From: Gary B. <bur...@ya...> - 2006-12-12 15:54:33
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Hello Brian,=0A=0A>>How does one associate each person with a person that e= xists in the database already? In other words, >>how do you add them to exi= sting families?=0A=0AI obviously don't want to drift too far off topic goin= g into the workings of Gedcom Census/Family Historian, but it does provide = a working example of Benny's idea.=0A=0AThe two applications are quite sepa= rate and therein lies the problem that you refer to. Gedcom Census requires= the individuals & their relationships to have already been defined in the = gedcom file that FH produces and doesn't make any attempt to add new people= itself. When you are entering census data with Gedcom Census you are alway= s entering it against people that already exist within your FH gedcom file.= Refering to the screenshot Benny provided the link for, the actions are ty= pically:=0A=0A1. Find the head of household from the list 'All Individuals'= , clicking the persons name creates a census entry for them on the form whi= ch is then filled in.=0A2. After finding the head of household, the box bel= ow 'All Individuals' shows all his immediate relations. Census entries norm= ally enumerate families so it's usually just a case of picking off the fami= ly members present and creating an entry for each.=0A3. If a person does no= t already exist in the gedcom file then you go back to FH to add them in. G= edcom Census is designed to reload the gedcom file when it detects the file= has changed.=0A=0APeople on the FH mailing lists think that Gedcom Census = is a great tool but are always asking for it's functionality to be added to= FH, as illustrated by the comment quoted by Benny.=0A=0AIf this type of fe= ature were to be added to Gramps then some functionality would be needed to= create new individuals and define relationships (if required). This would = be an improvement on the Gedcom Census/FH example which is a slightly clunk= y because of the fact they remain separate applications.=0A=0AGary=0A=0A=0A= =0A=0A=0A=0A =0A =0A =0A______________________________________= _____________________ =0AAll new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning= in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine =0Ahttp://uk.docs.yahoo.= com/nowyoucan.html=0A=0A=0A=0A=0ASend instant messages to your online frien= ds http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com |