Re: [Gramps-users] renumber ids

[George P. <ge...@ri...>]

On Sat, 2007-05-19 at 09:13 +0200, bm...@ca... wrote:

> >
> > After I merge the GEDCOMs, family groups are incorrect, with members
> > randomly mixed from both GEDCOMs and some people are  missing
> > altogether.
> 
> This looks like a bug. Best file it on bugs.gramps-project.org.
> ID is however just an indicator, it is not used inside GRAMPS. So if 
> you open a
> new GRDB, import the first GEDCOM, then the second GEDCOM, you should have
> poeple, ... with the same GRAMPS ID, but that doesn't bother gramps, as 
> it uses
> another interenally generated number

Aha - it turns out that it is after exporting the GEDCOM to another
program that the problem shows up.   The GRAMPS file is OK.

> 
> > I think duplicate person and/or family IDs are to blame.
> >
> > Is there a way to renumber these IDs?
> 
> Menu Tools -> Database Processing -> Reorder

This reorders the GRAMPS IDs, it's the exported GEDCOM IDs that are
biting me.

> 
> If you have different databases with unrelated people, it's not a bad idea to
> keep different numbering of ID. You can set that in the preferences, eg for
> database 1: PA0001 and PB0001, ...
> 

This again seems to be GRAMPS IDs.   Any way to renumber GEDCOM IDs?

> Benny

Thanks, you've got me understanding my problem.

-George


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George Pauly
Ring Development
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