Upgrade - ditching GEDCOM lines?

Johnfromhere · Post by **Johnfromhere** » 30 Apr 2009 21:41

I have just upgraded from version 3.1.2 to 4.0 and the upgrade threw out a few lines of my GEDCOM which appeared to work OK in version 3.1.2.
I am not sure if the new version perhaps has a different GEDCOM check algorithm but am slightly mystified as to why the lines in question appeared OK in 3.1.2 but not in 4.0!

I am not sure how the relevant lines were entered into the GEDCOM in the first place - a long time ago but it could have been in Family Tree Maker.

Any comments out there please?

Many thanks.

John.

In version 3 :-

0 @S1809@ SOUR
1 TITL Blah
1 TEXT Blah Blah
2 CONT More Blah
1 TEXT Blah1
2 CONC Blah2
1 NOTE Blah3

Finishes up in Version 4 as :-
0 @S1809@ SOUR
1 TITL Blah
1 TEXT Blah Blah
2 CONT More Blah
1 NOTE Blah3

From Exception Report :-

Record Type=Source Id=S1809
l.12706 - EXCLUDED: invalid (exceeds max) : '1 TEXT Blah1'
l.12707 - EXCLUDED BRANCH LINE: : '2 CONC Blah2

Similarly :-

In version 3:-
1 TEXT Name Age Occupation Where Born
2 CONT Fxxxxx Cxxxx 30
2 CONT Hxxxxx Cxxxx 30
1 TEXT All 'Born in County'

In Version 4:-

the second 'TEXT' does not appear.

Exception Report says :-

Record Type=Source Id=S1845
l.12835 - EXCLUDED: invalid (exceeds max) : '1 TEXT All 'Born in County''

ID:3630

Post by **nsw** » 30 Apr 2009 21:49

I think version 3 and earlier wrongly allowed more than 1 source text to be created in a source record and it may have happened if you used the Merge facility to merge two sources together.

Version 4 (correctly) disallows the multiple source texts which is why various people (including me) have seen this error reported with their files.

Johnfromhere · Post by **Johnfromhere** » 30 Apr 2009 21:56

Hi Nick

Many thanks, I wondered if it was something along those lines.

I'll just add the deleted stuff to the text already in there and that should make sure the info doesn't get lost[smile]!

Cheers.

John.

JonAxtell · Post by **JonAxtell** » 01 May 2009 07:15

It looks like I will be getting loads of these exception reports when I upgrade. I have been using multiple TEXTs in source records to hold separate pieces of text (e.g emails from a contact).

I agree that FH4 should report an exception about multiple TEXT fields (especially as I was one who reported this bug), however I am appalled at the way existing FH3 files are handled. Such a change in program behaviour should be made very prominent in any readme.txt or FAQ so that users are aware of it. FH4 should also automatically convert such multiple TEXT fields into NOTE fields for FH3 Gedcom files, reporting to the user any such changes.

jeemo · Post by **jeemo** » 01 May 2009 12:57

Jane

Off Topic - Have you noticed that the first three posts in this thread were dated 31 April?

Forum software problem?

John

YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 01 May 2009 12:59

John I see them as the 30th. What time zone are you on in your profile?

jeemo · Post by **jeemo** » 01 May 2009 13:02

GMT+10AEST:Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

John

YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 01 May 2009 13:07

Ok I suspect it's a bug in the forum software. There is a newer version, but I have been a bit nervous of upgrading as the programming team fell out and there are now two different versions to pick from.

jeemo · Post by **jeemo** » 01 May 2009 13:09

OK. Do you want an image?

John

YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 01 May 2009 13:12

No it's fine, it's probably doing some thing silly in the local time routine as the times in the file are correct.

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