Events/attributes/notes excluded for living person

Post by **Guest** » 24 Sep 2003 21:57

Hi there

I have worked through the demo of FH, and am really impressed with the programme.

The only problem I have encountered so far, is that on importing my own file, it EXCLUDES events/attributes and notes for LIVING persons, in diagrams, reports and on the properties dialogue. Why is this and how do I get stop it? I want to include everything for everybody, and am concerned that when I buy Family Historian, I will not be able to do this.

Please advise, as I want to go ahead and buy FH, but want to check this out first.

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YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 25 Sep 2003 08:44

This will be the program you are exporting from not FH. Check the settings for the program you are exporting from many programs default to excluding information for living people.

Post by **Guest** » 25 Sep 2003 09:47

Thanks Jane. Have checked current programme (Brother's Keeper - shareware version). The 'exclude details for living persons' option is actually disabled, although the age '100' is enabled. It still, however, prints the details of living persons on reports printed from BK. Not sure why this is, maybe you can't alter the feature in the shareware version, although not sure why the living persons details still print regardless!

I'll try changing the age to '0' then export another GEDCOM file to the FH demo and see what happens. If it is still excluding the details for living persons, I'll go ahead and buy FH anyway, but on importing the GEDCOM file, does FH know the living persons' details or not? If so, how do I reveal the details? Will I have to enter all the info again?

Regardless of the outcome, how do I include/exclude living persons details in FH (can't find this setting anywhere).

Many thanks.

Post by **Guest** » 25 Sep 2003 10:07

Jane - have just gone through BK file and changed all 'exclude...' options, then tried to export another GEDCOM file. The option is actually checked when you export, but you don't know that until you do actually export! While editing, it looks okay. I can understand why it does it, though, in case you are exporting to another person, as a safeguard.

You are so clever!

Just for info, though, does the same happen in BK, i.e. the option only arises when exporting?

Thanks.

One other thing, is a book style report planned for the next release? Should I wait for the next version as it is one of the features that I would really like? Or will there be free upgrades to add this on to current version?

YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 25 Sep 2003 12:26

Fran, not really sure on the Book reports, I know they are expected, but I am not sure when, I am only a user of FH and do not work for Calico.

As FH uses GEDCOM you can always load the file into the free version of Legacy as a temporary method until FH supports books.

colin58 · Post by **colin58** » 25 Sep 2003 14:15

Hi Fran,
I have just recently bought FH and in the manal it does advise you that you will get a free upgrade to Version 2.2 so if the book report is in 2.2 you would get it upgraded free. I must admit I find it a great piece of software and Jane is great at answering any questions.
Colin.

Post by **Guest** » 25 Sep 2003 21:37

Thanks all for the advice. Will go ahead and buy FH. No doubt I will be back to bother you all again once using it 'properly'.

Cheers.

Fran

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