Report from Flag Check

davidm_uk · Post by **davidm_uk** » 24 Dec 2008 09:17

Is there any way of getting a report from the flag check utility in GCC?
I've added census flags manually in FH, so the check program throws up lots of 'errors', but now I want to do a catch up on adding the census events via GCC. It would be great if I could get a text file or printed report to work through and tick off.
Thanks, David
PS If it's not possible then perhaps one for a wish list - Nick [smile]

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Post by **NickWalker** » 24 Dec 2008 09:39

Hi David

I'm not sure exactly what you mean? The Flag Check process just lists the flags that need to be added or removed so as to stay consistent with the census flags you've allocated to census dates. If you just press OK on the flag check it will fix the problems for you.

Cheers

Nick

davidm_uk · Post by **davidm_uk** » 24 Dec 2008 10:40

Nick,
As I understand it the flag check reports where there are flags set in the FH ged file for which there is no census event recorded. If I click OK I assumed that it would simply remove the flags from the ged file, which is not what I want. Do tell me if it does something cleverer than this!
I want to be able to use the list (as a checklist - either printed or as a text file)from Flag Check to now (via GCC) add the census details (and events) into FH.
Thanks for the reply.
David

gerrynuk · Post by **gerrynuk** » 24 Dec 2008 11:19

If I understand you correctly you are using one flag to mean two different things - that the census details have been added via GCC and also that the Census information still needs to be added. If that is the case wouldn't it be better to use a different flag to show that the census data is still required? You could then use a Query in FH to extract the relevant information and then copy and paste it into a spreadsheet or word procesor.

Gerry

davidm_uk · Post by **davidm_uk** » 24 Dec 2008 11:49

Not quite Gerry.

When I first find a person or family in the census I first enter the information into a 'timeline' spreadsheet for that family (or group of families). At that stage I may add the peoples names to FH, or they may already be there, either way I set the census xx flag. I've found this spreadsheet approach much better for seeing the 'bigger picture' for a family, when doing initial research.

Only when I'm pretty sure that I have the correct person/family (ie the timeline spreadsheet all shows a consistent picture, including BMD dates where found) will I enter the census details, source references, multimedia links etc via GCC.

Works for me, it would just be more convenient to be able to output a checklist from Flag Check to help with stage 2.

David

Post by **NickWalker** » 24 Dec 2008 13:31

The flags that Gedcom Census deals with are purely to tell you whether or not a census event has been added for that person for a particular year. It seems to me that the flags you are using are telling you something different and therefore GC won't really be able to help with that. Just make sure the flags that Gedcom Census are using (to represent an existing census event) are different to the flags you are using in Family Historian to represent a census event needs to be created.

As Gerry says it would then make more sense to have a query in Family Historian listing all the people who need a census record creating.

davidm_uk · Post by **davidm_uk** » 24 Dec 2008 14:59

Thanks all for the replies and suggestions.

I guess the answer to my question then is a NO.

David.

Post by **NickWalker** » 24 Dec 2008 18:37

Well the answer is no I think because what you're asking doesn't really apply to Gedcom Census. GC deals with the flags it knows about which are used for the purposes of tracking existing census events, not future events. However, Family Historian is great for this kind of thing!

davidm_uk · Post by **davidm_uk** » 24 Dec 2008 18:57

Nick,

What I'm asking for is is only indirectly related to the way GCC uses flags.

If, as a result of the flag check, GCC is going to delete flags from my ged file I'd at least like to be able to get a list of what it's going to delete before deciding to proceed. Even being able to copy and paste text from the flag check screen would do.

As a workaround I've taken umpteen screen captures of the list window and pasted them into an Excel file to use as a checklist.

Let's just agree to forget that I suggested it for a wish list [wink] I still think it's a brilliant program.

Thanks for your responses Nick. Have a great Christmas.
David

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