lamacraft, Adelaide, Australia

I received a Legacy ZIP file that I am trying to import into TMG 8 (most recent version). It was chugging away and I just got a "gbSource() DLL Syntax error" message that is asking me to "Select the file data source that describes the driver that you wish to connect to. You can use any file data source that refers to an ODBC driver which is installed on your machine." I have not a clue as to what this means. Can anyone tell me whether this is an easy fix or whether I need to go back to the sender to get a GEDCOM instead? Thanks, Dave Ball

Thank you! That's what I thought but hated to risk it. On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 1:29 PM, John Cardinal via <tmg@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Carol, > > If you are running Dropbox under OSX on the Mac, that should not be > affected > by whatever version of Windows you run under Parallels. > > John > > The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ > Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Diana, Sorry not to answer sooner, but our house was getting fumigated and we just got back home. I don't know if this is the same problem you are having. But some time ago I had a similar problem of lost/missing files. It would happen after the 1st optomize. The missing files were not in the recycle bin as deleted so I have no idea what happened to them. I asked on the list if I could restore an older backup and copy the files to the current project. I was told definitely no. I ended up having to use my last backup. Consequently I lost a whole days work. As a precaution before I did optomize/validate/optomize I backup TMG (just in case). Also I copy the TMG project directory. (I keep all my projects in their own directory). Then when a file was lost I was able to copy the file to the current project directory. (It was easier to use the copy of the files rather than have to restore the backup every time) The problem seemed to occur only after the 1st optomize. After the validate I would then optomize again and there was no problem. This happened every time I did the optomise/validate routine until my system crashed and I had to get a new computer. I don't know if it was a problem with my computer or the operating system. The problem hasn't occurred on the new computer. But as a precaution. I still backup and copy the directory before I optomize/validate. Patt Ricketts On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 5:15 PM, Diana Powell via <tmg@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I had a worrisome occurrence a few days ago and hope someone can help. I’m > running TMG 9.05 on a Mac via Parallels. > > I opened TMG (after not using it in a couple of months), navigated to a > person page, and opened and closed several tags without incident. I then > opened a tag with a sentence structure of <[M]>. The memo field was: See > [R:NP Role 1] and his children || [R:NP Role 2], [R:NP Role 3] and [R:NP > Role 4]. > > I noticed in the Witness box that only one individual displayed a custom > role ([R:NP Role 1]). The rest all had the role of Witness. But I was sure > I had originally assigned them custom roles as well, then later excluded > them from the sentence by dividing the memo into two segments. > > When I tried to close the tag a message popped up that role [NP Role 3] was > either entered wrong or was missing (or words to that effect). I OK’d out > to close the tag anyway. > > I thought how odd, and ran Optimize. I took my eyes off the screen but it > seemed to run normally. I then attempted to run VFI. Almost immediately a > window popped up telling me it couldn’t perform the operation because the > database was already in use. I Ok’d out, closed TMG and reopened it via the > screen that provides the choice of “Sample”, "Last opened", or “Select”. > "Last Opened" was grayed out. I opened the Sample database, closed it and > attempted to open my Moffett database which still appeared in the dropdown > list of available databases. But clicking on that gave me this message: > > File c:\Users\dianapowell\Documents\The Master Genealogist > v9\Projects\MOFFETT_NPV.dbf not found > > I navigated to the Projects folder. It holds the Sample folder, and then a > whole lot of individual files that belong to the Moffett database. > > I’m not sure how to proceed. I do have a back-up from the last time I did > any significant data entry. But I’m really concerned about what is going > on. > > Thoughts or suggestions? Thank you in advance. > > Diana Powell > The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ > Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -- Patt Ricketts www.jackandpatt.com

Thanks Robin - that makes some sense. I feel - rather than know - the problem mostly arises when I've a number of other programs running at same time, so perhaps TMG is competing for scarce resource. Wonder if additional memory would resolve - I hope to move onto a new machine, with lots of memory (though still Windows 7) later in the year. In the meantime will soldier on with just the occasional swear! Tom On 05/08/2016 12:52, robin lamacraft wrote: > This sounds like something that has been coded in TMG assuming that > the project size is small and then it gets hung up because it is not > allowing for the long time for a database reply. The processes get of > sync and you see the result. I don't think that there is any fixed for > this. > > RobinL > > > On 05-Aug-16 8:16 PM, Tom Coughlan via wrote: >> Has anyone else experienced the following intermittent problem with TMG? >> >> I am using version 9.05 on Windows 7. >> >> The problem arises only occasionally when using a drop-down list in >> attempting to define a filter in a List of People screen. >> >> If I scroll down through the list, no problems arise. But sometimes, if >> the tag I want is a long way down the list, I sometimes click the first >> letter of the tag name to speed up the process. In the vast majority of >> cases this works but sometimes TMG just seizes up. Waiting for the >> program to respond does not work and so I simply have to use Task >> Manager to end TMG. >> >> This is more of an annoyance than anything else as the situation is >> always retrievable, but it is nonetheless irritating. >> >> Tom >> >> >> >> The TMG archive is found here: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ >> Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: >> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Carol, If you are running Dropbox under OSX on the Mac, that should not be affected by whatever version of Windows you run under Parallels. John

Slightly off topic - sorry - but I'm running XP and it will close up my Dropbox on the 29th. I am running XP on a Mac, using Parallels - will this also close Dropbox on the Mac? Thanks for any help.... Carol

Has anyone else experienced the following intermittent problem with TMG? I am using version 9.05 on Windows 7. The problem arises only occasionally when using a drop-down list in attempting to define a filter in a List of People screen. If I scroll down through the list, no problems arise. But sometimes, if the tag I want is a long way down the list, I sometimes click the first letter of the tag name to speed up the process. In the vast majority of cases this works but sometimes TMG just seizes up. Waiting for the program to respond does not work and so I simply have to use Task Manager to end TMG. This is more of an annoyance than anything else as the situation is always retrievable, but it is nonetheless irritating. Tom

I had a worrisome occurrence a few days ago and hope someone can help. I’m running TMG 9.05 on a Mac via Parallels. I opened TMG (after not using it in a couple of months), navigated to a person page, and opened and closed several tags without incident. I then opened a tag with a sentence structure of <[M]>. The memo field was: See [R:NP Role 1] and his children || [R:NP Role 2], [R:NP Role 3] and [R:NP Role 4]. I noticed in the Witness box that only one individual displayed a custom role ([R:NP Role 1]). The rest all had the role of Witness. But I was sure I had originally assigned them custom roles as well, then later excluded them from the sentence by dividing the memo into two segments. When I tried to close the tag a message popped up that role [NP Role 3] was either entered wrong or was missing (or words to that effect). I OK’d out to close the tag anyway. I thought how odd, and ran Optimize. I took my eyes off the screen but it seemed to run normally. I then attempted to run VFI. Almost immediately a window popped up telling me it couldn’t perform the operation because the database was already in use. I Ok’d out, closed TMG and reopened it via the screen that provides the choice of “Sample”, "Last opened", or “Select”. "Last Opened" was grayed out. I opened the Sample database, closed it and attempted to open my Moffett database which still appeared in the dropdown list of available databases. But clicking on that gave me this message: File c:\Users\dianapowell\Documents\The Master Genealogist v9\Projects\MOFFETT_NPV.dbf not found I navigated to the Projects folder. It holds the Sample folder, and then a whole lot of individual files that belong to the Moffett database. I’m not sure how to proceed. I do have a back-up from the last time I did any significant data entry. But I’m really concerned about what is going on. Thoughts or suggestions? Thank you in advance. Diana Powell

Hi Karen, Open *Control Panel* > *Programs and Features* (name depends on the OS version you are using). Select the *TMG9 *entry Select and run the *Repair *option. The error is a corruption of the installation settings for internal links within the program. RobinL On 02-Aug-16 6:05 AM, Karen Swindell Watson via wrote: > I have had a computer crash with my desktop computer and have been trying to > restore TMG 9 (U.S.) onto the new computer. I kept Windows 7. I have > installed and uninstalled multiple times, I've manually deleted any files > associated with TMG9 before installing again to avoid duplication, and a > computer friend spent a few hours doing all sorts of troubleshooting for me > last week. I/we keep running into the same issue. > > > > I install the program successfully, but if I click on "Restore" or "Select a > Project" I receive this error message: "OLE error code 0x80040154: Class not > registered. 72 GETFILEX." > > > > What do I do next? > > > > ~Karen Swindell Watson~ > > The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ > Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Robin Lamacraft, Adelaide, Australia

I have had a computer crash with my desktop computer and have been trying to restore TMG 9 (U.S.) onto the new computer. I kept Windows 7. I have installed and uninstalled multiple times, I've manually deleted any files associated with TMG9 before installing again to avoid duplication, and a computer friend spent a few hours doing all sorts of troubleshooting for me last week. I/we keep running into the same issue. I install the program successfully, but if I click on "Restore" or "Select a Project" I receive this error message: "OLE error code 0x80040154: Class not registered. 72 GETFILEX." What do I do next? ~Karen Swindell Watson~

Hi listers, The Southern California TMG users group will meet Sat August 6, 2016 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the SCGS Library. 417 Irving Drive Burbank, CA Everyone is welcome. -- Patt Ricketts www.jackandpatt.com

If you find a completely duplicated person but one of them has the * in the Picklist and the other one doesn't,and they can't be "merged" because they are the same, how would you delete the un-asterisked one? Alice Eichholz, Ph.D., CG    

On 7/28/2016 12:11 PM, Alice Eichholz via wrote: > If you find a completely duplicated person but one of them has the * in the Picklist and the other one doesn't,and they can't be "merged" because they are the same, how would you delete the un-asterisked one? Alice Eichholz, Ph.D., CG Alice, You don't have duplicate people, but duplicate names for the same person. Go to the Details View for that person and look for the additional name among the event tags in Tag Box. If you don't want it, just delete it, after transferring any citations to the primary name tag. Terry Reigel