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 -- Otto Jørgensen http://www.bkwin.info/ All email is checked by NORTON

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 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

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