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Doesn’t matter. fhSQL doesn’t seem to read the contents on connecting, only that it understands the filename. The file doesn’t even have to exist! A non-database file will generate an un-trapped error on the next step and stop plugin execution, so its error handling probably needs sharpening up as w...

Exactly that. It’s the same installation file, and “Trial” just means a short duration key.

It’s been commented on here before that the CP instructions could be clearer.

Whichever flavour is produced by this script - both 8 and 16 upset fhSQL require('fhSQL') fhfu = require('fhFileUtils') FileName = 'C:\\Users\\Mark Draper\\Desktop\\Владимир.rmtree' OK = fhfu.createTextFile(FileName, true, true, os.date(), 16) S = fhfu.readTextFile(FileName, true, 16) fhMessageBox(S...

I've been playing with fhSQL a little more.... If it is presented with a filename that is valid in "ANSI" and UTF but not ASCII (e.g. an accented European character), it must be presented in UTF format. If it is a pure UTF filename (e.g. Cyrillic), fhSQL won't accept it at all, irrespectiv...

Think I need a translation here ;). I get it with ANSI - it’s an obsolescent Western-centric system that’s probably had its day. However, from my very imperfect elementary understanding, UTF-8 and UTF-16 are essentially alternate coding systems that both support all the million plus characters of Un...

How practical is that? AFAIK, FH does not provide tools for interconverting between "ANSI", which many authors will still need for general Lua compatibility (io, string, os, lfs etc), and UTF16. IUP refers specifically to UTF8 mode, not UTF16/Unicode. I doubt many plugin authors would have...

“Bottom line” on this is that it is unfixable, primarily due to Microsoft gradually deprecating and withdrawing support for what is colloquially (but inaccurately) known as ANSI encoding. Any filename containing characters other than the basic numbers, punctuation marks and plain Latin letters of AS...

Yes - improving the KB documentation of Unicode handling is the WIP page alluded to in the new Plugins Introduction. The CP response to my ticket was simply "Thank you for your feedback", with not even a "which will be passed to the developers for review", so it doesn't sound lik...

The fhSQL library introduced with FH 7.0.8 appears to require a filename in UTF format. If the debugger is set to ANSI format, or the filename string formatted as ANSI to be compatible with basic Lua file i/o, a call to the library with a filename containing extended characters will crash the plugin...

A simple plugin is attached that reads a RootsMagic database, extracts FamilySearch ID values, and copies them to Individuals in the current FH project with matching UniqueID. Its main application is to correct the omission of this field from the direct import introduced in FH 7.0.8. The easiest way...

Mike, you are getting confused between the old style GEDCOM export/import and direct import. It is the GEDCOM export/export that creates the _FSFTID tag that is saved as a UDF. Direct import ignores it completely, as I said above and confirmed by another user in the thread you quoted. The existing C...

It is possible in principle for the plugin to calculate and add missing UniqueID values automatically. However, it means interacting with the hardware in more detail than is allowed by current plugin functions (get the MAC address of the network card as a seed to ensure uniqueness, and read the syst...

You have effectively deleted records from FH by merging (the Individuals that were merged FROM), so these will be identified by the plugin as records that you need to delete manually in RM prior to opening TreeShare. Once you have done that, TreeShare will show them as records that exist in Ancestry...

I’ve not come across that issue before, but I think your scan resolution is far too high. If you are going to reprint a paper document, it makes sense to scan it at a high resolution, but if it is only ever going to be viewed on screen (which is probably what this particular report is targeted at), ...

Fair point. I left that couple of sentences unchanged from the original, but they are a bit specific for a beginner’s overview so may be best taken out.
Edit after Mike’s clarification - Gone.

I have restructured the Getting Started Writing Plugins page to make it flow better and give more of an overview for new and aspiring plugin authors.

Thanks Jane, interesting. Spoiler alert - the census reference is incidental, and it's much more about how easy/difficult it is to query data in FH vs RM. I've never understood why Bruce Buzbee and his team haven't embraced the work done by the enthusiasts behind SQLite Tools for RootsMagic . It rea...

Thanks. My laptop is still on 7.0.8.2, and that works correctly, so it looks like a new bug introduced into this update. I'll report it. It's probably worth routinely keeping the laptop one update behind to check for this sort of thing in the future. I always download and keep the installation file,...

If I change the Default Font in the Tools > Preferences > Display window to something distinctive, it changes how the Records Window and Named List Pane display, but not much else as far as I can tell. If I go back to the Preferences setting and click on Restore Defaults, the Default Font is shown a...

That's a rather black and white statement. The standard licence is one at a time, but what about two users with their own licences, or a bulk user licence that may not have the same restrictions? There may be issues if multiple users with common settings folders (e.g. via a NAS and Directory Junctio...

Remember that it is not a request to upgrade - it is simply Microsoft telling you that your PC is compatible with Windows 11 and giving you the option. Personally, I would hold off for a while while the early bugs are shaken out (particularly given Microsoft's track record of replacing good operatin...

There appear to be a couple of cosmetic blemishes with how full row selection has been implemented. If you turn it off, any previously selected row is still shown as selected until the Records Window is refreshed. IMO, it should refresh automatically when the option is changed. If the last column is...

Indeed - sometimes it's the small changes that make all the difference to usability, and that now finally gets rid of one of my long-standing bugbears .

Another key link is this Knowledge Base page - Understanding the Scope of Features . FH stores its settings and non-project data (Queries, Fact Sets, etc) in a confusing variety of different places, so having a feel for what is where will guide your strategy on synchronising these data between your ...

Actually, not quite all of them. I checked the new Notice Board that was introduced with FH7.0.7, and that hasn't even announced FH7.0.8 yet and still calls 7.0.7 the latest version. Looks like CP still can't get their act together for joined up and timely communications to users... :( I'm not famil...