* MACRO

[DJKeetch]

Is it possible for there to be a MACRO facility so that the key stokes necessary to produce a change on a particular record can be stored and re-used on other selected records (perhaps all those within a list)?

For example:
I have imported records which show approximate dates in two different ways, some are 'ABT.1600' and some are 1600(app).

I can use a query to gather all of one type into a list but then all the alterations have to be done one record at a time.

I also have a lot of pre 1837 records where I am sure that the baptism date has been used as a birth date.  I would like to swap these dates and leave a note (via a source) saying this has been done.

David

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[Jane]

This is a valid request.

However don't forget that the .ged file is a text file so it is fairly easy to do a search and replace for the date problems using PSpad or textpad text editors.

Also there a quite a few 'generic' macro programs which work with FH and other programs.

[DJKeetch]

Hi Jane

I looked at the possibilities of editing the text file.
In the first example I gave it seems to require a change from (ABT. yyyy) to ABT yyyy  where yyyy is different for each record.
A simple 'find and replace' function wouldn't be able to deal with that.  I don't have a text editor with a MACRO function.  I didn't have the courage to delete all the brackets in the file.

David

[Jane]

I think the search replace in PSPAD can do it, but will not have time to play tonight.