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#1061 Option to create source records

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2008-11-22
2008-11-22
Wes Groleau
No

GEDCOM 5.5.1 p. 39:
When
systems that support the zero level source record format encounters a source citation that does not
contain pointers to source records, then that system needs to create a SOURCE_RECORD format
and store the source description information found in the non-structured source citation in the title
area for the new source record.

Would like options to make this conversion on upload or download. Other people might prefer the reverse conversion, if they have a system that can't handle separate sources.

Discussion

  • Greg Roach

    Greg Roach - 2008-11-23

    I would prefer this to be a plugin for the batch-update module, rather than an import/export option.

     
  • Wes Groleau

    Wes Groleau - 2008-12-11

    I'd like to revise my request. I interpret the spec as saying that inlines should be converted to separate records in systems that can do separate records--and PGV is such a system. PGV is apparently not doing so, which would mean that those sources do not appear in the source list. So I think all _should_ be converted on input, and that the only way to convert back should be by checking a checkbox on the download GEDCOM form. (Or by a batch-update item)

     

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