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I have just discovered a problem with my TMG database (recently upgraded to 9.05, Windows 7). There are many sources (more than 10, less than 70) in the database that have associated with them many copies (between ca. 10 and 435) of the same repository. For instance, one source (MSL > edit source > Attachments) has: 18 Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery 13 Frieden's Ev. Luth. Ch. Cem. 13 Frieden's Ev. Luth. Ch. Cem. 13 Frieden's Ev. Luth. Ch. Cem. 13 Frieden's Ev. Luth. Ch. Cem. 13 Frieden's Ev. Luth. Ch. Cem. 13 Frieden's Ev. Luth. Ch. Cem. 13 Frieden's Ev. Luth. Ch. Cem. 13 Frieden's Ev. Luth. Ch. Cem. 13 Frieden's Ev. Luth. Ch. Cem. 13 Frieden's Ev. Luth. Ch. Cem. Obviously, I did not add all of these copies of the same repository. Furthermore, repository #13 is incorrect and should not be associated with this source at all. Across sources, it is not always the same repositories that are involved in this error. Should I delete all of the copies and incorrect repositories by hand or should I look for the underlying cause of the problem? What could have caused this to happen? (This is the 3rd corruption of this database that I have discovered over the years.) Thanks for any advice! Barbara

In cleaning my database in preparation for migration, I found another problem that might be related to having been afflicted by this bug. I'll describe what I did to solve the problem in case it helps someone else. I found the new problem by comparing the number of Repositories in TMG (File > Project Summary) with the number of Repositories in RootsMagic after a test direct import. RM had 1 fewer repository than did TMG and it reported a corruption on import. So, I made a list of repositories in both programs and found that one of the repositories was repeated twice, with the same ID, in TMG. The fix: I made a new Repository in TMG with the same information as the corrupted one. However, the Master Repository List would not let me merge the new one with the corrupted one. So, I made a list of Sources that link to the corrupted Repository and by hand deleted the corrupted Repository from each and added the new one to each. I then deleted the corrupted Repository. I did another test direct import into RM. This time, it didn't complain about a corruption and the number of Repositories matched that in TMG. Barbara

I am having trouble with FGS and Individual Detail report output of sentences containing memos with roles. I am running v8.07 on Windows 7. (I was also having this problem in 8.04, so I backed up my databases first, upgraded to 8.07, and then restored from backup.) Example memo in a ResearchNote tag: Joseph Lybundgutt is probably the man by that name [R:Witness] who married (1) [R:Witness3] 31 Aug 1595 at Melchnau, and (2) [R:Witness4] 27 Jun 1603 at Melchnau. There are 3 witnesses for the ResearchNote tag: Witness: Joseph Leibundgut Witness3: Esbeth Dambach Witness4: Raegula Arber The sentence structure: [:CR:]Research note:[:CR:]<[M]> The sentence preview is just as expected (although it needs a bit of cleaning up, I must admit): Research note: Joseph Lybundgutt is probably the man by that name Joseph Leibundgut who married (1) Esbeth Dambach 31 Aug 1595 at Melchnau, and (2) Raegula Arber 27 Jun 1603 at Melchnau. The Individual Narrative, Journal, and Descendant Indented Narrative reports are also as expected: Research note: Joseph Lybundgutt is probably the man by that name Joseph Leibundgut (273) who married (1) Esbeth Dambach (35) 31 Aug 1595 at Melchnau, and (2) Raegula Arber (36) 27 Jun 1603 at Melchnau. However, the FGS and Individual Detail reports are bad: Witness; Joseph LEIBUNDGUT (27); Joseph Lybundgutt is probably the man by that name [R:00002] who married (1) [R:00004] 31 Aug 1595 at Melchnau, and (2) [R:00005] 27 Jun 1603 at Melchnau. What am I missing? Thanks for any help!! Barbara

Hi Virginia, I often use the FGS and ID at the data entry or analysis stages and narratives at the presentation stage. Right now, I am proofing data entry, which includes roles in the memos. I never noticed (or maybe I simply forgot) that FGS and ID don't include sentence structures, so I will try to make do with the narratives. But I do look forward to playing with the new formatting options. Many thanks for pointing me in that direction! Barbara

Hi Virginia, Well, that is a succinct explanation . Thanks! Barbara