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From: bob gillis <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] New User / Import Question / Database Question
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 09:02:56 -0500
References: <20020131132227.21947.qmail@web13401.mail.yahoo.com>


Kelly Harmon wrote:
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>
> With 3000+ name entries >
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>As for my database question, I'm beginning to believe,
> based on information here, that I need to split my
> family names into different databases, split along the
> surnames of my grandparents. Should I, or shouldn't
> I? Is this an easy process? What are the pros and
> cons?>

With 3000+ names (and do you mean names or people?) I do not agree with
Cliff Soderbeck. With that number of people and many more, you only
need one data set. You can find any person easily with the pick list
and other methods of differentiating between similar people.

You can make a separate data set for a portion of your main data set to
send to people or make a web site.

Splitting and recombining are prone to errors.

bob gillis

Lee Hoffman has 35,000 names in one data set.

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