Re: [Gramps-users] _UID/Attributes on web pages

[Don A. <don...@co...>]

GRAMPS tries not to lose any information on import from a GEDCOM. This
means it will import as much stuff as it can, even if you consider it to
be garbage. The problem is, we don't know what is garbage and what isn't
(especially since this is usually a user's opinion).

A quick way to fix this is to open a terminal window. At the problem do:

$ grep -v _UID < old.ged > new.ged

where "old.ged" is your original GEDCOM file and "new.ged" is a new file
with the _UID attributes stripped out. Then import the "new.ged"

This uses grep's "-v" option to strip out lines that contain "_UID".

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On Thu, 2007-02-15 at 08:14 -0500, Allan Topp wrote:
> Thanks for responding.
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> Indeed the _UID is connected to a person, showing up immediately after=20
> events as a sub heading, i.e.
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>     Events
>           Birth
>           Death
>           .
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>     Attributes
>           _UID         A689A78098GH8-98
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> But also under a marriage, i.e.
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>     Families
>           Husband
>           Marriage
>           _UID      FG876554896098GH779807
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> This entry shows up in the GEDCOM and I assume must be being concocted=20
> by PAF.  Maybe I should try exporting to a GEDCOM from another programme?
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> As for your fix, I will certainly give it a go.=20
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> However I've been doing some work on the tree and then, since they will=20
> be my final product and I do find them much easier for navigation as=20
> well as more legible, regularly creating web pages.  So I'll be leaving=20
> your  suggestion until I'm done.  That, of course, might could be a long=20
> way away.
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> Meantime if any one has other suggestions ...
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> Thanks in advance.
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> ben...@ug... wrote:
> > Allan,
> >
> > I am not sure where you see this value, but I suppose an attribute=20
> > connected to
> > a person.
> >
> > The first thing that comes in my head is to make all these attributes=20
> > private.
> > And don't put private attributes on the website.
> >
> > To do this quickly:
> >
> > 1. open your database, and in File, export to gramps xml, eg UID.gramps
> >
> > 2. open the saved gramps in ark or another decompressing tool, and=20
> > extract the
> > UID.gramps inside the archive. You now have a flat text file.
> >
> > 3. open the XML text file with your favorite editor. Search on _UID.=20
> > You will
> > see:
> > <attribute type=3D"_UID" value=3D"hahaha"/>
> > To make it private this has to be changed to:
> > <attribute priv=3D"1" type=3D"_UID" value=3D"hahaha"/>
> > So you open the find/replace option in your text editor and do:
> > find: <attribute type=3D"_UID" , replace: <attribute priv=3D"1" type=3D=
"_UID"
> > Save the file
> >
> > 4. In GRAMPS, select open new grdb, and give it a new name. Now in=20
> > file select
> > import, and import the new UID.gramps (no need to compress it first)
> >
> > 5. check if everything worked and if export of website is ok.
> >
> > Note: if you use kate (KDE), you can find and replace with regular=20
> > expressions,
> > which gives you even more power. Be carefull however not to destroy you=
r
> > database, so backup first, and import in an EMPTY grdb.
> > With regular expression you could also easily delete all occurences of
> > '<attribute type=3D"_UID" value=3D"hahaha"/>', independent of what the=20
> > value is.
> >
> > Benny
> >
> >
> > Quoting Allan Topp <at...@nc...>:
> >
> >> I would like to NOT get the above in outputted web pages.
> >>
> >> Does anyone know how to either stop them from being exported by PAF to=
 a
> >> GEDCOM file, imported to GRAMPS from a GEDCOM file, from being exporte=
d
> >> to the html pages or perhaps how to modify the css file so as to make
> >> them disappear?
> >>
> >> Much appreciate any assistance.
> >>
> >> Allan
> >>
> >>
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