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Thank you both for your help, I sorted it all succesfully. A lot of my knowledge (not a lot to start with) came back once I got started. It is a top tip to use the Edit > Insert Data Reference menu option, I usually use the one in the Query builder which is a faff swapping back and forth.

Get the pointer linking to the birth fact source ( fhGetItemPtr(pi, '~.BIRT.SOUR ). This will return the first source only, but from your description, this is the one you want. There may be more than one source for the birth, so I guess I may have to loop through these? For example, the first sourc...

Excellent, many thanks both, that's very helpful. Certainly a prod in the right direction helps. I'm out this afternoon but will give it a go this evening and let you know if I cracked it.

I think I'd have been tempted to loop the other way round, i.e. loop through all the individuals checking all the sources for birth to see if the name begins "Birth Certificate". I did consider that and realised I might be approaching it the wrong way round, even though I am working on ch...

I would like to write what is probably a simple plugin, but my LUA skills, once basic, have now deserted me, and although I have re-skimmed some of the FH and KB LUA help, it gets too technical too quickly for me and because of other commitments I don't want to spend a large amount of time brushing ...

It might be because of the angle brackets, which FH will see as part of an expression syntax. I'm not absolutely sure of the solution; have a look at the help here: https://www.family-historian.co.uk/help ... rmats.html

Thanks for the update, Gary. It's pleasing to know that Steve agrees with the uniqueness I have assumed in the fields used. I had not thought of using line number rather than (what I call) schedule number, and I might revisit that. The complication I envisage is you would need to use a range of line...

Thanks Gary, I'd be glad to hear of any feedback. It's Steve's tools I was mainly referring to above, so if anyone knows, he does!

Hi Gary, The "Schd:" refers to the lowest level on the census, so for example on the 1940 Census, it refers to the 'Number of household in order of visitation', on the 1930 Census it refers to ''Number of family in order of visitation'. This is because this number is unique to the person o...

For the Title, I use: US Census <Year> - <State>, <County>, <Town/City>, <Address> For example: US Census 1950 - California, Contra Costa, Richmond, 4121 Huber For the citation, I use: State: <XX> / ED: <00>-<000> / Sheet: <000> / Schd: <000> For example: State: CA / ED: 69-067 / Sheet: 009 / Schd: ...

I plan to add a feature to the Export Gedcom File plugin where on the Labels Set B tab clearing the Labels for Footnote , Short Footnote or Bibliography will remove those items from the Source local Note. Will that help? Hello Mike, just to let you know I have installed v5.7 of the GEDCOM Export pl...

NickWalker wrote: ↑05 Apr 2024 15:03 Ancestral Sources isn't a plugin

Of course My error, sorry. Because I use the plugin to access it, I was making that mistake. Apologies.

I did mean to add that it's a good framework and thanks to you both for putting the time into it. I believe Ancestral Sources also does version checks that can't be switched off, but my point was general and I didn't want to start picking out people or plugins for criticism. The rules will apply to ...

I only really write plugins for my own use, but I have shared some on the forum previously. As such, my feedback is based on being a user rather than an author. My first observation is in Mandatory Requirement 4. It seems incorrect to 'strongly discourage' something that is labelled as a 'mandatory ...

I use Headstone, but Monumental Inscription works fine and, as you say, is a broader term that fits more sources. I don't use dates when using a Headstone / MI source if there is more than one person named. It gives a very odd look to the people who are further down the list of burials, seeming to i...

tatewise wrote: ↑27 Mar 2024 10:31 The following may be stating the obvious and many of you may know them:

That's a great summary Mike.

Sometimes when trying to figure out how to approach recording data in FH the 'obvious' becomes obscured and this is an excellent reminder.

Yes, I use Generic Sources and Method 1 (Splitting). I did try Templates but they didn't suit me for a number of reasons which I won't go through here. I do record a lot of source information assiduously and consistently but I don't need templates to do it. I do understand other people's need or des...

I'd imagine you are going to get as many variations in answers as there are members of the forums :D In going over the Titles of my Census images, I'm wondering if I should actually avoid using a person's name. If I omit the name, I can store a single copy for the image of each census page, but I'm ...

I'm not sure what your point is Mike. I was just describing my workflow, I'm not going to get precious about the terminology. I think I explained that what I don't enter in AS (i.e., in FH) is what I consider fact-based entry. I'm not sure what I would classify AS-entry as - perhaps just that - AS-e...

Thanks for your tips, Vyger. I recently watched your YouTube video on "Linking Media files to facts, events and individuals in Family Historian ft. Rootsmagic": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm4f824cXwI It was very informative and taught me a number of techniques that I wasn't previously...

Please explain "even more of a faff". You'll have seen my reply to Nick, above, so you'll now know this was from an experimental point of view. But the reason I considered it more of a faff is because in the case of a Census image for three people, say, then I believe I would have to go t...

No there isn't a way to link images to a fact with method 1. Thanks for letting me know, Nick. No offence intended with the 'moral' comment, it's just you mentioned originally you wouldn't develop things you didn't feel were sensible, I didn't know if that included linking to facts rather then peop...

Don't select an item in the box - if you do, the options are restricted to Delete and Cancel (below the box). Click the drop-down box below which gives you the "Source title includes" and "Source tye is" options. Then type in the text box to the right, and then click Save. Edit: ...

Sorry to drag this up again, but I have another question. From my point of view with Ancestral Sources I do like to at least feel that there is some logic to new features I'm adding. If someone asked me to add a setting to allow them to save their census entries as a baptism fact I would suggest tha...

There's a comparison chart here which tells you what you get for each package: https://www.myheritage.com/pricing. It appears the 'premium' packages are about having a family tree rather than access to records. Also note that the first year subscription is reduced from £129 to £79 by default , so th...