Multiple.PAF files problem
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Multiple.PAF files problem
| spammerbait (View posts) | Posted: 18 Mar 2009 8:02PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Almost literally tearing my hair out here, or would be if I had any left.
First problem:
Unintentionally I have managed to create 2 .paf files containing different versions on my family tree. As far as I can tell they are identical up to individual RIN 1241 but each have different individuals after that point.
How can I make a single file with all the information and be 100% confident nothing has been lost ? I do not think I can face adding data again by hand. :-(
I tried the Match/Merge and the Merge Duplicate Sources options on the menu, but neither seemed to do anything sensible. In fact neither asked me for file names to work on to start with !
Second problem:
I though I might be able to tackle this by exporting GEDCOM files for both and looking to see if there was text I could copy across with the intention of importing it to a new paf file in the hope it would solve the issue. (Probably wishful thinking.) But it is continually asking for a name and address before it will export, which as far as I can tell it clearly already has ?!?!
Any advice gratefully received.
First problem:
Unintentionally I have managed to create 2 .paf files containing different versions on my family tree. As far as I can tell they are identical up to individual RIN 1241 but each have different individuals after that point.
How can I make a single file with all the information and be 100% confident nothing has been lost ? I do not think I can face adding data again by hand. :-(
I tried the Match/Merge and the Merge Duplicate Sources options on the menu, but neither seemed to do anything sensible. In fact neither asked me for file names to work on to start with !
Second problem:
I though I might be able to tackle this by exporting GEDCOM files for both and looking to see if there was text I could copy across with the intention of importing it to a new paf file in the hope it would solve the issue. (Probably wishful thinking.) But it is continually asking for a name and address before it will export, which as far as I can tell it clearly already has ?!?!
Any advice gratefully received.