Geoff, Is there an answer to MRINs changing when importing another database into a Legacy database or when unlinking and relinking? Is there a way to set them and not allow them to change?
Do you have any ideas or suggestions for those who are using the paper filing format using MRINs as the index or who are considering using it? Is a list of MRINs that have been changed available? And then, that would mean moving papers from one number to another, reprinting family group sheets and the indexes. What are your thoughts? Marie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Carol Wait Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 7:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] MRINS Renumbering by Themselves Rob, I received family files from relatives and put them in a new file, then manually merged what I wanted from their's and mine . Legacy would pick up the RIN and MRIN from the relative's file. Where my numbers would be in the 400's, their's were in the 3,000, 6,000 and 20,000+ numbers. I was fairly new to Legacy,so perhaps I didn't know how to work the program properly, but it seemed like no matter what I did, what I checked off or didn't check, Legacy would pick up these numbers. Unlinking and deleting could also be a problem. I finally suceeded in sorting the numbers easily. Now if I delete or unlink I automatically check the RIN and ID numbers. I don't use the RIN or MRIN numbers for filing. I have my own system that works for me, so I don't worry what number my 32nd great grandfather has, I just want to keep the numbers in order as I had so many people to add and many different numbers were confusing, especially when they would jump from 350 to 19,345. Carol Rob Weiss wrote: > Hi Laurence and Susan, > > I'm puzzled by the comments that MRINs and RINs can change without you > initiating it. I accept that it is easy for this to occur > inadvertently through checking the wrong option by mistake. However, > I'd use backups to manage this. As I'm pretty dependent on stable > MRINs and RINs, I'd be interested in others' comments on the > circumstances under which they will change. Just exporting Legacy to > a new file does not cause the RINs and MRINs to change. > > Cheers, > Rob > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence E Stephenson" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Susan Schon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 7:43 AM > Subject: Re[2]: [LegacyUG] Renumbering MRINS > > >> 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 > > > 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 > 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 --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. 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