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by NickWalker
16 Feb 2024 17:35
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Marriage Input Screen lacks {DateREGISTERED}
Replies: 9
Views: 475

Re: Marriage Input Screen lacks {DateREGISTERED}

Nick, does that certificate issue need to be a separate thread where options can be discussed? if I do go ahead with regularly using AS, I'll certainly contribute. I don't particularly want a separate discussion about the issue - I've been reluctant to raise it in case it sounds like a ploy to get ...
by NickWalker
16 Feb 2024 16:53
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Marriage Input Screen lacks {DateREGISTERED}
Replies: 9
Views: 475

Re: Marriage Input Screen lacks {DateREGISTERED}

AS can't possibly have a text box for every single item that might appear on a marriage certificate somewhere in the world. The autotext template for Scottish marriages puts in a year and month, but these are identical to the marriage date, so it is expected that you'll need to edit these before sav...
by NickWalker
16 Feb 2024 13:36
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: 1939 Register
Replies: 17
Views: 1022

Re: 1939 Register

That suggests you haven't ticked the 'Offer to Create Birth Facts' and/or '.. Even if existing birth includes date and place' options. I showed a screenshot of that in my first reply.
by NickWalker
15 Feb 2024 17:54
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: 1939 Register
Replies: 17
Views: 1022

Re: 1939 Register

How do I get to revise the 1939 census back to accept the birth dates because as it is, it doesn't. John you have a frustrating habit of just asking a question in a minimal number of words without any explanation as to what you mean, no screenshots, etc. Then we have to ask more questions and event...
by NickWalker
15 Feb 2024 15:08
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Occupations in Census Template
Replies: 1
Views: 172

Re: Occupations in Census Template

No you're not missing a setting. Occupation doesn't allow for a drop-down list of occupations to be set up.
by NickWalker
15 Feb 2024 15:07
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: 1921 Census Template
Replies: 3
Views: 248

Re: 1921 Census Template

You could create an autotext template with 'Number of Rooms in property: ' after the {CENSUSGRID} reference. Then before you save your entries you could type in the number of rooms after that. Or if you don't use the 'Other Info' box for anything you could put an {OTHER} reference in the autotext te...
by NickWalker
12 Feb 2024 11:35
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: 1939 Register
Replies: 17
Views: 1022

Re: 1939 Register

If you want this to happen even if the individual already has a birth recorded then make sure this setting is ticked:
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by NickWalker
10 Feb 2024 21:13
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Census Template: Incorrect 1911 Census of Canada date
Replies: 7
Views: 618

Re: Census Template: Incorrect 1911 Census of Canada date

Gary, I've been a keen genealogist for over 30 years now and I am well aware of the difference between primary and secondary sources so no need for a lesson. You quoted a secondary source as evidence of me making a mistake so it seems reasonable to quote a few more back at you! Although they are not...
by NickWalker
10 Feb 2024 19:14
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Census Template: Incorrect 1911 Census of Canada date
Replies: 7
Views: 618

Re: Census Template: Incorrect 1911 Census of Canada date

Or maybe the typo is on the page you've quoted? Library and Archive of Canada ( https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/about-census.aspx ): The 1911 Census marked the fifth regularly scheduled collection of national statistics. It officially began on June 1, 1911. Family Seach ( https://www...
by NickWalker
09 Feb 2024 12:10
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: AS Census - SourceTemplate.xml missing
Replies: 4
Views: 344

Re: AS Census - SourceTemplate.xml missing

As Brent said, AS is expecting to find the file in your Documents folder within a folder called Ancestral Sources and a sub-folder called 'Settings' image.png If the file is there and assuming you've not changed any options to use a different folder then (with AS not running) try renaming the file t...
by NickWalker
08 Feb 2024 23:07
Forum: Media
Topic: Image format in FH/AS, JPG or TIF?
Replies: 4
Views: 400

Re: Image format in FH/AS, JPG or TIF?

Personally I tend to use png rather than tiff but they are both lossless formats. If the images you download are only provided in jpeg format then as long as you don't edit the image itself the quality will not reduce. Converting them to tiff won't improve their quality. Editing exif fields shouldn'...
by NickWalker
08 Feb 2024 20:54
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Incorrect tooltips showing for census template
Replies: 8
Views: 414

Re: Incorrect tooltips showing for census template

FH7 is not a .Net application. That is a key difference. You are looking at tooltips on the FH toolbar - are the tool tips wrong on the AS toolbar? I thought it was just the grid. Not sure if FH uses data grids anywhere.
by NickWalker
08 Feb 2024 18:24
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: KEYPERSON.AGE tag missing
Replies: 8
Views: 521

Re: KEYPERSON.AGE tag missing

As I say throughout the Ancestral Sources help guide, AS will help you to enter data but you always have to make manual changes before saving. AS will save you time by filling in source citation fields but before you save it insists you look at the values and check they are correct, editing them and...
by NickWalker
08 Feb 2024 18:20
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Incorrect tooltips showing for census template
Replies: 8
Views: 414

Re: Incorrect tooltips showing for census template

AS template files are saved into the Ancestral Sources folder within the user documents folder. The main settings are stored in the Windows Registry but you can export these using Tools->Backup AS Settings. Reinstalling AS shouldn't change any of your settings but better to be safe than sorry.
by NickWalker
08 Feb 2024 18:14
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Incorrect tooltips showing for census template
Replies: 8
Views: 414

Re: Incorrect tooltips showing for census template

Tooltips on grid controls are just a feature of .Net - I'm not doing any clever coding here. I don't think reinstalling AS would help because if it was corrupted in some way I can't imagine it would run. I expect it must be some kind of glitch with how the Arm 64 version is rendering the grid contro...
by NickWalker
08 Feb 2024 17:44
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: KEYPERSON.AGE tag missing
Replies: 8
Views: 521

Re: KEYPERSON.AGE tag missing

Sorry Gary, I was mistaken about this. AGE isn't a sub tag that will work with census entries. With census entries the key person tags all refer to values related to the Individual in the file rather than the entry being made. It's something i can consider in a future version. I wouldn't particularl...
by NickWalker
08 Feb 2024 17:30
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Incorrect tooltips showing for census template
Replies: 8
Views: 414

Re: Incorrect tooltips showing for census template

I have no idea Gary. It works fine for me with your template and others I've tried. I've not had this issue reported by anyone else. Which version of Windows are you running?
by NickWalker
08 Feb 2024 15:50
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: KEYPERSON.AGE tag missing
Replies: 8
Views: 521

Re: KEYPERSON.AGE tag missing

The drop-down is really just a short-cut to save time typing the tags in yourself so you can just type in the correct tag and it should work. If it isn't in the list I'll add it to a future version.
by NickWalker
08 Feb 2024 15:47
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Editing names for census "Year or Description"
Replies: 2
Views: 250

Re: Editing names for census "Year or Description"

You could certainly copy the census template and give it the description you want. Although AS will help you to fill in the citation fields, it is unlikely it will fill in all of them and it is expected that you may need to edit them before saving so another approach is just to manually edit before ...
by NickWalker
07 Feb 2024 22:16
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Issues with showing existing media in AS
Replies: 10
Views: 427

Re: Issues with showing existing media in AS

When you add an individual to the grid it will report that the individual already has a census entry for that year and gives the option to replace that census entry.
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It will do this for each individual you add and act accordingly.
by NickWalker
07 Feb 2024 22:04
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Issues with showing existing media in AS
Replies: 10
Views: 427

Re: Issues with showing existing media in AS

Is it correct to say that AS can't be used to "complete" the data in an existing set of census facts, but one could fully recreate the set and image links and save that to overwrite the existing set? Yes that is correct. AS is for entering new census entries. It will offer to overwrite an...
by NickWalker
07 Feb 2024 20:28
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Setting up AS for use with imported RM9 templates
Replies: 2
Views: 361

Re: Setting up AS for use with imported RM9 templates

Are you planning on using the Source Text with the Auto button to help generate a transcription or will you be leaving that blank? If you are generating a transcript will you be using rich text or just plain text? The default settings will generate Census (not residence) and Occupation facts. You'll...
by NickWalker
07 Feb 2024 20:11
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Issues with showing existing media in AS
Replies: 10
Views: 427

Re: Issues with showing existing media in AS

I run FH7 on a Mac M1, under the latest version of Parallels. I've set up AS v7.8.6 to use templated sources, method 1 for census records and the subject FH census fact has an image attached to the source. The media resides in its own directory outside the project. However; while AS shows the curre...
by NickWalker
17 Jan 2024 14:12
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Census Template
Replies: 12
Views: 1240

Re: Census Template

But you said in your first post that it was showing in your census list. According to your screenshot of the Census Template Editor (looking at the selection across the top), this is: Type: Census Region: New York USA Year: 1925 So on the main screen if you select those in the Type, Region and Year ...