You might be better to start again and re-import from PAF. Just exclude that field when you export to the Gedcom. That will be much easier than mucking around within Legacy trying to delete these fields. Boyd On 6/09/2013 3:13 p.m., Ron Taylor wrote: > Did the data you wish to keep also have Custom ID numbers? I assume > you mean UserID numbers. If only the imported data had those UserID > numbers, you could select for UserID not equal blank and then delete > them. Same logic for the description of individual you mentioned. > Unless you have something that uniquely identifies the data you want > to delete, it may be hard. Perhaps you added all the imported records > with a RIN number higher than the records already in your file. > Ron Taylor > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* singhals <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, September 5, 2013 7:11 PM > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Explanation, please? > > To do some arcane sorting and family-building, a couple > months ago I exported part of a large database from PAF5 to > Legacy (free v). The GED contained without my noticing it > in time to fix it before import data in the PAF fields for > description of individual and the AFN, as well as a Custom ID. > > That is now causing me grief, as the description and the AFN > are in many of the reports Legacy creates ... and I can't > find them to delete the content IN Legacy. The information > is extraneous for my purpose here. So, I took the database > over to the FHC to see if I could delete them there using > the paid v. Still couldn't see them to delete. > > So -- how do I get rid of these without having to edit the > output manually? > > Cheryl > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > <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 > <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com > <http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/>). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > <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
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