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In principle you are correct but here is the deal:

1 - If I use my original database, that wont work because some contacts name were updated due to spelling errors. If I use that then I will end up with some records not being updated properly.

2 - Let's say I export the current production database so that all the names correspond when I import it back. That should work except that when I export the current database corebos seems to disagree with special characteres in some names and adds garbage instead. I am guessing utf-8 is the reason. Also, since the last name is the only mandatory field I can use I am forced to do some editing on the names.

It's not as easy as you described and one way or another I need to edit manually some contacts so that everything imports/updates properly at the end.

Anyways, seems I am seeing the end of the tunnel here. I've done moreless what you suggested while also having to edit a certain amount of name so that they can be properly identified with the production database.

EDIT: Can I actually use the ID colum as identifier and leave the whole last name colum blank?
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Rant - polanskiman - 06-05-2014, 04:18 AM
Re: Rant - joebordes - 06-05-2014, 06:24 AM
Re: Rant - polanskiman - 06-05-2014, 06:47 AM
Re: Rant - joebordes - 06-05-2014, 09:26 AM
Re: Rant - polanskiman - 06-05-2014, 09:54 AM
Re: Rant - polanskiman - 06-05-2014, 10:13 AM
Re: Rant - polanskiman - 06-05-2014, 11:23 AM
Re: Rant - joebordes - 06-05-2014, 11:23 AM
Re: Rant - polanskiman - 06-05-2014, 11:24 AM
Re: Rant - joebordes - 06-05-2014, 11:26 AM
Re: Rant - joebordes - 06-05-2014, 11:27 AM
Re: Rant - polanskiman - 06-05-2014, 11:29 AM
Re: Rant - joebordes - 06-05-2014, 11:36 AM
Re: Rant - polanskiman - 06-05-2014, 11:42 AM
Re: Rant - joebordes - 06-05-2014, 11:48 AM
Re: Rant - polanskiman - 06-05-2014, 11:51 AM
Re: Rant - joebordes - 06-05-2014, 04:57 PM
Re: Rant - polanskiman - 06-06-2014, 03:03 AM
Re: Rant - joebordes - 06-06-2014, 06:17 AM
Re: Rant - polanskiman - 06-06-2014, 07:58 AM
Re: Rant - joebordes - 06-06-2014, 09:07 AM
Re: Rant - polanskiman - 06-06-2014, 09:36 AM
Re: Rant - joebordes - 06-06-2014, 10:15 AM
Re: Rant - polanskiman - 06-11-2014, 09:05 AM

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