Perhaps I am missing something here but why would you want to import a blank field? I delete blank fields as I enter people in my database and then add a new field if I subsequently discover some previously unknown information such as a baptism date. Malcolm Webb mfwebb2005@btinternet.com <mailto:mfwebb2005@btinternet.com> -----Original Message----- From: bk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bk-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Gilles de C. Paquette Sent: 16 July 2012 03:12 Cc: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Empty fields on Gedcom import John, Thanks again. Gilles Le 2012-07-15 20:48, John Steed a ecrit : > To Gilles de C. Paquette > > There is not an option currently to import empty fields from gedcom. > > Some programs in the past made gedcom files with empty fields and most > BK users did not want them imported, so that is why it works that way. > > I may be able to give an option in the future to import blank fields. > > John Steed 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 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:59:02 +0100, "Malcolm Webb" <mfwebb2005@btinternet.com> wrote: >Perhaps I am missing something here but why would you want to import a blank >field? I delete blank fields as I enter people in my database and then add >a new field if I subsequently discover some previously unknown information >such as a baptism date. > An empty event can also tell something, even if there is no notes or date to the event. An event that is accepted is Married. Often we do not have dates or other information but we knew or believe that this is the fact for a couple. Similar we can find also other events I have default under Edit the option to put at the editscreen bron, christian, engaged, confirmation and deat. That even if I event have no date, location etc conected to the events at the moment I add a new person. And i do not delete them. -- Otto Jørgensen http://www.bkwin.info/ All email is checked by NORTON

In message <CMEFJIGMPKLPELNONILDCEAODIAA.mfwebb2005@btinternet.com>, Malcolm Webb <mfwebb2005@btinternet.com> writes: >Perhaps I am missing something here but why would you want to import a blank >field? I delete blank fields as I enter people in my database and then add >a new field if I subsequently discover some previously unknown information >such as a baptism date. [] When you say you delete blank fields as you enter people - you do know that you can set which fields appear when you add a new person? Apologies if you did know that, but I spent ages deleting such fields before I discovered (or, probably, was told) this, and thought it might help others. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf a little bit of me still feels that some southerners think we northerners are issued at birth with doomed kestrels. - Alison Graham, Radio Times, 3-9/11/2007.

Yes I did know that. I have set the fields to appear as birth, death and marriage and I picked the information up from this forum. As I say, I don't like blank fields so unless I have a source or can make a note about an event then I delete it. The most common one I delete is death until I find some evidence of death when I reinstate the field. 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: 17 July 2012 23:17 To: bk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BK] Empty fields on Gedcom import In message <CMEFJIGMPKLPELNONILDCEAODIAA.mfwebb2005@btinternet.com>, Malcolm Webb <mfwebb2005@btinternet.com> writes: >Perhaps I am missing something here but why would you want to import a blank >field? I delete blank fields as I enter people in my database and then add >a new field if I subsequently discover some previously unknown information >such as a baptism date. [] When you say you delete blank fields as you enter people - you do know that you can set which fields appear when you add a new person? Apologies if you did know that, but I spent ages deleting such fields before I discovered (or, probably, was told) this, and thought it might help others. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf a little bit of me still feels that some southerners think we northerners are issued at birth with doomed kestrels. - Alison Graham, Radio Times, 3-9/11/2007. 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