Brother's Keeper Question

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Jack

Brother's Keeper Question

Legg inn av Jack » 12. februar 2008 kl. 14.53

I am using both BK 5.2 and BK 6.1. Actually I did most of my work in
5.2 and then got 6.1. All of my data is on one large file. Recently
I acquired a GEDCOM file from a relative that has information that I
don't have. We have 3-4 of the same people on our files but most of
the new file are people that I do not have. Is there some way I can
combine these two files without having to retype all of the data from
one of them into the other? Any help will be appreciated.

Hugh Watkins

Re: Brother's Keeper Question

Legg inn av Hugh Watkins » 12. februar 2008 kl. 15.24

Jack wrote:
I am using both BK 5.2 and BK 6.1. Actually I did most of my work in
5.2 and then got 6.1. All of my data is on one large file. Recently
I acquired a GEDCOM file from a relative that has information that I
don't have. We have 3-4 of the same people on our files but most of
the new file are people that I do not have. Is there some way I can
combine these two files without having to retype all of the data from
one of them into the other? Any help will be appreciated.

look under file or help menu for import

Hugh W

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Sherlock Holmes

Re: Brother's Keeper Question

Legg inn av Sherlock Holmes » 12. februar 2008 kl. 18.19

Jack wrote:
I am using both BK 5.2 and BK 6.1. Actually I did most of my work in
5.2 and then got 6.1. All of my data is on one large file. Recently
I acquired a GEDCOM file from a relative that has information that I
don't have. We have 3-4 of the same people on our files but most of
the new file are people that I do not have. Is there some way I can
combine these two files without having to retype all of the data from
one of them into the other? Any help will be appreciated.
Hi Jack,

If I remember correctly since I have not used Brothers Keeper for quite
sometime, you ought to be able to split off the part of the family that
you wish to add to your current data file.
When you split off the branch you want you will need to put this into a
separate folder or directory ( you need to call it something meaning
full but different from your current file on that family.
Secondly if I was in your shoes I would ensure that you import this
split off branch into a copy of your own family file and play around
with this as this is the safest method just in case things do not go as
hoped.

Failing the successful splitting off of the branch in Brothers Keeper
you what the next best option that I think you can do is Download Legacy
SE which is free, you will need to register online which is free as well.
GEDCom both of your files import these into Legacy SE as two separate
databases and in the database that you wish to split out a branch find
the person and family/ies you need to split out note the RIN's for the
heads of each family ancestor then GEDCom those ancestors and their
descendants.
When you have done this import the new family database into the copy of
your family Database that you have now in Legacy.

From there you ought to have the options of merging duplicates if there
are any.
If I remember correctly Brothers Keeper does not or did not have this
capability that is merge duplicates I mean.

Hope this helps some.
David

Charles Ellson

Re: Brother's Keeper Question

Legg inn av Charles Ellson » 12. februar 2008 kl. 19.29

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:24:51 +0100, Hugh Watkins
<hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote:

Jack wrote:
I am using both BK 5.2 and BK 6.1. Actually I did most of my work in
5.2 and then got 6.1. All of my data is on one large file. Recently
I acquired a GEDCOM file from a relative that has information that I
don't have. We have 3-4 of the same people on our files but most of
the new file are people that I do not have. Is there some way I can
combine these two files without having to retype all of the data from
one of them into the other? Any help will be appreciated.

look under file or help menu for import

Unless I've missed something in one of the menus there is no function

in BK to merge two or more records other than doing it manually by
copying the relevant bits into the wanted record and then deleting the
unwanted duplicates.

larry dodds

Re: Brother's Keeper Question

Legg inn av larry dodds » 12. februar 2008 kl. 22.24

there is a gedcom import under the file name. you can inport or export
files. there is also a merge under the file name,

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Searching: CORBETT, DODDS, HALL,
HUGHES, LAWRENCE, MANN, WEST
204-785-2531 larrydodds@shaw.ca

"Charles Ellson" <charles@ellson.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:24:51 +0100, Hugh Watkins
hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote:

Jack wrote:
I am using both BK 5.2 and BK 6.1. Actually I did most of my work in
5.2 and then got 6.1. All of my data is on one large file. Recently
I acquired a GEDCOM file from a relative that has information that I
don't have. We have 3-4 of the same people on our files but most of
the new file are people that I do not have. Is there some way I can
combine these two files without having to retype all of the data from
one of them into the other? Any help will be appreciated.

look under file or help menu for import

Unless I've missed something in one of the menus there is no function
in BK to merge two or more records other than doing it manually by
copying the relevant bits into the wanted record and then deleting the
unwanted duplicates.

Charles Ellson

Re: Brother's Keeper Question

Legg inn av Charles Ellson » 13. februar 2008 kl. 0.47

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:24:23 GMT, "larry dodds" <larrydodds@shaw.ca>
wrote:

"Charles Ellson" <charles@ellson.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:24:51 +0100, Hugh Watkins
hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote:

Jack wrote:
I am using both BK 5.2 and BK 6.1. Actually I did most of my work in
5.2 and then got 6.1. All of my data is on one large file. Recently
I acquired a GEDCOM file from a relative that has information that I
don't have. We have 3-4 of the same people on our files but most of
the new file are people that I do not have. Is there some way I can
combine these two files without having to retype all of the data from
one of them into the other? Any help will be appreciated.

look under file or help menu for import

Unless I've missed something in one of the menus there is no function
in BK to merge two or more records other than doing it manually by
copying the relevant bits into the wanted record and then deleting the
unwanted duplicates.

there is a gedcom import under the file name. you can inport or export
files. there is also a merge under the file name,

That merges the files, if you look at what the OP has written it is

merging of individual records that is required. One of the old DOS
genealogy programmes (the name escapes me but AFAIAA it never
progressed to a Windoze version) would do that semi-automatically by
bringing up similar records in a split screen allowing controlled
merging when one person featured in more than one record. Something
rings a faint bell about an earlier DOS version of PAF also doing this
but I haven't used it (DOS or Win) for a long time.

Henry Brownlee

Re: Brother's Keeper Question

Legg inn av Henry Brownlee » 13. februar 2008 kl. 6.18

"Jack" <jplasater@NOSPAMjuno.com> wrote in message
news:47b1a2fa.174820846@news.so.centurytel.net...
| I am using both BK 5.2 and BK 6.1. Actually I did most of my work in
| 5.2 and then got 6.1. All of my data is on one large file. Recently
| I acquired a GEDCOM file from a relative that has information that I
| don't have. We have 3-4 of the same people on our files but most of
| the new file are people that I do not have. Is there some way I can
| combine these two files without having to retype all of the data from
| one of them into the other? Any help will be appreciated.

Jack,

You might ask John Steed the author of BK. He is very helpful.
75745.1371@compuserve.com is the last addy I had for him

--
Henry Brownlee
Houma, Louisiana

Jim Dell

Re: Brother's Keeper Question

Legg inn av Jim Dell » 14. februar 2008 kl. 13.41

Jack wrote:
I am using both BK 5.2 and BK 6.1. Actually I did most of my work in
5.2 and then got 6.1. All of my data is on one large file. Recently
I acquired a GEDCOM file from a relative that has information that I
don't have. We have 3-4 of the same people on our files but most of
the new file are people that I do not have. Is there some way I can
combine these two files without having to retype all of the data from
one of them into the other? Any help will be appreciated.

Jack,
I use BK also. I have in the past had the same situation here's what I
have done
1) Import the GEDCOM file
2) Add the people who are the same in the GEDCOM to the proper parents
in your file.
3) Now decide which of the duplicate people you are going to keep and
copy any information (including children) from the one to be discard to
the keeper one.
4) Then I change the name of the one to be discarded to Next male or
Female and break the link to the parents. When I add a completely new
person I reuse the Next Male and Female records.

Before you do the merge you might want considering getting a copy of the
program called GenMatch from Mudcreek and compare the GEDCOM with a
GEDCOM of your file to identify all possible matches.


Jim

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