I know that I am regularly told when using auto merge that it doesn't work if the date is a whole year without month or day. It is often the case that as you go further back in time, a year may well be the nearest you can get to a confirmed date, with information from census returns, Wills, etc.
Is there any plan to make this an option when merging please? Surely if the names, parents, spouses, children and other facts are identical, the lack of a month or day attached to a year is acceptable for auto merge to cope with? Elizabeth On 21 March 2014 14:45, Sherry/Support <[email protected]> wrote: > I would recommending doing this on a *copy* of the gedcom if you're > not really comfortable with the process. > > However, abt and circ aren't dates that the Merge will automatically > merge. You'll have to decide whether or not it's an exact match. > > Merge will do an auto merge only on exact dates. > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 4:32 AM, Wes <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 20-Mar-2014 1:51 PM, Elizabeth Hatchell wrote: > >> 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! > >> > >> > > <snip> > > A GEDCOM is simply a text file in different clothing. If you wish, you > > can open the GEDCOM in a text editor and FIND/CHANGE all the ABT, CIR, > > etc., to the desired function. With a bit of research, planning and > > carful editing, you might be able to reduce the errors to a more > > acceptable lot. > > > > Wes > > > > 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
