Re: [Gramps-users] Multiple DBs after update

[Bob M. <rmc...@li...>]

Doug Blank wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Bob McConnell <rmc...@li...> wrote:
>> From your description of Gramps-connect, that is simply an export pipe to
>> copy the data into a real database manager. That shouldn't have to be a
>> copy, but should be where the application normally keeps all of its data.
>> Requiring extra steps to import and export data will always cause problems,
>> even without disguising that requirement occasionally (see first paragraph).
> 
> Do you want the data in tables or not? If you want to leave it in the
> existing tables, then don't export it to gramps-connect. If you want
> to work with your data in tables, then use gramps-connect? You can't
> do both (not yet anyway).

I don't want any application to store *my* data in a form and location 
where I have to use that application to access it. It should also be 
accessible from multiple machines simultaneously, even over a VPN. If we 
could do that, we wouldn't need to be passing these files around. I 
could give all of my correspondents remote access to one of my servers 
where we would maintain a single data set.

I did figure out how to rename and export each tree. I then used `diff` 
to identify the differences between them. Apart from an amazing number 
of meaningless timestamps, there were actually very few differences. It 
looked like timestamps were being updated every time I viewed a record, 
whether it was changed or not.

>> Since what I really need is an editor for GED files, it is apparent that I
>> should keep looking. I thought 2.0 was a good start in that direction, but
>> that was on MythDora 4 (FC6). I'll have to see if I can find a copy of it
>> for a more current distribution.
> 
> Gramps is not a GEDCOM editor. GEDCOM has many limitations.

The theoretical limitations of GEDCOM are irrelevant, it has been
completely adequate for our needs.

One last question before I unsubscribe. Can I open two instances of 
Gramps simultaneously viewing different family trees? That would allow 
me to do a side by side comparison. I also need to compare the latest 
version with the copy on rootsweb, which I just downloaded. If those 
numbers in the lower right corner are head counts, there is a difference 
of 29 people between them.

Thank you,

Bob McConnell
N2SPP