Charlotte, There is no point in renumbering all the RINs, they are just numbers. They are useful in identifying a specific person and they also provide the file name for Pedigree webpages. Otherwise they serve little purpose.
Normally the start person, that is the person who created the site has RIN 1 and this number is incremented by 1 as each new person is added. I can see the point in fillings gaps which are normally created by deleting a person or merging a (eg.) GEDCOM starting with much higher RINs, but I would be interested to know what you wish to achieve by a complete renumbering (if it could be done). Any such alleged system created would be rendered useless as soon as a new person is added or someone is deleted. I repeat, a RIN is simply a number. Ron Ferguson www.fergys.co.uk/ From: Charlotte Box Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 8:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] RINs You've hit the nail right on the head Kathy, thanks for that. Just seems logical that way. I thought I understood what RINs are but I'm getting confused by the fields which don't match what I want it to do. I will have a go with what everyone has suggested and see what happens! On 24 May 2011 19:35, Kathy Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: I understand about filling in the 'missing' RINs as you add new people but I'm wondering if you can renumber the entire database. Like tell it to start with me as number one and then renumber everything out from there. I don't use the RINs for much but it seems to me that some people who use them a lot might want to renumber from the beginning. Just wondering....Kathy On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Sherry/Support <[email protected]> wrote: There are missing ones. There's a gap between your smaller numbers and the larger ones. Take a look at the Name List sorted by RIN - click on the # field. Then scroll down, looking at the numbers. The higher numbers will be moved down to fill in the blank spaces. You probably should also go to Options > Customize > Data Defaults and make sure "Reuse abandoned RINs" is selected. As you add new individuals, the "missing" RINs will be filled in. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Charlotte Box <[email protected]> wrote: > The options are: > Renumber current RIN.. > Fill missing RINs.. > Fill all missing RINs.. > > None are missing but I want to reduce their size from 10 digits, is it not > possible to renumber them from 1-1500 then? > > Thanks. > > On 24 May 2011 17:17, Sherry/Support <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> In the Deluxe Edition, go to Tools > Renumber RINs and select "Fill >> all missing RINs.....". Do the same for MRINs. >> >> In the Standard Edition, you need to export to a new Family File - >> File > Export to... Legacy file. In the Legacy Export window, under >> the section "Record Numbering", select to "Fill all existing abandoned >> RINs/MRINs", >> >> >> Sincerely, >> Sherry >> Technical Support >> Legacy Family Tree -- Kathy Meyer STRESS: when your gut says "NO WAY" and your mouth says "NO PROBLEM" "To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done." --Richard G. Scott, "Finding the Way Back," Ensign, May 1990, 74 Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. ~ Albert Einstein Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
