T ​hanks for your help but unfortunately I am still left with more than 2000 not merged. One problem is that the incoming file has different RIN numbers and there are little discrepancies, such as cir. in one case and abt. in the other.
I think I might just give up! On 20 March 2014 13:46, MikeFry <[email protected]> wrote: > On 20 Mar 2014 15:15, Elizabeth Hatchell wrote: > > > Yes, I see. A new empty file into which the gedcom from Ancestry goes. > Tidy > > up and delete rubbish. > > This process creates a Legacy database file that can then be merged with > your > existing database file. Call this File A. > > > Then, should I add a copy of my Legacy family file or a gedcom from it > and > > then save the resultant merge as a new family file? The biggest problem > I > > see with this scenario is that I shall have lost all pictures and linked > > files, won't I? > > Open the current file and use "Save As" to save it as a separate file - a > backup > of the original if you like. It should contain all the same references to > images > and other files. Call this File b. > > Now, take this copy of your original file (File B) and merge the cleaned-up > GEDCOM file (File A) with it. > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg (g) > > > > 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
