Family Historian User Group

The configuration of my laptop seems to have gone all over the place. I now no longer know where Files and Folders should be and have lost track of where Registry files should be. My external file links no longer tie in to their photos and there seems to be some strange Census links listed but nothi...

Mike

Once again I am indebted. I thought I had scrupulously checked for those pesky commas but that one I missed. Sorry for taking up your time.
Robert

Mike I did the above and posted a reply which does not now seem to be linked with the other messages or been hijacked by the posting on Electoral roles. Anyway I changed the expression to =ContainsText(%CUR_FAMS>MARR.SOUR>ABBR%"Marriage - England",STD) as you suggested and I get an error message say...

Mike 1. I had upgraded to FHv6 before I made any of these alterations. In fact I bought the CD and upgrades but did not have time to work on my file on Censuses until 14th February. All entries before that had been non Census entries but B M D's and none had affected the "M" icon. Since 14th Feb I h...

Mike Thank you for your assistance to date. The expressions in the Boxes Diagrams and Individual Records Window were the ones that we worked on some time ago and worked perfectly until I added some 1911 England Census about 2 days ago. Before that all was fine. Lets hope the solution is simple. Robert

Mike Updated to v6 as requested. Yes it is all the "M's" that are now not showing. All the other B, D. Census Icons all still show, both old and new. The expression for marriages in the Diagram, Boxe is "=ContainsText(%FAM.MARR.SOUR>ABBR%."Marriage - England",STD). I have a source for each country o...

I have recently been using AS to fill in some census gaps in my tree. What I did some time ago with huge help from Mike Tate was create expressions in Diagrams; Boxes so that when I created a Birth, Marriage or Death source for an event (and Censuses etc.) the appropriate Icon automatically appeared...

I m quite sure that I read in a recent posting that it is possible to open 2 projects at the same time. When I have 1 Project open and try to open another the 1st one shuts down just leaving the 2nd one open. Am I imagining what I think I read or if there is a setting that allows this where is it pl...

I have 760 Source Citations from B, M, D with each separate entry per Country (6 Countries) so that is 18 different sources and expressions & Census from 1841 to 1911 (UK & Scottish). I do use AS for Census entries but not for BMD as I had so many entries before AS did Births and I wanted to keep un...

Current Project has over 53,000 records with automatic expressions for B, M, an d and Census records all linked to appropriate Icons. I have created a new Project (it appears in the Project list) have added an individual and started to fill in in the appropriate Death details but there are no Source...

I have a very large project on V5 and have over time got all my settings; icons; expressions and everything else as I like it. I now wish to start a new project which coincidentally will include a lot of of the places in Project 1 but as yet I do not have a primary individual to connect the 2 Projec...

Mike

Sorted. Thanks for your help. unfortunately not all of us are as technically competent or computer savvy as others so it may take us longer to appreciate the process.
Robert

Mike Have done exactly as you say. Installed the free v5 download from the website and all went well until it asked for my name and key. V5 is easier to read as it has a diagonal line through circles to differentiate from zero's and "O's" I have tried the key with and without the separating hyphen b...

Mike Yes it is a V5 Upgrade I will try the loading onto a usb stick/ external hard drive and inputting from there. But if the new laptop is not accepting my name and key surely V4 has not properly loaded? Will I not have a similar problem if I try to upgrade V5 over the top of V4 I believe it is a l...

Thanks Mike. I do have the v4 CD and Key and v5 CD and key but the laptop I have just been given has no disc drive. It has installed v4 on the new laptop from the net but will not recognise my name or the Key. I have read the link reference and it reads to me as if I have to install a CD. Am I missi...

I have been fortunate to have received a new laptop as a gift On my existing machine I have v5 and the updates and all CD's prior plus the keys. I have just downloaded v4 from the web and all was fine until it asked for "Licence Name and Registration Key" exactly as given to you. I have checked my e...

I'm not quite sure if I explained myself correctly. If I download a gedcom file and use 'Set the Automatic Source Citation' then in the Main Details of the Property Box under 'Name' there is often a 'Sources For' citation under the right hand Yellow box with Entry Date; Assessment; and/or Note. It i...

IF and when I download a gedcom file I normally set the 'Automatic Source Citation'. This works fine but sets itself on every 'field' level whereas I would prefer it to show only on the 'Name' field and not say 'Birth' & 'Death' etc. and any other fields. I only need the 1 source whereas the way it ...

many thanks for your prompt reply.

Just found Transportation which is probably more correct but I still would like 2 places (from & to) if possible.
Robert

I have created a Custom Event for this but how can I get it to emulate the fields similar to emigration where 'Place from' and 'Place to' are displayed under the 'Facts' tab of the Property Box?
I have copied the 'code' from emigration but I am only seeing Place from.
Robert

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Mike
Once again I'm indebted. Of course you guided me through that for the Flags in the IRW window and I just didn't connect it for the Expressions. Addled brain.
Robert

I recently posted under the V2 Forum and received great assistance from Mike Tate on Expressions in Diagrams and Flags in the Individual records Window (IRW). From that I removed all BMD and Census Flags as directed as these were now being added by the Expressions created. What I find now is that so...

Mike

Thanks a lot. Works fine.

As I've taken up so much of your time recently I'll go away and tidy up my records and do a lot of experimenting with Expressions and Queries.

I am extremely grateful for your time and help.

Robert

Mike Thank you. However when I try to enter the following 2 expressions either by copy & paste or re-enter from scratch I get the error message 'The expression entered is not recognised as a valid tag 'address' %INDI.FAMS[1]>BIRT[1].SOUR[1].NOTE2[1]% 1st Spouse Born: Sources pane Note. %INDI.FAMS[1]...