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Maybe the attached plugin (Change Source Template) that I use to change one template to another (or even change field in existing templates) might help? I was planning to add it to the store, but haven't found time to do it. The text file does a bit of explaining on the usage. I have also attached a...

Thanks Mike!

I can get to the Custom id using {%SOUR.~RP-ARCHIEF>REFN%}. But now I need part of the name.

I would like to, but MidText({Archief},3) didn't work.

My memory is failing me. I need to get part of the repository name in a source template. I guessed {%SOUR.~RP-ARCHIEF>%} or {%SOUR.~RP-ARCHIEF.NAME>%} would do the trick. But FH thinks differently. What am I missing?

Throwing in my 2 cents... I agree with Mark.

Ignore my question... it was obvious indeed.

Should be: {Individual} lives with {other:GIVEN=principal} of course!

I must be overlooking something obvious. Suppose I have the sentence definition: {Individual} lives with {role:GIVEN=partner} -- this works fine But the "mirror" for the witness Partner, like: {Individual} lives with {principal:GIVEN} -- doesn't work, because it seems dat the GIVEN code is not allow...

Got a reply from CP. They confirm it's a language pack related problem and that it will be fixed in the next update.

Thanks for the confirmation Mike.
I've reported it to CP.

Mike, an actual copy past: Sassenheim, Hoofdstraat 82,, in Huize St. Bernardus Results in: Hij is op 4 december 1949 geboren in Sassenheim, Hoofdstraat 82, in Huize St. Bernardus. Whereas: Sassenheim, Hoofdstraat 82,xx, in Huize St. Bernardus Results in: Hij is op 4 december 1949 geboren in Huize St...

This is a copy paste from my birth fact sentence: {individual} is <om {=Section(%FACT.NOTE2%,1, "||")} uur> {date} {=TextIf(%FACT.AGE%="Stillborn","dood")} geboren {=TextPart(%FACT.PLAC%, 4)} <in {=TextPart(%FACT.PLAC%, 1, 3, TIDY)}> . {=Section(%FACT.NOTE2%,2, "||")} Has been working perfectly up u...

I pick parts of place names with TextPart in this manner: {=TextPart(%FACT.PLAC%, 4)} <in {=TextPart(%FACT.PLAC%, 1, 3, TIDY)}> The fourth part being a name of a building, cemetery etc. This worked great, but after the latest upgrade 7.0.9 it doesn't anymore. When used with place, part2, part3, part...

Hi Mike,

Nice and certainly worth saving it as a Knowledge Base snippet!

Cheers, Joop

Hi Erik, Attached is the plugin. The project dependent part of the script is separated from the part that is handling the code for reading, checking and writing of the template, source and repository records. As Helen already answered, the built in tools of FH will be a good start to work with Lua. ...

Hi Erik, As to your first question: Yes it is possible to convert generic sources to templated. I did it for my generic sources. But... the plugin is very depended on your naming convention of the generic sources, your usage of the source note field etc. So, if you would want to explore that path, I...

Hi Erik, To make sure I understand your question: - you have custom templates that have been used for cited sources? - you would like to retain as much of the entered data (and citation links) for each of these sources and have that copied to a generic source? What, if I may ask, is the reason you w...

Hi MIke,

Does this help?

https://github.com/javalikescript/webview-c#edge

Quite! Thanks Mike.

Now let's hope CP are willing to also think along these lines!

If your comprehensive list gets implemented by CP (fingers crossed) sentence creation will certainly be more flexible and powerful, but also IMHO easier for the user and easier to maintain when changes to codes that are used in many definitions are needed. And as an extra benefit for CP: more concis...

Most desirable for the wish list... is, I guess user dependent, but from a "general" CP point of view my list would be: 1. =Individual(), =Principal(), =Spouse(), =Couple() with parameters for all the sub options such as his/her etc. Benefit is easy future extensions. 2. =Date() with parameters for ...

Ad 1) macro handling Yes, I meant the user dialog; the macro processing as such shouldn't be too difficult. Ad 2) sentence updates I read 19400 but don't agree with "see how easy it is to globally edit Fact Sets". With enough knowledge (and access to this forum) everything (at least almost) is doabl...

Yes Mike, I know and I did, but why make life complex if solutions are easy to come by... I hope/whish.

Hi Adrian, your solution is what I meant when I wrote that I used autotext to generate the labels. And, indeed it labels the field and by that provides the user with information about what needs be entered. You can even leave it if it's between [...] (it will be disregarded then). However, I use the...

The facts/witness note field is probably used in a great number of different ways. As a (long ago) TMG refugee I started with using delimiters to divide the note field into 'sub-notes'. Then I found out that in FH with GetParagrah CR/LF could be used as a delimiter. Seemed like an improvement, but i...