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I'm not sure what you're doing to change "instance of the old template" because templates don't have instances. You must use Tools > Source Template Definitions... and then Clone... the original definition but give the clone a new Template Name probably including the name of the country. F...

You'll need to explain exactly what you are tailoring in the templates to suit each country. Presumably, you expect to end up with as many templates as countries? The complications involve adding/removing metafields. If a Source record uses a metafield in the orginal template that gets removed from ...

Hi Margaret, there is a common misconception regarding Individual Record Flags and Diagram Icons. They are two quite independant features of FH. See FHUG KB > Using Icons . Setting a Record Flag does NOT automatically cause a Diagram Icon to apppear under the Individual's Box. Also, many different t...

Thank you for giving it a run, but odd that it failed on copying the files, since that always worked, and it was the Windows Registry export that was under investigation. There is no hurry to debug.

It has taken a while for me to get around to updating my legacy plugin for the latest Linux/WINE features. However, the plugin Backup and Restore Family Historian Settings - V3-6+1 is available via the link below. It now inhibits being run in standalone GEDCOM mode and uses exactly the same script f...

The colon is nothing to do with the RootsMagic Import (project) Fact Set. It indicates that the fact is a custom Attribute ( not an Event ) and expects a value after the colon, which can be entered in the box to the right of the label Second Boer War: in the pane below the Facts list. When you creat...

To amend Marriage details you need to open the Family record Property box. Do that on the Focus Window by clicking the blue Marriage bar that runs across under the spouse boxes. Then on the Facts tab shown in the Family record on the right the Marriage Events are listed. Use the large red X to delet...

I advise that you update otherwise every time you run the Ancestral Sources Data Entry plugin from FH you will get that same popup memo message.

The later version fixes some issues, explains the difference between the AS program and the plugin, and lets you choose the Individual to start AS with.

Simply append the expression to the existing caption expression, enclosed in the square brackets if you wish. e.g. %INDI% [=Relationship(FileRoot(),,TEXT,1) =TextIf( IsInList(,"Fathers Side"), "Fathers Side", TextIf( IsInList(,"Mothers Side"), "Mothers Side", ...

Welcome to the FHUG. On the assumption that the data in the Ancestry Family Trees has been updated over the intervening 3 years, then yes download the updated GEDCOM and delete the old Projects. That assumes that you have not significantly 'tidied' the original downloaded Projects as advised in the ...

OR in the Focus Window select the blue bar often displaying Marriage details below the partner's boxes. OR when you select Charts change Tree Root Type to Couple and select the Root Couple. image.png Those options are all explained in FHUG Knowledge Base > View Both Spouses’ Ancestors in Diagrams th...

There are several issues there. Firstly, why bother with Record Flags that you must manage to keep synced with the Census facts? Use the Census facts themselves as the 'flag' to create the green tick entries. i.e. Instead of =Exists(%INDI._FLGS.__CEN_18417%) use =Exists(GetFact(%INDI%,"EVEN-BRI...

You appear to have discovered a fault in the FH Media Report. FH V7 changed from GEDCOM v5.5 format to GEDCOM v5.5.1 format which alters the Media record structure. The Title, Format & File data references are different but the Media Report still uses the old data references. Therefore, in the M...

The only way to bulk populate the Fact from a Named List would be to write a custom Plugin. So why not use the Named Lists directly and keep them popluated with the appropriate Individuals? Then in the Caption at the top of the Property Box identify whether Fathers or Mothers side. Use Tools > Prefe...

If so, how does one set it when not using A.S.? You can set it in the Citation Window/Source Record dialogue: If it is a Generic Source, then the Generic Type field is displayed by default. If it is a Templated Source, then the Generic Type field is managed on the Source Record, Property Box, All t...

Ancestral Sources Data Entry plugin Version 5.1 Date 07 Oct 2024 is published in the Plugin Store and fixes the Standalone GEDCOM issues.

peterbel wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024 12:56 I will investigate the conversion in AS. Nearly all the sources I would like to convert are very early Parish records ...

The AS conversions are only for Census Records created using AS so don't support your Parish records anyway.

IMO the reason you have not found a solution is that no general purpose solution is likely to be possible. The mapping from Generic Source fields to Templated Source metafields will depend on how you have chosen to use the Generic fields, i.e. what details you have put in the Title/Short Title, Type...

It sounds like you have 'lumped' the BMD Certificate source citations instead of uisng 'split' source citations. Does that make sense or do you need a detail description of the difference? e.g. Is your Text From Source and Media attached to the Citation-specific section of each source citation, whic...

That question poses several other questions... What is 'their program' because not all programs handle GEDCOM as successfully as they should? Do your Source Records use Source Templates? If so then few other programs will recognise them. Do your Media use Face/Detail Frames to display a portion of t...

I've moved this to the Installing, Migrating & Upgrading forum which is more appropriate. It would be wise to make a backup of your Project(s) either using the FH File > Backup/Restore > Full Backup command or some other method. If you have FH V5 or later then use one of the Backup and Restore F...

Presumably you have noticed that most facts have a similar sentence construction.
i.e. {individual} was xxxxxed {date} {place} {age}.

Consider rearranging some facts into a different construction such as:
{date} {individual} was xxxxxed {place} {age}.
{place} {date} {individual} was xxxxxed {age}.

Welcome to the FHUG. The command you chose is not suitable and it is good you made backups. There is a dedicated command for merging Projects: File > Merge/Compare File... It is quite complex to deal with a multitude of scenarios where data may need to be retained from either Project. An important m...

Why not just disable Autosave and Autosave on Close? Tools > Preferences > File Load/Save > File Saving Options... However, you cannot disable the Save toolbar button. Why not create a Copy of the Project and let the 7 year play with that? Another option is to make the Project GEDCOM file Read Only....

The FHUG Knowledge Base has Understanding Expressions that crossrefers to FH Help pages and the components of Expressions such as Understanding Data References , Understanding Functions , and Operators together with many Examples. BTW: I think you were just unlucky with Census events that only have ...