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From: bob gillis <>
Subject: [TMG-L:] Re: TMG-L: importing-merging records
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 17:25:30 -0400
References: <4339139042.20000603083630@parttimeincome.com>


Randy Robinson wrote:
>
> If, for instance, a family member sends you a GEDCOM of a branch of
> your family and it contains a couple hundred people, many of which you
> already have (but don't know if the their data is exactly the same as
> yours) and many you don't have - How do YOU input the data?
>
> Do you print it out and enter it all manually checking each and
> every person?>

Yes!!! Doing it that way gives you the chance to check the information
and often more importantly the sources.

> Do you import it and straighten out duplicates and changes manually?>

AS TMG is now set up, you have to merge each of the 100+ duplicate
people one by one. TMG will give you a list of candidates. Several
people have asked for an automatic or semi-automatic merge of people
with duplicate tags and duplicate sources being merged. Bob V has
resisted this approach as he does not want the program to make the
decisions. Also I think the programming to perform this would be a lot.

Perhaps if the merge candidates are shown together one by one and you
have to say yes or no, it might work. But if you merge ID 3000 into ID
1000, the program will ask do you want to enter a marriage for 1000 and
the wife ID 3001.

Rebecca Ramirez askeda similar question and> Also, pictures received in
e-mail, family tombstones. How do I import
> them into TGM?

I would store the picures as individual files and refer to them as
exhibits.

bob gillis
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