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From: Lee Hoffman <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] [MG] How to enter source for many at a time?
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 10:23:52 -0400
In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.2.20030801155705.00bef028@mail.worldonline.dk>


Elsebeth Paikin wrote:
>Can someone please help me.
>
>I am working on a very large dataset -- at present approx. 40,000 persons.
>
>It consists of several merged datasets based on separately printed
>genealogies, vial records etc.
>
>I cited the original source (e.g. book) globally in each separate dataset
>before merging.
>
>However, it appears that I forgot to do this for one of the datasets
>containing about 3,000 persons.
>
>Is there a way to enter the source for these persons without having to do
>it manually for each?

Sorry, there is not a way to do this when the two have already been merged
(except manually). If you have not done much work in the project since the
merge, you can Restore a Backup just before the merge (you did do a backup
then didn't you? <g>), apply the Global Citation to that data set, and then
do the Merge again.

Hope this helps -

Lee Hoffman/KY
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