Hello Susan, Saturday, December 4, 2004, 6:12:01 AM, you wrote:
> Hi Rob, > The Fileyourpapers method was perfect for me (I, too, am > organizationally-challenged), so I agree with you. But, it bothered me that > these numbers could change IF I received an error message and had to export > my family file. This is what Cathy said on November 30: > I, too, had such an error message recently, but managed to get out of it > without having to export my file, so I don't have personal experience with > RINs and MRINs changing. But if these numbers are not stable, you might have > to adjust them to match your paper files sometime in the future. > Otherwise, I think it's a great idea. If we could easily transfer all MRINs > to the User ID field in the Marriage Information window, the numbers would > then be more stable. > Sue > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rob Weiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 4:49 AM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Renumbering MRINS Hi Susan I use the Fileyourpapers method but to save grief if something goes wrong as I enter a person into my data base I put their MRIN in the User ID field this means if the worst hapened and the MRIN's changed I would still have the use ID's -- Best regards, Laurence mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Researching:- Butcher, Fortune, Garlick, Mee, Payne, Stephenson, Ritchie, Wittick (Wrightwick, Whitwick, Whittick) Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
