In your newly acquired GEDCom file, you neet to 1st import that into a blank/empty Legacy database - create a blank database and import the GEDCom file.
Edit all the locations to make them like your standard (eg, 4 fields). As an example using the Sample Database as your master database which has a major family as BROWN, look in your newly created database for Asa Clark Brown. Tag the Ancestors and export to a New Legacy database. Now import this Asa Clark Brown ancestor file to real master database (Sample database). This will minimize your duplicates to only Asa Clark Brown and his ancestors. If you go to your oldest ancestor and work with the GEDCom file you converted to a Legacy file to start with this same peron, you should be able to minimize the number of duplicates to 4-10 people (just one family). You might have to do this for a couple of families, depending on what is in the GEDCom file you started with. Merging can lead to a lot of problems and you should minimize the number of duplicates when importing into Legacy. This just cuts down on possible errors when merging and makes it a lot easier to import the people you want to add to your database. Hope this helps. Chap ___ Leon Chapman [email protected] ----- On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 8:55 AM, R G Strong-genes <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree. Are you importing the gedcom directly into your file? You should > import it into a NEW file then do all your duplicate checking, place name > formats etc, etc. BEFORE you merge it into your main database. This will > eliminate most of your duplicates and will merge more smoothly plus you can > create the source for that GEDCOM and the info will import with the new > source. > Russ > > > From: RICHARD SCHULTHIES > Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 4:52 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Duplicate Problem > > You just have to buckle up and do the Merge/Unlink like we all do. No easy > answer. Sorry, Rich in LA CA > > From: RUNION ROBERT <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2012 2:50 PM > Subject: [LegacyUG] Duplicate Problem > > I received a GEDCOM file that I would like to add to my files (to a backup > copy just as a safeguard). In importing the GEDCOM of approximately 2000+ > names, I have discovered duplication of about half of the persons imported. > Is there a recommended way to eliminate the duplications? I tried the > duplication process and it appears that I have to address each pair > separately. This creates a problem when looking at the names and data as to > which one is the accurate one or even if it is a duplication. Suggestions? > > > > > 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
