Unconfirmed links

HNyman · Post by **HNyman** » 18 Jul 2004 18:03

I have a supposed related family tree as a seperate file. We think there is a link between two individuals as siblings or cousins.
I do not need (or want) to merge the files. Is there a way to show the suspected relationship?

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YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 18 Jul 2004 21:03

I don't think you can 'hot link' files, I would tend to simply make a custom attribute and attach notes showing the person reference and other ged file name.

That way you can search for the file name using the find option.

HNyman · Post by **HNyman** » 19 Jul 2004 16:50

Thanks - this is the sort of route I probably would have decided on. I'll certainly plat around with your suggestions (and have a go at confirming the link!)

pwe · Post by **pwe** » 20 Jul 2004 20:20

Harvey,
I don't know if this is what you want, but, page 89 of the user manual [Link to other GEDCOM files] describes how you can link two GEDCOM files together. I have not tried this myself however.

Peter E

HNyman · Post by **HNyman** » 21 Jul 2004 17:20

Thanks very much for the suggestion - it is an interesting though. It doesn't seem to do what I had in mind.

The linking works quite well but the point is that the supposed relationship is very tentative. For the present I have just added a note in my file that refers to a possible relationship.

It is amazing the sorts of things that FH can do that one hasn't tried or thought of! That's what makes the program so interesting!

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