Thanks for the replies. . I compared the two files for duplicates, and tagged both records. The untagged in each file were the ones missing from the other. Worked great!
Paul -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Jenny M Benson Sent: October-30-09 11:11 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Identify Individuals missing from one file. Paul Gray wrote >I have received a file from my cousin (a GEDCOM that I imported into an >FDB). Although many of the individuals are common, she has researched >certain branches that I have not. I am trying to find a way to get a >list ( I don't want to do any kind of auto merge) of individuals in her >file that are not in mine. I am expecting that any such comparison will >produce mostly 'valid extras' that I can choose to import or key in, >but also some "false positives" where we both have the same individual >but they cannot be matched because of spelling differences or other >differences in vital data such as birth date and location. > >I have used GenMatcher and I can identify differences in data between >two 'matching' individuals in two files, but I can't find the unmatched >individuals I describe above. A bit of lateral thinking required here. If you can only identify those who *do* match, the unmatched ones are all the rest! Look at "Compare two file for duplicates" in Legacy Help. You can tag all the records it finds which you think *are* a match and then all the one who aren't tagged are the ones you need to look at more closely and see if you want to import or add them. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.698 / Virus Database: 270.14.55/2490 - Release Date: 11/08/09 12:39:00 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
