Re: [Gramps-devel] Re Malformed dates

[Douglas S. B. <db...@cs...>]

>>>
>>>
>>> The problem is valid. I haven't looked at your
>>> implementation. I have no strong opinion except to say
>>> that I hope it doesn't overly complicate the code.
>>>
>>> Have you considered adding a check for invalid dates
>>> to the "Verify the database" tool? It seems to me that
>>> might be appropriate.
>>>
>>> Doug,
>>
>> the tool is super. I already found a lot of errors! Thanks. Although I
>> agree
>> with Brian: if you have a list of Names you can easily detect the wrong
>> (dates) ones. But those only the Names listed on the screen. A check
>> tool
>> would find all date problems.
>
> Yes, I agree with both of you, too! Both are useful ways of catching
> errors. I'll look into adding a rule to the tool to check for invalid
> dates, which should be trivial.

Tool rules added. It wasn't trivial... actually it took more code to add
the rules in the verify tool than it did to make them pink in all of the
tables. Also, the results aren't easy to find, thus a feature request:

http://bugs.gramps-project.org/view.php?id=2099

But it checks birth and death dates. We should add checks to all of the
other dates as well (other events, other places where dates can be, and
there are quite a few).

-Doug

> -Doug
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