* Lookup Missing BDM Records v2.6

[Woodg]

Hi All,

Tried running the Lookup Missing BDM Records plugin, version 2.6.

Received a warning:

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OK, I thought, better get out of this plugin and see why I'm getting this warning/error. Clicking on the x or OK just continues onto the same warning for a different date. The only way to get out is to kill FH7 via task manager (or, I assume, keep hitting OK until it's been through all records with this issue).

As an aside, what does the warning/error mean?

Thanks,

Glenn

[tatewise]

Sorry about that Glenn.
The plugin is not expecting many Dates to use the Julian calendar.
I'll look at providing a better escape mechanism.

The plugin calculates BMD Dates in order to create online searches.
To do that it needs to use the DayNumber function, but that only works for Gregorian dates and not any other calendars.

I suspect most users do not specify the Calendar and just enter the Date as shown on the documents.

If you wish to retain a lot of specific Julian Dates then the Plugin will not currently work for you. Sorry!

If you wish to remove the Julian prefix from Dates in bulk then I may be able to help with that.

[Woodg]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the update. I only have 24 Julian dates but as I get multiple messages per person this can produce a large number of errors (I tried a single person Lookup and received 16 warnings for one person and 12 warnings for another example).

As I only have 24 Julian dates (and most are of dubious reliability) I can edit them manually.

Out of curiosity I tried the Lookup Missing Census Facts and received the same messages.

Thanks,

Glenn