Ok thanks for the advice everyone. Please remember though that to a newcomer these little things can seem hugely confusing. I run a tight ship and they look disorderly yet kind of important running down the side of the index, however, now I know.
On 24 May 2011 20:41, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > *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 > 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
