On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:58:01 -0400, SgtBob <s...@cox.net> wrote: >Dennis - When I set up my paper source filing system to support my digital >files, I numbered master sources with 9000 series. i.e., 9212 might be >'Marriage License in Dead Center, Kansas'. Then I might assign 9030 as the >Master source for Joe and Susie who married in said location, but filed their >marriage license as 3211-1, 321 being their MRIN. This works for me - whether >acceptable to others , I don't know. > >Now, the problem is that I did not recognize by moving my file to another PC >via GEDCOM, I failed to recognize that MRIN 3211 might now become MRIN 4401 >because of the renumbering. So, my 'FileID' of 3211-1 now does not allow me to >find Joe and Susie by entering MRIN 3211 in the search field because 3211 is >now assigned to Sam and Martha. > >I am seeking reassurance that if I change the MRIN from 3211-1 to the MRIN of >Joe and Susie in the re-numbered system via Access, can I enter their new MRIN >of 5617-1 in lieu of 3211-1 in table tblSX field "FilingRef" (the15th field) >as proposed by Jennie and Valerie? Can I then save the .fdb file and open it >in Legacy and find that the change took place as I would like. I porpose to >do as they suggested for a test case, but would appreciate feedback > >I realize you basically asked for the time and I described how to make a >watch. It is hard to write the problem and hope that the question is lucid. >:-) I suppose experimentation is what I need to do - just needed some >guidance from folks more acquainted with the Access package than I.
Bob: Your explanation is still confusing. You speak of MRINs like 3211-1. MRINs can't have dashes. Please give a very specific example (see below) or just go ahead and experiment on a copy of your database. The others were correct in that tblSX.FilingRef is the File ID. A specific example might be something like: Joe & Susie had MRIN 3211 before. After importing into a new file via GEDCOM they were assigned MRIN 5617. All of their records are filed under 3211-nnn which I entered in field(s) __________. I would like to __________ (fill in the blanks). Maybe I'm the only one who doesn't have a clear understanding of where you are and where you want to go. -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools 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
