Batch Update continuously times out
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I have imported a new GEDCOM from Ancestry (via Rootsmagic) with the intention at some point of merging it with my existing GED to grow the tree with data from input of relatives. I have already done some cleanup with batch search and replace but looking further found I need to do some serious cleanup on the PLAC entries. The GED file is 1.865Mb in size (61131 lines) and everytime I use the batch search and replace on the exact search text of ", United States of America" (without quotes) it times out. I have increased the php timeout from 60 to 120 then 180 but it still times out. For my other GED file of 1.434Mb (54414 lines) which I had been building from scratch in PhpGedView it has no issues within the 60 sec.
Two questions:
1. Is there an issue with the Search String or a way to debug why the timeout is occuring
2. Is it acceptable to just export the GEDCOM file, manually edit it with text editor then reimport it with no issues?
Douglas:
I don't use Batch Update. I find that off-line editing using a suitable text editor is preferable. My favourite text editor is Crimson Editor, which, unfortunately, is no longer supported. Too bad.
I also use Notepad++ when I need to modify text that contains UTF-8 special characters. UTF-8 support in Crimson Editor is very spotty. No problem with Crimson Editor as long as you don't try to modify any text containing special UTF-8 codes.
There is absolutely NO problem downloading your database and then editing it off-line. After editing, just upload the result. You should be sure to save your edited file in UTF-8, without BOM.
Many thanks - this is working perfectly. As I look deeper into the Ancestry GEDCOM file I find more and more crud to clean so editing outside is much easier.
Yes. I don't use ANY of the information that is on Ancestry or similar sites.
When fixing Place names, I use the Place List to tell me what to look for in the database, and then I edit off-line, unless it's only one or two records that are in error.