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From: "Cheri Casper" <>
Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Renumber Individuals and Sources?
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:03:32 -0800
In-Reply-To: <LJECKLFMNLFFEIMDFGGDEEGFEGAA.wim_prange@hetnet.nl>


Wim - I beg to differ. I have exported to a new file a couple of times and
my sources still go from 171 to 328. Since I use the source number as a
cross reference as well as the individual ID number, I certainly hope the
gaps wouldn't be closed *unless the user specifically performed a
renumbering action." That would make an abysmal mess of my paper system.

CheriC

-----Original Message-----
From: wim prange [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 9:51 AM
To:
Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Renumber Individuals and Sources?


Hi Karen,

You can't renumber in Genbox and renumbering in Access is *not* a good idea:
Genbox uses these numbers as pointers between the tables, you would create
false links or links to non-existing records.

To get rid of the gaps can be done with exporting the file to a new
Genbox-database.

Gr. Wim

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Karen Carrigan [mailto:]
> Verzonden: donderdag 25 maart 2004 18:34
> Aan:
> Onderwerp: [GENBOX] Renumber Individuals and Sources?
>
>
> Hey Genbox List,
> Has anyone tried to renumber either individuals or sources? Will opening
> Genbox in MSAccess allow you to either change numbers or resequence? Not
a
> big deal...I just made a mess trying to combine 2 datasets, and have some
> huge gaps in numbering after cleanup.
> Karen
>
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