In message <CMEFJIGMPKLPELNONILDMECADHAA.mfwebb2005@btinternet.com>, Malcolm Webb <mfwebb2005@btinternet.com> writes: >If I know an event happened in the 3rd quarter of a year I just input the >date as "Q3 1875" (without the quotes) and accept that it will come up in >red and tell me the date is invalid. All that means is that the date format >does not comply with the format I have chosen. The date actually prints as And isn't recognised as a date in calculations and similar. >Q3 1875 on all the reports I have used, so I don't see a problem. [] That would be nice (I'd tend to say 1875Q3, but whatever); I'll give it thought. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "I do not feel obliged to believe that the God who endowed me with sense, reason, and intellect intends me to forego their use". - Gallileo Gallilei

In message <BLU0-SMTP5234A0B84DA3D08C2DCD0DE3640@phx.gbl>, Fran LaChance <singer.35@hotmail.com> writes: >You can turn off the red 'invalid date" - options - dates (I didn't know that - I'll look into it.) >I use cir/abt/bef/aft with no problem   cir 1890 {no ___ or ---) I use CIR/ABT/BEF/AFT too, but if you don't enter four digits (even of some of them are "_"), doesn't the string remain as a string, whereas if it's entered fully, get handled as a date, so for example is used in calculation of a person's (approximate) age? > >Also 30 Mar 1851 - 31 Mar 1851  or 30 - 31 Mar 1851 both work [] The first option would work. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "I do not feel obliged to believe that the God who endowed me with sense, reason, and intellect intends me to forego their use". - Gallileo Gallilei

In message <005b01ccf0f5$0931bc90$1b9535b0$@com.au>, Karlena Nagle <karlena@iprimus.com.au> writes: >The samples you show are all invalid because they do not show a full date. >The idea of showing invalid date was to indicate that the information was >not complete. >Regarding the issue of only having the quarter, I use the option of showing >a date range. So for a 1st quarter event I would put 01011877 to 31031877 in >the date range box showing between these dates. I realise that this may not >cover those events that have occurred at the end of the previous quarter but >were not registered till this quarter but I am able to tell by looking at >this entry that that is the quarter of registration. >Hope this helps >Bye Karlena [] An interesting idea; I'll give it some thought. Entering two dates to full precision like that takes more time, but certainly solves the problem. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "I do not feel obliged to believe that the God who endowed me with sense, reason, and intellect intends me to forego their use". - Gallileo Gallilei

In message <78E0F982CA7E402CA8DDCEEFE0B10361@PatPC>, Pat Brown <mistyhaven@gmail.com> writes: >Hi JP, > For the occupation event, you can enter this twice. So Occupation >would appear twice, each with a different date or date range. For the I sometimes do that for Born, if I have two dates and places (but am sure they're for the same person). >range between two fuzzy dates you can use the range but add the prefix >circ for either or both. This does not show as an invalid date. No, it shows as two invalid dates (-:. [] -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "I do not feel obliged to believe that the God who endowed me with sense, reason, and intellect intends me to forego their use". - Gallileo Gallilei

In message <89E76070D44C48809D68F201744ED225@Dell4600>, John Steed <brothers_keeper@msn.com> writes: >To J. P. Gilliver > >I do not have a todo for the couple. You would have to attach the same todo >to both the husband and wife if you think you will not see if for just the >husband > >John Steed [] Thanks. I thought that was the case, but thought I'd ask in case it was there and I'd missed it. (Hey! You used the word "couple"!) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "I do not feel obliged to believe that the God who endowed me with sense, reason, and intellect intends me to forego their use". - Gallileo Gallilei

If I know an event happened in the 3rd quarter of a year I just input the date as "Q3 1875" (without the quotes) and accept that it will come up in red and tell me the date is invalid. All that means is that the date format does not comply with the format I have chosen. The date actually prints as Q3 1875 on all the reports I have used, so I don't see a problem. All the best, Malcolm Webb mfwebb2005@btinternet.com <mailto:mfwebb2005@btinternet.com> -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of J. P. Gilliver (John) Sent: 21 February 2012 22:32 To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: [BK] Why "invalid date"? Also quarters. I know an event is between 30 and 31 March 1851, so I enter 3_031851 (I have ddmmyyyy selected as _entry_ format for dates). BK correctly converts it to 3_ Mar 1851 (I have that format selected for date _display_ format). But BK also says in red "Invalid date". What gives? (Similarly, "CIR ____1812" gets correctly converted to "CIR __ ___ 1812" but is also flagged as "Invalid".) Also, if I know something happened in the fourth quarter - i. e. month 10, 11, or 12 - and I enter the date as "__1_1666", it gets converted to "__ Jan 1666". (__0_1666 - for any of the other three quarters - comes out as __ ___ 1666, which is perhaps OK.) Ideally I'd like a way of recording a quarter. (Currently, I just put "Q4" [or whatever] in the notes field for that event, but would be interested to hear what others do, or any suggestions.) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here: this is the war room!" (Dr. Strangelove) Remember - Use the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The samples you show are all invalid because they do not show a full date. The idea of showing invalid date was to indicate that the information was not complete. Regarding the issue of only having the quarter, I use the option of showing a date range. So for a 1st quarter event I would put 01011877 to 31031877 in the date range box showing between these dates. I realise that this may not cover those events that have occurred at the end of the previous quarter but were not registered till this quarter but I am able to tell by looking at this entry that that is the quarter of registration. Hope this helps Bye Karlena -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of J. P. Gilliver (John) Sent: Wednesday, 22 February 2012 9:32 AM To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: [BK] Why "invalid date"? Also quarters. I know an event is between 30 and 31 March 1851, so I enter 3_031851 (I have ddmmyyyy selected as _entry_ format for dates). BK correctly converts it to 3_ Mar 1851 (I have that format selected for date _display_ format). But BK also says in red "Invalid date". What gives? (Similarly, "CIR ____1812" gets correctly converted to "CIR __ ___ 1812" but is also flagged as "Invalid".) Also, if I know something happened in the fourth quarter - i. e. month 10, 11, or 12 - and I enter the date as "__1_1666", it gets converted to "__ Jan 1666". (__0_1666 - for any of the other three quarters - comes out as __ ___ 1666, which is perhaps OK.) Ideally I'd like a way of recording a quarter. (Currently, I just put "Q4" [or whatever] in the notes field for that event, but would be interested to hear what others do, or any suggestions.) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here: this is the war room!" (Dr. Strangelove) Remember - Use the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2113/4822 - Release Date: 02/20/12

To J. P. Gilliver I do not have a todo for the couple. You would have to attach the same todo to both the husband and wife if you think you will not see if for just the husband John Steed ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> To: <bk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 4:56 PM Subject: [BK] [BK} can I make a "to do" item refer to a couple? > (Or to a family if I have to call a couple a family ...) > > I would like to record the fact that, for example, there are several > more children other than the one in direct line, shown in a census > return - and that I ought to get round to recording their details > eventually. > > At the moment, I'm recording them (with a comment like "2 more children > in 1871 census, and another 2 in 1861") as a "to do" under the father, > but I'd like to have it as a "to do" for the couple. Is there any way to > do so? > -- > J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf > > "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here: this is the war room!" (Dr. > Strangelove) > Remember - Use the Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message >

To J. P. Gilliver If you want the date to contain a _ then ignore the "invalid date" message. The message "invalid date" just means that date does not exist as exactly one day on a calendar. If you see "invalid date" and were trying to type one day on a calendar, then you may have typed it wrong. So in your case, just ignore the message. John Steed ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> To: <bk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 5:32 PM Subject: [BK] Why "invalid date"? Also quarters. >I know an event is between 30 and 31 March 1851, so I enter > > 3_031851 > > (I have ddmmyyyy selected as _entry_ format for dates). BK correctly > converts it to > > 3_ Mar 1851 > > (I have that format selected for date _display_ format). > > But BK also says in red "Invalid date". > > What gives? > > (Similarly, "CIR ____1812" gets correctly converted to "CIR __ ___ 1812" > but is also flagged as "Invalid".) > > Also, if I know something happened in the fourth quarter - i. e. month > 10, 11, or 12 - and I enter the date as "__1_1666", it gets converted to > "__ Jan 1666". (__0_1666 - for any of the other three quarters - comes > out as __ ___ 1666, which is perhaps OK.) Ideally I'd like a way of > recording a quarter. (Currently, I just put "Q4" [or whatever] in the > notes field for that event, but would be interested to hear what others > do, or any suggestions.) > -- > J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf > > "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here: this is the war room!" (Dr. > Strangelove) > Remember - Use the Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message >

To Rennie Brown Here is how to find the people that "new lo" is attached to. Go to the main BK screen and pick File, Locations, Change locations globally On the top line type: new lo On the bottom line type: new loxx Click the Start button. That will change that location name to: new loxx After you do that, go to the main screen and pick Lists, Word Search, click the Any field tab, and type: new loxx Then click Make List to Edit. That will show you everyone with that location. After you know what that location should be, go to the main BK screen and pick File, Locations, Change locations globally. On the top line type: new loxx and on the bottom line type the location you want it to be. John Steed ----- Original Message ----- From: "R L Brown" <wiseguy_wv@yahoo.com> To: <bk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 2:01 PM Subject: [BK] Locations by Person There is a convenient BK feature that can identify all the persons to whom a particular source is attached. Is there a way to do the same thing with locations? I routinely take the shortcut of entering just the first few letters of a location, pressing F8, then selecting the desired existing location. But I've found long after the fact that there are several locations that I inadvertently created by accepting only the partial location name. For example, "new lo" rather that "New London, Chester Co, PA" or "New London, Huron Co, OH" or "New London County, CT." If I knew who the "new lo" is attached to, I could do a global search & replace. But since I don't know that, I wouldn't know which location to change it to. I could do a word search for "new lo" but that will also return all the more complete locations, and I can't narrow it down by event since I don't know that either. All I know is that I have a handful of partial location names somewhere in my large database that I'd like to correct. Any suggestions? Rennie Brown West Union, WV ======================= We're all in this together www.doddridgecountyroots.com Remember me in the family tree, My name, my days, my strife; Then I'll ride upon the wings of time And live an endless life. --------------------------------------- Remember - Use the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In cases like that I use the following methods. Either ABT 31031851 = ABT 31 Mar 1851 or if it is not precise, the datarange ABT 31031851 ABT 30061851 = happens between ABT 31 Mar 1851 and 30 Jun 1851 To my opinion BK has enough opportunities to mention the information which you have available. With my best regards, Max van Dam Rechovot Israel http://www.maxvandam.info/ ----- Original Message ----- From: J. P. Gilliver (John) To: bk@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 1:49 AM Subject: Re: [BK] Why "invalid date"? Also quarters. In message <ri78k7ld5anstre57128846635fvhndtla@4ax.com>, Otto Jørgensen <otjoerge@online.no> writes: >On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:32:06 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" ><G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >>I know an event is between 30 and 31 March 1851, so I enter >> >>3_031851 >> >>(I have ddmmyyyy selected as _entry_ format for dates). BK correctly >>converts it to >> >>3_ Mar 1851 >> >>(I have that format selected for date _display_ format). >> >>But BK also says in red "Invalid date". >> >>What gives? >> >>(Similarly, "CIR ____1812" gets correctly converted to "CIR __ ___ 1812" >>but is also flagged as "Invalid".) >> >>Also, if I know something happened in the fourth quarter - i. e. month >>10, 11, or 12 - and I enter the date as "__1_1666", it gets converted to >>"__ Jan 1666". (__0_1666 - for any of the other three quarters - comes >>out as __ ___ 1666, which is perhaps OK.) Ideally I'd like a way of >>recording a quarter. (Currently, I just put "Q4" [or whatever] in the >>notes field for that event, but would be interested to hear what others >>do, or any suggestions.) > >Why not click on the date and use the daterange What if I have a daterange between two imprecise dates? Also, if we're talking about date ranges: there are currently two options: event happened between the two dates, and the two dates are start date and end date. I'd like another option - not sure what I'd call it - for two dates that are inside the event range. For example, I know my Solomon Robinson was a coal miner in 1861 and in 1851, but that's neither an event that happened between the two, nor that started in 1851 and ended in 1861. It probably started before 1851 and ended after 1861. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) Remember - Use the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:38:55 +0200, "Max van Dam" <vandam@actcom.co.il> wrote: >In cases like that I use the following methods. > >Either ABT 31031851 = ABT 31 Mar 1851 or if it is not precise, the datarange > >ABT 31031851 ABT 30061851 = happens between ABT 31 Mar 1851 and 30 Jun 1851 > >To my opinion BK has enough opportunities to mention the information which you have available. > but do remember to put the date information correct in the data field and use date range if necessary or it will not be correct in Gedcom On the other way; Notes and Biography is very good way to additional tell what is not easy to say only by using event-listing -- Otto Jørgensen http://www.bkwin.info/ All email is checked by NORTON

Hi JP, For the occupation event, you can enter this twice. So Occupation would appear twice, each with a different date or date range. For the range between two fuzzy dates you can use the range but add the prefix circ for either or both. This does not show as an invalid date. Paddy -----Original Message----- From: J. P. Gilliver (John) Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 1:49 AM To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Why "invalid date"? Also quarters. In message <ri78k7ld5anstre57128846635fvhndtla@4ax.com>, Otto Jørgensen <otjoerge@online.no> writes: >On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:32:06 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" ><G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >>I know an event is between 30 and 31 March 1851, so I enter >> >>3_031851 >> >>(I have ddmmyyyy selected as _entry_ format for dates). BK correctly >>converts it to >> >>3_ Mar 1851 >> >>(I have that format selected for date _display_ format). >> >>But BK also says in red "Invalid date". >> >>What gives? >> >>(Similarly, "CIR ____1812" gets correctly converted to "CIR __ ___ 1812" >>but is also flagged as "Invalid".) >> >>Also, if I know something happened in the fourth quarter - i. e. month >>10, 11, or 12 - and I enter the date as "__1_1666", it gets converted to >>"__ Jan 1666". (__0_1666 - for any of the other three quarters - comes >>out as __ ___ 1666, which is perhaps OK.) Ideally I'd like a way of >>recording a quarter. (Currently, I just put "Q4" [or whatever] in the >>notes field for that event, but would be interested to hear what others >>do, or any suggestions.) > >Why not click on the date and use the daterange What if I have a daterange between two imprecise dates? Also, if we're talking about date ranges: there are currently two options: event happened between the two dates, and the two dates are start date and end date. I'd like another option - not sure what I'd call it - for two dates that are inside the event range. For example, I know my Solomon Robinson was a coal miner in 1861 and in 1851, but that's neither an event that happened between the two, nor that started in 1851 and ended in 1861. It probably started before 1851 and ended after 1861. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) Remember - Use the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:49:21 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: >What if I have a daterange between two imprecise dates? > >Also, if we're talking about date ranges: there are currently two >options: event happened between the two dates, and the two dates are >start date and end date. I'd like another option - not sure what I'd >call it - for two dates that are inside the event range. For example, I >know my Solomon Robinson was a coal miner in 1861 and in 1851, but >that's neither an event that happened between the two, nor that started >in 1851 and ended in 1861. It probably started before 1851 and ended >after 1861. i put the events in order as it haoppend was he a fiishermen inb 1830, 1850 and 1870 but a coaler in 1831, 1856 o tell that in the eventlist. It can be sevarl different. But it is under Note / Biography I give the naturnal way to tell about the person. I do not put forward inb the report all events. I use the Note / Biography to tell the story as a history of the man -- Otto Jørgensen http://www.bkwin.info/ All email is checked by NORTON

Thomas, I run it under PCLinuxOS distribution of Linux as a backup. I am running version 6.4.30 on that box. My main BK6 is on windows 7 64bit. Jim -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Thorbjørnsen Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 6:20 AM To: BK@rootsweb.com Subject: [BK] BK6.5 in Wine Hi,   Are anybody running BK6.5.x under Wine for Ubuntu? Do I need any additional *.dll's to install BK6.5.x under Wine/Ubuntu   >From the WineHQ web-site (appdb.winehq.org), I see the latest test was with 6.2 and 6.3 back in 2009. When I tried to install BK on Ubuntu 10.04 this summer, it didn't succed.   I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and 11.10 (two PCs), but are planning to move both to 12.04 LTS.   Best regards, Thomas T ============= Sapere aude =================  Sapere aude Absinthe has a vonderful colour, green. A glass of Absinthe is as poetical as anything in the world. What difference is there between a glass of Absinthe and a sunset? — Oscar Wilde ================= t² ===================== Remember - Use the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi,   Are anybody running BK6.5.x under Wine for Ubuntu? Do I need any additional *.dll's to install BK6.5.x under Wine/Ubuntu   From the WineHQ web-site (appdb.winehq.org), I see the latest test was with 6.2 and 6.3 back in 2009. When I tried to install BK on Ubuntu 10.04 this summer, it didn't succed.   I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and 11.10 (two PCs), but are planning to move both to 12.04 LTS.   Best regards, Thomas T ============= Sapere aude =================  Sapere aude Absinthe has a vonderful colour, green. A glass of Absinthe is as poetical as anything in the world. What difference is there between a glass of Absinthe and a sunset? — Oscar Wilde ================= t² =====================

In message <CAMgbyoLZF-S_vSzREMNjzUVcDwKSh5EoPnJog65AzVMU+1JMsg@mail.gmail.com>, Jack Ray <jackray2@gmail.com> writes: >Use 03031851. It will be legal > >Jack > >On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 5:47 PM, Otto Jørgensen <otjoerge@online.no> wrote: > >> On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:32:06 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" >> <G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> >> >I know an event is between 30 and 31 March 1851, so I enter [] 03031851 would translate as 3 Mar 1851. Not very useful if I wanted to say that the event was either 30 or 31 Mar 1851. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)

An explanation in Notes and/or footnotes would work here. An event doesn't have to have a date attached. I'm assuming your entry refers to Occupation. That could simply be entered as Coal Miner with the supposed date range explained in Notes. It might not be readily apparent on the Edit page but would be obvious in any of the reports. -----Original Message----- From: J. P. Gilliver (John) Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 6:49 PM To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Why "invalid date"? Also quarters. What if I have a daterange between two imprecise dates? Also, if we're talking about date ranges: there are currently two options: event happened between the two dates, and the two dates are start date and end date. I'd like another option - not sure what I'd call it - for two dates that are inside the event range. For example, I know my Solomon Robinson was a coal miner in 1861 and in 1851, but that's neither an event that happened between the two, nor that started in 1851 and ended in 1861. It probably started before 1851 and ended after 1861. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) Remember - Use the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In message <ri78k7ld5anstre57128846635fvhndtla@4ax.com>, Otto Jørgensen <otjoerge@online.no> writes: >On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:32:06 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" ><G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >>I know an event is between 30 and 31 March 1851, so I enter >> >>3_031851 >> >>(I have ddmmyyyy selected as _entry_ format for dates). BK correctly >>converts it to >> >>3_ Mar 1851 >> >>(I have that format selected for date _display_ format). >> >>But BK also says in red "Invalid date". >> >>What gives? >> >>(Similarly, "CIR ____1812" gets correctly converted to "CIR __ ___ 1812" >>but is also flagged as "Invalid".) >> >>Also, if I know something happened in the fourth quarter - i. e. month >>10, 11, or 12 - and I enter the date as "__1_1666", it gets converted to >>"__ Jan 1666". (__0_1666 - for any of the other three quarters - comes >>out as __ ___ 1666, which is perhaps OK.) Ideally I'd like a way of >>recording a quarter. (Currently, I just put "Q4" [or whatever] in the >>notes field for that event, but would be interested to hear what others >>do, or any suggestions.) > >Why not click on the date and use the daterange What if I have a daterange between two imprecise dates? Also, if we're talking about date ranges: there are currently two options: event happened between the two dates, and the two dates are start date and end date. I'd like another option - not sure what I'd call it - for two dates that are inside the event range. For example, I know my Solomon Robinson was a coal miner in 1861 and in 1851, but that's neither an event that happened between the two, nor that started in 1851 and ended in 1861. It probably started before 1851 and ended after 1861. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)

On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:32:06 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: >I know an event is between 30 and 31 March 1851, so I enter > >3_031851 > >(I have ddmmyyyy selected as _entry_ format for dates). BK correctly >converts it to > >3_ Mar 1851 > >(I have that format selected for date _display_ format). > >But BK also says in red "Invalid date". > >What gives? > using _ is legal but that ( _ ) is not a legal firgure in dates -- Otto Jørgensen http://www.bkwin.info/ All email is checked by NORTON