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Amending Census dates

Posted: 10 Apr 2022 11:19
by peterbel
I would like to correct the Census dates of my data, they are currently just yyyy and I want to change them to dd/mm/yyyy
Is there an existing plugin that will allow me to achieve this?
I had a quick look at Change any Fact but couldn't find the right criteria.

Re: Amending Census dates

Posted: 10 Apr 2022 12:20
by arthurk
The Search and Replace plugin should do it. Using the Major options, select Census (INDI.CENS) and Date fields, then work through one census at a time.

If you have Family census facts you probably do it differently, but this wasn't something I needed to explore.

Re: Amending Census dates

Posted: 10 Apr 2022 17:52
by victor
If you use Ancestral Sources the census dates are automatically shown
Victor

Re: Amending Census dates

Posted: 10 Apr 2022 18:27
by peterbel
Thanks Victor but am a very occasional user of AS. I am still trying to get the best out of FH !
I have now manually listed and edited all the census dates I have, very boring but now complete.

Re: Amending Census dates

Posted: 11 Apr 2022 16:04
by tatewise
As arthurk suggested, the Search and Replace plugin would have automated those changes.

Re: Amending Census dates

Posted: 11 Apr 2022 16:21
by peterbel
Thanks Mike. I did finish off the update with Search and Replace, a very useful tool.