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Souce files will not import into the database

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Damon
2004-07-06
2004-07-08
  • Damon

    Damon - 2004-07-06

    Help,  I have set up phpGedview 3.0 imported a FTW 11 GedCom 5.5 and my source DB is blank.  Although there are many sources in the GEDCOM File. Using MySQL for DB and PHP 4.3.4 File is about 1 MB.

     
    • John Finlay

      John Finlay - 2004-07-06

      Do you see any source citations on your individuals?  Even if the sources did not get imported the citations should still appear on the other pages.

      Can you provide a snippet from your gedcom of a person with a source attached and the source record that he links too?

      If you want you can also email a copy of your gedcom to me.  Then I can test it locallly and see why the sources aren't working.  You can email me at yalnifj at users.sourceforge.net

      --John

       
    • John Finlay

      John Finlay - 2004-07-07

      Damon,

      I went to your site and looked at a GEDCOM record and this is what the source citations look like:
      2 SOUR I0005
      2 SOUR @Birth Certificate@

      This is not valid GEDCOM.  It should look more like:
      2 SOUR @I0005@

      There is probably a setting in FTM that you need to set when you export the gedcom file to make it use correct GEDCOM.  I've never used FTM so I can't help you there, but I know that there are other users who use it.  Hopefully one of them can help you out.

      --John

       
    • Damon

      Damon - 2004-07-08

      Thanks John.  I will look at FTM and check the settings.   I am doing this for my Mother In Law and she has been making the files.  Your input is greatly apprechiated.

       

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