Family Historian User Group

Mike,

I see you released v3.3 of Export Gedcom August 1. Tested out today and output is as expected, identical to 3.2.17 and the setting there were preserved for me for LFT, FTM, RMT and TNG.

Thanks!

Ron

BTW: You say the results for LFT and RMT are identical. But I suspect that is only true because all your primary images are the 1st Pref FH image. Exactly right...after I set the preferred = '1' in FH , they are reordered properly in the Gedcom and thus appear 1st in LFT and RMT and become by the p...

Ron, if you can, please try at least one (***~LMO) mode for each product. OK, will post results here. Will use Brief Data and FULL~LMO with LFT, FTM and RMT . Not sure about TNG, need Full Data the FILE~REL to import to TNG, unless you just wish me to inspect the Gedcom with xxx~LMO? Mike, here are...

Export Gedcom 3.2.17 tested out well, with these options tested. Default photos are working as desired.

TNG, Full Data, FILE~REL
FTM, Brief Data, FILE~ABS
LFT, Brief Data, FILE~ABS
RMT, Brief Data, FILE~ABS

I have not tested any other options.

No problem, I have grand children as well. I have easy workaround for the LFT issue with FILE~ABS (remove the 2_PRIM Y)and now using v3.2.16 LIVE!

Thanks for all your work which is much appreciated!

Ron

One LFT testing addendum: An additional behavior noticed with v3.2.16 LFT FILE~ABS is that most of the notes are missing as well, likely skipped along with the other photos perhaps? Never mind what I just deleted here (hope you hadn't read it yet)...my columns were hiding the full RIN in Legacy. Las...

Ah, I was wondering why I was getting 'mimic's of the Gedcom records in FTM. ... Thank you for explaining. It seems everyday you have to refer someone to READ more documentation. I'm as guilty as anyone, you have the patience of a saint. Since I have LFT 9 , I tried FILE~ABS and had the same result ...

Didn't think I would have time, but all media seemed to import properly with the LFT PART~LMO option, but with the undesirable effect of all media being linked from the FH EXPORT folder . The 2 PRIM Y tags were recognized as well. Exporting took ~3 minutes, of course seemed a long time compared to l...

Actually, I suspect FTM BRIEF DATA inherited that, since I've never used it with FTM. And I know what the image files vs. records are; I have over 3000 image files and all will be copied to the EXPORT folder with those other modes. I have to allow space and time for that, and then find them on the i...

Will retry these options later today; some options changed when I ticked FTM BRIEF DATA to cause media to be copied. Also, LFT ~LMO, don't those copy all media as well to the EXPORT folder? I share common media folders for all media for FH,RMT,FTM and LFT, hence the FILE~ABS, except FILE~REL for TNG...

I could try LFT FILE~REL , but will have to point to the proper folder at import time. I used to use that a while back before ABS came to my knowledge. I do have Legacy 9, but prefer the older Legacy 7.5. I used the FULL DATA on the FTM, and you wish me to test the BRIEF DATA, right? UPDATE: I initi...

Mike, In Legacy 7.5, Export Gedcom v3.2.16 LFT export is causing only the default photos (1) to appear in LFT, in other words, it appears that any OBJE after the 2 _PRIM Y is being skipped, though they are in the Gedcom. I am using the FILE~ABS option, so it doesn't seem that LFT is ignoring the 2 _...

Update: TNG's author today confirmed that the ' override existing defaults ' was only doing so for photos, but not documents, headstones, etc, if they had been imported with _PRIM Y tag. A correction patch was provided and it will be corrected in the next release. However, with the FH data maintena...

The fix of reordering the preferred media was to, as mentioned, use the FH Individual record listing sorted by Pics,etc. Turns out most were in the right first spot, and only 167 images had to be moved up in preference to '1'. As to why documents (and headstone images) are in the media tab of the fo...

Yes, using v3.2.14 for TNG is my current plan, but, I want to correct the preferred media order in FH, since I have the same issue now with v3.2.15 in FTM (but better than before since there were NO default photos . I can see about an FH query to look at the magnitude of the issue, and get it correc...

No, those tags are not used, but rather, e.g, 1 OBJE @O118@ and the media paths, e.g. 1 FILE Media\documents\D19771109 Krzmarzick,HenryE obit.jpg determine on import to TNG which 'collection' the media are put into, in this example, into the documents collection. In FH,since all media items appear t...

Firstly, Yes, FTM File~ABS was being used. With TNG, having an issue Export Gedcom v3.2.15 and _PRIM Y tag s. Before, since my first photo (not census,document or headstone) was the primary photo, I was using TNG's option on import to ASSIGN default photos to first photo, and that worked OK, since I...

Mike, Using BeyondCompare text comparison software, here are the Gedcom output changes detected between Export Gedcom v3.2.14 and v3.2.15 with FTM, LFT, RMT, and TNG. The plugin options should have stayed the same between versions. Note that only LFT and TNG have the plugin NAME with version, as wel...

Mike, Just to confirm, that ~ \Family Historian Projects\FHtreename\FHtreename.fh_data\Plugin Data\Export Gedcom File.dat contains ALL the settings for the plugin. I do a full project backup, but is that the relevant file to restore if any settings amiss? Also, aside from the Media (which I backup a...

Mike, I too will test Export Gedcom v3.2.15 be on the lookout for how the _PRIM Y tag impacts my TNG default photo procedures. You do realize you're not only advancing Family Historian software through increased flexibility, but the other genealogical software as well with this powerful plugin. I've...

For each Individual record, the most preferred Media tab item without Exclude from Diagrams set, gains the _PRIM Y tag to identify the primary photo, except for (FILE~REL/ABS) Multimedia via Relative/Absolute Link Records modes. Ok, Mike, got it. Kindly forgive me for missing that nested sentence i...

OK, understood. You have referred again to the plugin's Help & Advice , and I looked it over, but, in the File~ABS/REL option, I couldn't find reference to the _PRIM Y being output or not. Sorry, but for my edification, could you point me to that passage? I decided against searching through the help...

_PRIM Y is NOT valid in FH and only added on TNG & RMT export by the Plugin.

A bit confused by your response, will have to read your numerous references. I don't see any _PRIM added in the TNG export Gedcom, using FILE~Rel media links in the plugin.

Mike, The media filenames are quite visible in TNG merely by clicking on a the media description hyperlink. I guess '_ PRIM' , or LFT's 'Preferred' and TNG's 'default photo' designation is something I've not addressed since I migrated from LFT 1 1/2 years ago. I let the sequence or preference of med...

You could try Version 3.2.14 in 15136|Export Gedcom File plug-in V3.2.11 that has a small update for the FMP Zip Media. Mike, Is there really a v3.2.14? Your link is to v3.2.11. I'm still using v3.2.10. I suspect v3.3 is not far away, but I bet it seems endless the way users keep coming up with mor...