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There seem to be several lines of thought, not surprisingly, so to be clear. My preference would be that brief information about the Project would be available before a project was open, like a tool tip is when the cursor hovers over an action button. That way when I have several Projects listed I a...

I quickly read the thread you linked to and from what I could understand, this 'Wish' is not the same.
It has been motivated by the discussion in this thread.

Project opening warning/notice (21226)

I had a quick search in the knowledge base but did not find the answer. I am getting a permissions no access error for two files that OneDrive is trying to backup, they are described as Family Historian 7.lnk and Ancestral Sources.lnk. I have also had a search of my C drive and they seem to be somet...

As stated in the above mentioned FHUG thread, I would support this idea.
If the use of the 'File Description' cuts across its use by others, perhaps another field could be used?

Thanks everyone.
I briefly read the referenced thread and the code before I went out this morning and registered the current position for the print statement to be added.
Altering and running the PlugIn this evening showed the problem was two .avi files, moving them solved the problem.

Version 1.3.4.
FH 7. 0.18
Win10
Almost at the very end of the 'run' this error comes up. Is there something I can do to correct it?

Let's hope CP think it worthwhile as well !

Great, thanks.
I agree, using the first 'x' characters as a Project name hover tip would be a neat feature.

Jim Byram wrote: ↑

30 Nov 2022 15:19

When you view the Header record in the Property Box, the field is named 'File Description'.

I don't think I know how to do this ! Is it editable in FH?

Thanks both. I share my Projects with my daughter who occasionally dips in and out with her research so I will try and find an eye catching image to warn her. A couple of minor issues. If the Project is not left with its focus on the Root, the 'warning image' might not be seen. It would be nice to b...

I have posted a few questions recently regarding tidying up a GEDCOM from relative with the intention of combining it with mine. I have now given up as there is too much to do! A huge number of partial duplications of Facts and Sources, I plan to keep it as a separate Project under its Family name b...

Thanks for nursing me through this. So the process would be something like: Find all the Notes that are duplicated for 'partners'. A Custom Query Delete one of the Note records. A Manual operation Link the remaining Note record to the other partner, OR A Manual operation Link the remaining record to...

Thanks again Mike.
The reason I 'found' these duplicated records was because they were listed under the Records>Notes tab, for example. Same text but different text record number, have I got this wrong?

A custom Family Query would be able to detect partners with identical local Note text. i.e. %FAM.HUSB.NOTE2% = %FAM.WIFE.NOTE2% Then you can use the Notes tab of their Property Boxes to manually adjust the Note text location. On examination it seems the Notes are only found against Individuals (%IN...

Yes it was Family Tree Maker.

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Thanks Mike. Without knowing how the original Note was entered, nor the product that created the GEDCOM, it is difficult to comment on what would be expected. I believe the GED was made by Family Tree Maker. Is there any software info buried in the GED itself? I will try your Custom Query and see wh...

I have been looking through a GED supplied by a relative that I want to add to my FH data and it looks like some Notes have been duplicated. For example the same note detail for a husband and wife but in separate records. I would have expected there to be one Note record but linked to two individual...

Thanks Mike I hadn't used the Delete Multimedia records so I went back and used it.
Thanks again for your guidance.

Yes, sorry, I should have said that my selection are descendants of one individual. I used the Diagram > Named List > Split Tree Helper process and now have Project file that I can now tweak before a Compare/Merge into my dB. Thanks for the suggestions. The first tweak I need to do is remove all but...

I have started again, thank goodness for Backups! I intend to split the supplied GED/Project so I have just the relatives I want to merge with my dB. I can then clean them up and merge, one of your suggested strategies Mike. I am looking for a 'smart' way doing the split, I estimate there are about ...

Thanks both.

Is it okay to remove an unwanted Project within Windows File Manager or will that upset FH?

Thanks both. I will mull over the suggestions and then perhaps experiment. I found manually entering the individuals dates and relationships was quite tedious so I was hoping for an 'assisted' method which I could use for the Facts and then Sources. One that enabled each individual's Facts/Sources t...

Thanks for the reply Mike, sorry if my post was not very clear. presumably the only things that match are the family relationships to Spouses and Children. Correct. Where missing or incorrect I have manually entered the information. you say above that there are "no Sources or Facts I have not manual...

I have had a look around FH and the Plugin store but not seen what can help me. I have been sent a GED from a relative which includes a branch of my family in much greater detail than I have recorded in mine and I want to add this part of it. For your information this relative created the GED from A...