Family Historian User Group

Version 4 is available now for downloading from http://www.family-historian.co.uk/downloads/index.htm

Ross

I would be happy to assist

Ross Mullenger

Although it's not a perfect solution, take a look at the 'LifeDates()' function. The Help File states that 'LifeDates returns birth and death dates in a convenient format.  If birth and/or death dates are not available, it will return baptism, christening and/or burial dates instead, if these are kn...

Solved!

My problem was due to a missing '>' character in the RecordID function:

This worked: =RecordId(%FAM.HUSB>%)
This didn't: =RecordId(%FAM.HUSB%)

Is there a document explaining the use of the 'special' characters - eg '%', ':' and '>'

Ross

Is it possible to create a Family Query with columns for the FamilyID [=RecordId(%FAM%)], Husband's Name and ID, and Wife's name and ID? I have no problem with the FamilyID, but I have thus far failed to find a way of querying the IDs of Husband and Wife. Is it not possible to combine within a singl...

If I am not too late, may I also be added to your group of v3 beta testers. I have found v2 to be really helpful, and I satisfy your tester requirements

Thanks

Ross