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Firstly, in the context of the statement from Simon that FH ' will only say that X 6 June 1841 = True[/b] when it only MAY be True , but equally MAY be False ? Similarly it says 1841 (calc) < 6 June 1841 = False when it MAY be True ? Query Columns: http://www.fhug.rjt.org.uk/images/uploads/MyColumns...

A technique I use only enters BMD Event Dates as follows and avoids the need for flags, etc. (1) Enter questionable Dates as Calculated or Approximate or Estimated . (2) Enter the Quarter Date or Month Date only when the GRO Index has been obtained. (3) Enter the Full Date (day & month & year) only ...

Just to correct one minor misunderstanding: I referred to the AS Census Method 1 Title Template to differentiate the two Census Sources . This feature is found under Tools > Options then section Census settings - method 1 . Shaun mentioned the 1901 Census Template which is something completely diffe...

P.S. Just as clarification, the crux of my original posting is outlined below. The Query Sort algorithm must have to assign a numerical value to the Year , Month , and Day component of every conceivable Date value, even where that component is missing. Otherwise, a Sort Date Query Column would not w...

Does Photoshop Elements 6 let you place all your jpeg files in one PDF file, so you have one complete document of your mother's life story?

If not, then IrfanView is a better choice.

Thank you for your comments Simon. Perhaps, what is needed is an extra optional parameter to these functions to determine whether blank or 0 (zero) is returned when no date value exists. We have focused a lot on these return values, but I would like to change the focus to the types of Date ( Simple ...

Hi, I don't have a problem with your original situation where there are two Census Sources linked to the same image. They are after all two separate Census Schedules, but the Enumerator has simply entered them on the same sheet of paper. You could differentiate such Census Sources by including the n...

There are two options to eliminate these Report details. (1) In FH under the Report Options > Main tab untick Inc. Event/Attr Notes , but this will exclude all Event & Attribute Notes. (2) In AS use Census > Census Templates and perform the following steps: Set Country/Region: UK and Year: 1911 . Se...

I suspect you are creating an Event Fact rather than an Attribute Fact . Do not be too concerned about whether it should strictly be an Event or an Attribute - just think of it as a Fact . The only real difference between an Event and an Attribute apart from its name is that an Attribute is allowed ...

It is now there in the Query Store under the title of Kinsfolk Census Queries to download and enjoy.

Thanks for that Jane - Yes, 50KB is a bit small, but PNG did not help, so here is the JPG for earlier post.
It is a little fuzzy because of the size reduction, but it gives an idea of the result of the query.

I have recently designed a complex Custom Query that identifies every Census Event for each Individual for each year 1941 to 1911 . It either shows the Date of the Census Event , or 'n/a' if not alive, or is left blank. It checks both Individual Census Events and Family Census Events which I use to ...

Hi Barry, A good starting point is to use a Standard Query as follows: On the menu bar select View > Standard Queries > All Individuals . Click on the Save Query to File icon (looks like a monitor screen with a red arrow, near top right of window). Ensure the Save as type: is CSV (Comma delimited) (...

P.S. IrfanView also has an option to convert all the input files and place them in one output PDF file with one image per page. Picture Images If your original document was mostly photos / document images / handwritten text, then PDF is probably your best option. Textual Images If your original docu...

May I recommend IrfanView http://www.irfanview.com which is a free download for everything from Windows 95 to Windows 7. It is also a portable program on USB memory sticks, CD, etc. It edits and converts just about every popular image / video / audio format, including jpg to pdf , and can work in ba...

Thank you Simon for that guidance - I had got to that solution in the end, but you have to admit it is rather cumbersome. Furthermore, the same solution has to be used for the functions Day() , Month() , Year() , and DayNumber() even though the Help in Functions (all) clearly states that the Return ...

P.S. Year Index This takes the form %INDI.CENS[year=1881]% and selects any data item with an associated date matching the year. Usually it is used to locate Census Events . See Help - Understanding Data References . It works with Simple dates (even without a day or month) and any Quarter dates, but ...

I have been experimenting with Dates and the new FH4 Power User Features in Queries . Qualifiers The old Date Qualifiers such as :YEAR and :MONTH_NUMBER and :DAY are documented under Help - Date Formats . Unfortunately many date formats with a qualifier added give a blank result. For example %...DAT...

Both AutoHotkey http://www.autohotkey.com and PhraseExpress http://www.phraseexpress.com work for me.

Thank you Jane, that workaround works fine.

You need to open a Source Record that links to the Multimedia Record . One way is to choose the Multimedia Records Window , select to highlight the Multimedia Record , and use menu bar option to View > Record Links , then select to highlight a Record and click the Go To button. Open the Record thus ...

I am trying to build a Query Window > Rows tab > General tab Expression: using functions. With the new FH4 Functions that operate on Fields and the And & Or operators these expressions can be quite long. However, the Expression: field appears to be limited to about 90 characters, which severely rest...

Regarding the Title Template proposal I have the following observations: KEYPERSON Bug If a Census Template is modified and a new first column inserted so that the Name column is no longer the first column, then {KEYPERSON} does not work. Instead [No Name] always appears in the Title even after a pe...

The column will stay in the Records Window when you reopen FH , but I suggest you preserve your Configured Columns as follows. While in the Configure Columns window, click on the Save to Query button and choose a name such as My Columns in Individual Records then click Create . Now use File > Import...

The URL 'shortcut' suggestion to workaround the & is a good idea. (Note that the tr.im service will close by the end of 2010, but there are plenty of other similar services). Today I discovered yet another problem: URL Contains a Hyphen (-) If a URL contains a hyphen (-) character and does not fit w...