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From: Lee Hoffman <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Master Place List
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 11:15:49 -0500
In-Reply-To: <000801c1629b$19c81340$ce2e1f3f@custom>


Cheri Casper wrote:
>I know that this has been answered on this list before, but I can't find
>the answer handily (have also checked the manual and Help).
>
>I merged two data sets and now have duplicate places in the MPL (really,
>truly duplicates; not minor variations). I have done a reindex and
>repair, and several external repairs. Closed and opened the dataset and
>still have duplicates.

If the two entries are _exactly_ the same (no leading or trailing spaces,
and both have exactly the same cases) in all fields (cells), then
File=>Maintenance=>Optimize should eliminate the duplication.

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