The merge shouldn't produce duplicate marriages. If it is, something is going wrong either in the merge itself or the way it is being done.
Of course David, the merge enables you to merge people who don't have EXACTLY the same information. Only the automatic bits of merge require EXACT. I don't think there are any new tools in the merge part of Legacy in Legacy 8 apart from a special merge using FamilySearch IDs. The merge isn't trouble free when it comes to sources of events apart from the vital events. I'm not sure of other problems but haven't tested merging for awhile. I have other reasons for not merging data from someone else into my family file as a general rule. Someone else rarely has the same standards for data entry and sourcing that you have. I think it's better to be slow but sure when entering data. However, we all have different reasons for doing family history. Cathy At 12:12 AM 7/04/2014, you wrote: >Kathy, > >Did you happen to stop the merge process, then >start it again? That can cause some problems. > >Also, there could be a glitch in the Legacy >software, so you need to report it to Support. I >had some sources duplicated by Legacy inserting >normally hidden formatting code into text in >notes and other places. It appeared to happen >with only one revision of Legacy 7.5. A soon as >the source notes are opened, the rogue >formatting code disappears, so it is only >visible in the preview. It was a lot of work to >open all the duplicate sources, which removed >the visible formatting code, and then use the >new option to merge duplicate sources. > >Jay Ingalls >================== >On 4/6/2014 10:10 AM, David Abernathy wrote: >>This is why most people will NOT merge data into their data files. >>à>>If one is to look at Page 234 of the book and >>then step 4 at the bottom of the page. It >>states âmerges t those that have EXACTLY the same information.â >>à>>Since there was something different in these >>marriages information a duplicated was made. >>à>>Arenât t these lovey new tools just GREAT. >>à>>à>>Thanks, >>David C Abernathy >>Email disclaimers >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >><http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com>http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com >>== All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirusà== >>à>>From: Kathy Meyer [<mailto:kmeyer2...@gmail.com>mailto:kmeyer2...@gmail.com] >>Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 7:20 PM >>To: <mailto:legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com>legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com >>Subject: [LegacyUG] duplicate marriages >>à>>I posted this before and didn't get any responses, so I'll try again :-) >>à>>Somehow during a merge (Intellimerge) I ended >>up with every single marriage related to the >>merged file duplicated. àMale #1 is married >>to Female #2 twice; the 2nd marriage is >>separate and does not link to the children of >>the 1st marriage, which I am grateful for. à>>So as I've tried to figure this out on my own, >>I have found the quickest way to remove these >>marriages is to go to the marriage list and go >>down the list one by one, visually noting the >>duplicates, highlighting the bogus marriage (it >>has a much higher RIN) and then making the 3 or >>4 clicks to unlink each marriage. àThis has >>been very time consuming but at least it's >>better than trying to browse through the file >>or having to be in family view to remove each link. >>à>>I would like to be able to see a list of these >>duplicate marriages that may still exist so I >>can see where I am on it and what needs to be >>done and ones I've overlooked. à>>Is there a way to create such a list? àI >>browsed through the search criteria for >>marriages but it didn't seem to fit. àI >>haven't done a lot of searches though and definitely nothing this specific. >>à>>Thanks to anyone who can help! àIf it can't >>be done, I hope a legacy moderator will at >>least just tell me that I simply have to >>continue going one by one through the marriage list. At least then I'd know >>:-) >>à>>Kathy Meyer >>à>> >> >>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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/>http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >><http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/>http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >>Online technical support: >><http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp>http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >>Follow Legacy on Facebook >>(<http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree>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>http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >>Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >><http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/>http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >><http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/>http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >>Online technical support: >><http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp>http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >>Follow Legacy on Facebook >>(<http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree>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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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). 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