Thanks Jane. I think I am letting FH copy the files into a media folder, I am just pressing the option that lets me choose which folder..... I will give the Tools>Work With External file links a try. Thank you Laraine -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jane Taubman" <janetaubman@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 8:16 AM To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [FHU] Help re Media please > On 24 November 2011 08:08, Laraine Hake <laraine10@btinternet.com> wrote: >> As a new user of FH, I am having a wonderful time adding photographs. I >> am >> copying each one to the file within FH > > Assuming you are using V4 with a project, you would be better letting > FH copy the files into your media folder for you when you add them. It > will copy them to the media folder for you. > > To sort out the broken ones you will need to use the Tools>Work With > External file links, which will show you the broken links and where > family historian is looking for them. You can then either copy the > files to the folder that FH is looking for them in or use the re-map > button to tell fh where the file is. > > -- > Jane. > > Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

On 24 November 2011 08:08, Laraine Hake <laraine10@btinternet.com> wrote: > As a new user of FH, I am having a wonderful time adding photographs.  I am > copying each one to the file within FH Assuming you are using V4 with a project, you would be better letting FH copy the files into your media folder for you when you add them. It will copy them to the media folder for you. To sort out the broken ones you will need to use the Tools>Work With External file links, which will show you the broken links and where family historian is looking for them. You can then either copy the files to the folder that FH is looking for them in or use the re-map button to tell fh where the file is. -- Jane. Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk

As a new user of FH, I am having a wonderful time adding photographs. I am copying each one to the file within FH However...........this morning, I have some photographs not showing. There is an Error message "Unable to load objects. Error on file open" I can recognise that each of these photographs were stored within the same folder within FH - it is possible that I had not labelled it correctly.........thinking back to yesterday, I could have deleted an unlabelled "New Folder" not realising it was in use but that I had not labelled it . My question is: How do I access and look at the structure of the media files and folders other than when I am adding new media and it gives me the choice of where to save it. I have no doubt it is fairly obvious............except to me right now! Many thanks Laraine Hake

That is default behaviour when you create a project you can turn it off when you create a project from a gedcom, but personally I prefer the ease of portability that keeping media with in the project folder brings. On 23 November 2011 10:05, Denise L. Moss-Fritch <d.mossfritch@comcast.net> wrote: > FH changed the File tag location to media\<name>.jpg, > so instead of linking to a file, FH made a copy of the media file and added > that copy to the media folder for the project. Not what I had expected, but > is workable. -- Jane. Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk

Hi Alan, > I have been unable to find where these files are stored as the file location is just listed as Media\"Filename". > No drive letter appears to be involved. The \Media\ folder is part of the FH project you created when you imported your Genbox GEDCOM. The \Media\ folder is where FH moves a copy of the media listed in your GEDCOM. You will probably find that FH project folder within a \FamilyHistorian\ folder in your \My Documents\ folder. Best, Denise L. Moss-Fritch -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Cuddlybear Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 10:11 AM To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FHU] Media not importing to FH Hi Denise Looking into my media files I find that only half of them transfered and of those 3 are unreadable. The rest are displaying ok. I have been unable to find where these files are stored as the file location is just listed as Media\"Filename". No drive letter appears to be involved. I have tried temporarily moving the original files from their location in E:\Media but they are not removed from the chart, indicating that the original location is not referenced by FH. The 3 unreadable files are read by 2 independent photo processing progs. Still trying to find the storage location Cheers Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise L. Moss-Fritch" <d.mossfritch@comcast.net> To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 5:12 AM Subject: [FHU] Media not importing to FH > Good Day, > > When creating a new FH project from a Genbox created GEDCOM my media > files were excluded during the import. I find the following in the > exclusion > log: > > l.303 - INFO ONLY: Loaded uncategorised data (non-GEDCOM): "3 FORM JPG" > l.304 - INFO ONLY: Loaded uncategorised data (non-GEDCOM): "3 FILE > C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School 2.jpg" > > > The original GEDCOM file contained the following information > associated with the above entry: > > 1 EVEN > 2 TYPE Elementary School > 2 DATE AUG 1952 AND JUN 1955 > 2 PLAC Eberwhite Elementary School, 800 Soule Blvd., Ann Arbor, > Washtenaw, Michigan, United States > 2 _FORWARD [P] attended school [L] [D] > 2 OBJE @M21@ > 3 FORM JPG > 3 FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School.jpg > 2 OBJE @M22@ > 3 FORM JPG > 3 FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School 2.jpg > 3 _PRIM Y > > Since Alan reports his media files imported from his Genbox created > GEDCOM file, what is different with my GEDCOM file that FH would > exclude the media? > And, how might I fix the GEDCOM file so the media files import and FH > creates a Media folder for the project? Thanks. > > Best, > > Denise L. Moss-Fritch

Yes the @M21@ is pointing to a record which will start 0 @M21@ So you might want to double check what's below that line, feel free to post it and I will help if I can. On 23 November 2011 08:38, Denise L. Moss-Fritch <d.mossfritch@comcast.net> wrote: > > The difference seems to be the @M21@ in the 2 OBJE line of the Genbox > exported GEDCOM. I believe I will try an individual search and replace for > the @M21@ string and try importing the resulting GEDCOM. Again, thanks for > your assistance. -- Jane. Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk

I suspect the GENBOX implementation for media is different to the one FH uses. In your file what do you have in the 0 @M21@ section of your file. Family Historian would expect the file statement to be in the media record where it's used like this 0 @O16@ OBJE 1 FORM jpeg 1 TITL Alan Mullins & Joyce Crabb Wedding 1 _FILE Media\AMullinsJCrabbWedding.jpg 1 _KEYS photos,Picture Where the file is locally linked you would see something like 2 OBJE 3 FORM JPG 3 FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School.jpg 3 TITL my file title >> 1 EVEN >> 2 TYPE Elementary School >> 2 DATE AUG 1952 AND JUN 1955 >> 2 PLAC Eberwhite Elementary School, 800 Soule Blvd., Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, >> Michigan, United States >> 2 _FORWARD [P] attended school  [L] [D] >> 2 OBJE @M21@ >> 3 FORM JPG >> 3 FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School.jpg >> 2 OBJE @M22@ >> 3 FORM JPG >> 3 FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School 2.jpg >> 3 _PRIM Y -- Jane. Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk

Hi Denise Looking into my media files I find that only half of them transfered and of those 3 are unreadable. The rest are displaying ok. I have been unable to find where these files are stored as the file location is just listed as Media\"Filename". No drive letter appears to be involved. I have tried temporarily moving the original files from their location in E:\Media but they are not removed from the chart, indicating that the original location is not referenced by FH. The 3 unreadable files are read by 2 independent photo processing progs. Still trying to find the storage location Cheers Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise L. Moss-Fritch" <d.mossfritch@comcast.net> To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 5:12 AM Subject: [FHU] Media not importing to FH > Good Day, > > When creating a new FH project from a Genbox created GEDCOM my media files > were excluded during the import. I find the following in the exclusion > log: > > l.303 - INFO ONLY: Loaded uncategorised data (non-GEDCOM): "3 FORM JPG" > l.304 - INFO ONLY: Loaded uncategorised data (non-GEDCOM): "3 FILE > C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School 2.jpg" > > > The original GEDCOM file contained the following information associated > with > the above entry: > > 1 EVEN > 2 TYPE Elementary School > 2 DATE AUG 1952 AND JUN 1955 > 2 PLAC Eberwhite Elementary School, 800 Soule Blvd., Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, > Michigan, United States > 2 _FORWARD [P] attended school [L] [D] > 2 OBJE @M21@ > 3 FORM JPG > 3 FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School.jpg > 2 OBJE @M22@ > 3 FORM JPG > 3 FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School 2.jpg > 3 _PRIM Y > > Since Alan reports his media files imported from his Genbox created GEDCOM > file, what is different with my GEDCOM file that FH would exclude the > media? > And, how might I fix the GEDCOM file so the media files import and FH > creates a Media folder for the project? Thanks. > > Best, > > Denise L. Moss-Fritch > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Crashes this way do tend to happen when you are saving Ancestral Sources and try to open FH at the same time. It also happens when saving FH and opening AS. I have never had any problems with census flags. It will help if you can remember what you were doing at the time of the crash Victor On 23/11/2011 3:56 PM, robacis@btinternet.com wrote: > I have been an FH User for some without a problem until now. Whilst transferring data from Ancestral Sources to FH, the FH program appears to have become corrupted and crashed. That in itself did not cause much concern as I was able to restore a back up. The problem seems to be to do with the census flags. I have isolated what I think the problem is but cannot resolve it. In the diagram> options>boxes I have created census flags 1841 to 1911. However the program does not appear to recognise this, as when I try to set a flag manually against a record only 1851, 1871 and 1911 appear in the drop down box. Could anyone advise on remedies for this > robacis > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have been an FH User for some without a problem until now. Whilst transferring data from Ancestral Sources to FH, the FH program appears to have become corrupted and crashed. That in itself did not cause much concern as I was able to restore a back up. The problem seems to be to do with the census flags. I have isolated what I think the problem is but cannot resolve it. In the diagram> options>boxes I have created census flags 1841 to 1911. However the program does not appear to recognise this, as when I try to set a flag manually against a record only 1851, 1871 and 1911 appear in the drop down box. Could anyone advise on remedies for this robacis

Glad to be of help. When it comes to learning about FH, may I suggest you register for free on the FHUG website at http://www.fhug.org.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi There are Forums on FH and related topics, a Knowledge Base Wiki full of advice, and a multitude of free Downloads. Jane, who also offered advice, runs the FHUG website. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Cuddlybear Sent: 23 November 2011 12:13 To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FHU] Diagrams/Charts Got It!! Thats exactly what I was doing. Managed to save as an FH chart and able to recall it. Thanks for your help. I've now got to do minor corrections and reconnect family members after importing from another prog. Cheers Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beryl & Mike Tate" <post@tatewise.co.uk> To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [FHU] Diagrams/Charts >I wonder if you are using the "Everyone" Diagram and some Individual boxes >for Individuals that are replicated in different trees > are linked by curved coloured ribbons. > There are other types of Diagram (Ancestor, Descendant, Ancestor & > Descendant, All Relatives) that include different amounts of > data. > To save the Diagram as an image file use menu option Diagram > Save > Diagram As... and choose from the options. PDF File (.pdf) is > very popular. > To save as a Family Historian Chart use menu option Diagram > Save > Diagram. > This allows you to use View > Saved Charts and retrieve the Chart Diagram > at a later date with all the layout options retained, but > any additional Individuals in your database inserted. > > Regards, Mike Tate > > -----Original Message----- > From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > Cuddlybear > Sent: 22 November 2011 19:24 > To: FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS@rootsweb.com > Subject: [FHU] Diagrams/Charts > > Hi I'm new to this list having just converted to Family Historian. I > am having trouble with producing a chart. I enter data and > apparently produce a Diagram. After entering a certain amount of data the > diagram breaks into sections on coloured arrows. I think I > have to save the diagram before I can produce a chart. Could someone > please explain how to do this and why I can't get a chart. Anyn > help gratefully received > Cheers Alan > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

As a very recent convert to FHU myself, I an finding working through the tutorials a tremendous help and eye opener. I have saved the handbook as a pdf and have that and FHU open together as I work through each tutorial. Laraine Sent from my HTC ----- Reply message ----- From: "Cuddlybear" <cuddlybear@gecko.myzen.co.uk> Date: Wed, Nov 23, 2011 12:16 Subject: [FHU] Diagrams/Charts To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> Hi Jane Thanks for your quick response. I have now printed Chapter 10 and will be trying it's suggestions. It's a case of knowing where to look for info. and your advice has now pointed me to the right area. Thank you again. Cheers Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Taubman" <janetaubman@gmail.com> To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [FHU] Diagrams/Charts > On 22 November 2011 19:23, Cuddlybear <cuddlybear@gecko.myzen.co.uk> > wrote: >> I enter data and apparently produce a Diagram. After entering a certain >> amount of data the diagram breaks into sections on coloured arrows. I >> think I have to save the diagram before I can produce a chart. > > > I am not sure where you are, but I suspect you are on the Focus > window, looking at the Ancestors and Descendants tabs, and not working > with a diagram, try selecting a diagram from the View>Standard > Diagram menu. > > You might find it helpful to review Chapter 10 of the book (which can > be accessed from the help menu). > > > > -- > Jane. > > Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Jane Thanks for your quick response. I have now printed Chapter 10 and will be trying it's suggestions. It's a case of knowing where to look for info. and your advice has now pointed me to the right area. Thank you again. Cheers Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Taubman" <janetaubman@gmail.com> To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [FHU] Diagrams/Charts > On 22 November 2011 19:23, Cuddlybear <cuddlybear@gecko.myzen.co.uk> > wrote: >> I enter data and apparently produce a Diagram. After entering a certain >> amount of data the diagram breaks into sections on coloured arrows. I >> think I have to save the diagram before I can produce a chart. > > > I am not sure where you are, but I suspect you are on the Focus > window, looking at the Ancestors and Descendants tabs, and not working > with a diagram, try selecting a diagram from the View>Standard > Diagram menu. > > You might find it helpful to review Chapter 10 of the book (which can > be accessed from the help menu). > > > > -- > Jane. > > Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Got It!! Thats exactly what I was doing. Managed to save as an FH chart and able to recall it. Thanks for your help. I've now got to do minor corrections and reconnect family members after importing from another prog. Cheers Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beryl & Mike Tate" <post@tatewise.co.uk> To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [FHU] Diagrams/Charts >I wonder if you are using the "Everyone" Diagram and some Individual boxes >for Individuals that are replicated in different trees > are linked by curved coloured ribbons. > There are other types of Diagram (Ancestor, Descendant, Ancestor & > Descendant, All Relatives) that include different amounts of > data. > To save the Diagram as an image file use menu option Diagram > Save > Diagram As... and choose from the options. PDF File (.pdf) is > very popular. > To save as a Family Historian Chart use menu option Diagram > Save > Diagram. > This allows you to use View > Saved Charts and retrieve the Chart Diagram > at a later date with all the layout options retained, but > any additional Individuals in your database inserted. > > Regards, Mike Tate > > -----Original Message----- > From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > Cuddlybear > Sent: 22 November 2011 19:24 > To: FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS@rootsweb.com > Subject: [FHU] Diagrams/Charts > > Hi I'm new to this list having just converted to Family Historian. I > am having trouble with producing a chart. I enter data and > apparently produce a Diagram. After entering a certain amount of data the > diagram breaks into sections on coloured arrows. I think I > have to save the diagram before I can produce a chart. Could someone > please explain how to do this and why I can't get a chart. Anyn > help gratefully received > Cheers Alan > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Bob I have just converted to F H from Genbox. I had a problem with Gedcom in that after transfer to F H there were extra, blank, boxes attached to married couples. Usually the female. Not dramatic - easily removed. Everything else, including media, transferred ok. I understand the Gedcom Spec is for guidance and not a mandatory format. Hence there can be a "mix & match" approach to it's use. A "mix" export and a "match" inport gives problems. There does seem to be quite a learning curve with FH but I like the charting presentation - if I can get consistant results - still struggling there. Cheers Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Payne" <johnrav@tiscali.co.uk> To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [FHU] Notes imported from GenBox > > On 21 Nov 2011, at 17:09, Robert Warnock wrote: > >> I am contemplating changing from GenBox to Family Historian and am at >> present playing with the free trial of the latter. >> In GenBox I have the transcripts of many BMD certificates as notes which >> print out fine with each separate event. However when I export my >> database >> as a Gedcom file and then use this with FH all the notes run on after the >> other and have various lines such as Date \tab 14 February 1861. I can >> not >> find the text of these notes anywhere in FH and would like to know how to >> export from GenBox correctly. Looking at the Gedcom file the lines seem >> to >> be things like >> 3 CONT BIRTH >> 3 CONT \b0 Name\tab William Smith >> 3 CONT Date\tab West Calder ..... >> >> (I believe from the GenBox user group that v5 of FH will be able to >> import >> directly form GenBox so it's probably not worth bothering too much with >> v4 >> if it involves too much work. Will the new version be able to import >> notes >> correctly?) >> >> Any help greatly appreciated >> >> Bob Warnock >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I wonder if you are using the "Everyone" Diagram and some Individual boxes for Individuals that are replicated in different trees are linked by curved coloured ribbons. There are other types of Diagram (Ancestor, Descendant, Ancestor & Descendant, All Relatives) that include different amounts of data. To save the Diagram as an image file use menu option Diagram > Save Diagram As... and choose from the options. PDF File (.pdf) is very popular. To save as a Family Historian Chart use menu option Diagram > Save Diagram. This allows you to use View > Saved Charts and retrieve the Chart Diagram at a later date with all the layout options retained, but any additional Individuals in your database inserted. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Cuddlybear Sent: 22 November 2011 19:24 To: FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS@rootsweb.com Subject: [FHU] Diagrams/Charts Hi I'm new to this list having just converted to Family Historian. I am having trouble with producing a chart. I enter data and apparently produce a Diagram. After entering a certain amount of data the diagram breaks into sections on coloured arrows. I think I have to save the diagram before I can produce a chart. Could someone please explain how to do this and why I can't get a chart. Anyn help gratefully received Cheers Alan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jane, Yes, the @Mxxx@, where xxx is a number, apparently identifies individual media files. I ran a brief test by removing the @Mxxx@ after the OBJE tag from a few hundred tags in my GEDCOM. That left the FORM JPG tag and the FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\<name>.jpg tags. When I imported the resulting GEDCOM into a new FH project, FH changed the File tag location to media\<name>.jpg, so instead of linking to a file, FH made a copy of the media file and added that copy to the media folder for the project. Not what I had expected, but is workable. However, I know Simon is working on a direct import for version 5 that will handle Genbox files. I may spend the next couple of months learning FH and see what Simon's direct import will do for my Genbox file instead of spending more time with the Genbox exported GEDCOM file. Best, Denise L. Moss-Fritch -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jane Taubman Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 1:31 PM To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FHU] Media not importing to FH Yes the @M21@ is pointing to a record which will start 0 @M21@ So you might want to double check what's below that line, feel free to post it and I will help if I can. On 23 November 2011 08:38, Denise L. Moss-Fritch <d.mossfritch@comcast.net> wrote: > > The difference seems to be the @M21@ in the 2 OBJE line of the Genbox > exported GEDCOM. I believe I will try an individual search and replace > for the @M21@ string and try importing the resulting GEDCOM. Again, > thanks for your assistance. -- Jane. Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Jane. Where you write locally linked files would be in the format: 2 OBJE 3 FORM JPG 3 FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School.jpg I am seeing the following in the exported GEDCOM file: 2 OBJE @M21@ 3 FORM JPG 3 FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School.jpg The difference seems to be the @M21@ in the 2 OBJE line of the Genbox exported GEDCOM. I believe I will try an individual search and replace for the @M21@ string and try importing the resulting GEDCOM. Again, thanks for your assistance. Best, Denise L. Moss-Fritch -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jane Taubman Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 10:30 AM To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FHU] Media not importing to FH I suspect the GENBOX implementation for media is different to the one FH uses. In your file what do you have in the 0 @M21@ section of your file. Family Historian would expect the file statement to be in the media record where it's used like this 0 @O16@ OBJE 1 FORM jpeg 1 TITL Alan Mullins & Joyce Crabb Wedding 1 _FILE Media\AMullinsJCrabbWedding.jpg 1 _KEYS photos,Picture Where the file is locally linked you would see something like 2 OBJE 3 FORM JPG 3 FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School.jpg 3 TITL my file title >> 1 EVEN >> 2 TYPE Elementary School >> 2 DATE AUG 1952 AND JUN 1955 >> 2 PLAC Eberwhite Elementary School, 800 Soule Blvd., Ann Arbor, >> Washtenaw, Michigan, United States >> 2 _FORWARD [P] attended school  [L] [D] >> 2 OBJE @M21@ >> 3 FORM JPG >> 3 FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School.jpg >> 2 OBJE @M22@ >> 3 FORM JPG >> 3 FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School 2.jpg >> 3 _PRIM Y -- Jane. Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk

On 21 Nov 2011, at 17:09, Robert Warnock wrote: > I am contemplating changing from GenBox to Family Historian and am at > present playing with the free trial of the latter. > In GenBox I have the transcripts of many BMD certificates as notes which > print out fine with each separate event. However when I export my database > as a Gedcom file and then use this with FH all the notes run on after the > other and have various lines such as Date \tab 14 February 1861. I can not > find the text of these notes anywhere in FH and would like to know how to > export from GenBox correctly. Looking at the Gedcom file the lines seem to > be things like > 3 CONT BIRTH > 3 CONT \b0 Name\tab William Smith > 3 CONT Date\tab West Calder ..... > > (I believe from the GenBox user group that v5 of FH will be able to import > directly form GenBox so it's probably not worth bothering too much with v4 > if it involves too much work. Will the new version be able to import notes > correctly?) > > Any help greatly appreciated > > Bob Warnock > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Good Day, When creating a new FH project from a Genbox created GEDCOM my media files were excluded during the import. I find the following in the exclusion log: l.303 - INFO ONLY: Loaded uncategorised data (non-GEDCOM): "3 FORM JPG" l.304 - INFO ONLY: Loaded uncategorised data (non-GEDCOM): "3 FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School 2.jpg" The original GEDCOM file contained the following information associated with the above entry: 1 EVEN 2 TYPE Elementary School 2 DATE AUG 1952 AND JUN 1955 2 PLAC Eberwhite Elementary School, 800 Soule Blvd., Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States 2 _FORWARD [P] attended school [L] [D] 2 OBJE @M21@ 3 FORM JPG 3 FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School.jpg 2 OBJE @M22@ 3 FORM JPG 3 FILE C:\Genealogy\Locations\Eberwhite Elementary School 2.jpg 3 _PRIM Y Since Alan reports his media files imported from his Genbox created GEDCOM file, what is different with my GEDCOM file that FH would exclude the media? And, how might I fix the GEDCOM file so the media files import and FH creates a Media folder for the project? Thanks. Best, Denise L. Moss-Fritch