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From: Astrid Kranzbuhler <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Projects and Data Sets
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 01:58:56 +1100
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David Reed wrote:

> I am new to using TMG and I'm not sure I understand this concept
> of data sets and projects and their relationship. I had a look at the
> archives and from what I read, it appears that the data can be split
> into subsets, but it is still treated as if it were a single large
> data set. Is this correct?
>
> I split my data into subsets many years ago when the program I was
> using (Roots 3) limited the size of the data set to how much memory
> was available. The downside of this was that my grandparents were in
> two of the data sets and I and my parents were in all three. It would
> appear to me that I can now put them in a single project while
> retaining them as three separate data sets and, by fixing the links,
> could eliminate the duplicate individuals and still retain the correct
> links.
>
> David Reed ()
> Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hi David,
welcome to TMG and the list!

I'm afraid not quite. The data sets are still separate, hence not links
between them.
Terry Riegel has a very good website about this (and other TMG issues),
go to:
http://www.reigelridge.com/tmg/

If that doesn't help, please get back to us,
Astrid

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