Thanks to Squeaky - that worked fine and I now have my Output. An aside to David Howe - I too am "mature" but find Vista a great improvement on XP. Wouldn't like to go back. Mildred

Hello John, Did you get the email I sent on the 2nd December? Details below: Hello John, You are quite correct in that a question mark is used for missing field data. Having tried a number of options it would seem that you can only use '_d', which is strictly speaking invalid as the missing number is not there or use a question mark to replace the letter 'd' that is there. As there is no other option I would go for the '_d' option as you could argue that the number is there but you can't read it. Regards Brian Smart -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Crew Sent: 02 December 2008 08:53 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Scan 1920D2-J-0379.jpg - problem with volume field Hello Brian, According to the Uncertain Character Format, "?" is used when there is nothing in the column. In this case, the column contains "d". Additionally, neither WinBMD or the FreeBMD file management editor accept "?d". Kind regards, John. Brian Smart wrote: > Hello John, > The correct entry is: ?d. > Regards > > Brian Smart > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Crew > Sent: 01 December 2008 15:47 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Scan 1920D2-J-0379.jpg - problem with volume field > > Hello, > > I have a problem with the following record in scan 1920D2-J-0379.jpg: > > JELF,Reginald,0,Kings N.,d,66 (note missing number in volume field) > > Following the response to a similar problem on this list (actually, a > missing volume letter), I transcribed the volume as "_d" and > successfully uploaded to FreeBMD. In order to adhere to TWYS, within the > file management section, I attempted to edit out the underscore. > However, the editor will not save the file because the volume field does > not contain a number. > > The Uncertain Character Format doesn't seem to cover this situation. > Perhaps I should enter "*d" followed by a #COMMENT. > > Can anyone please advise me as to how I should deal with this record. > > Many thanks, > > John. > > > > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

2008/12/8 Harry Celiz <[email protected]> > Hi, > > Looking for marriages in 2nd quarter 1887 the first page available is > "1887M2-L-0151[LAN-LAW" it would appear that the first 150 pages are > missing. > > I am new to transcribing and would ask is there any information on when > these will be available? > > Also is there a list of missing images along with promises? I'm afraid not. We have undertaken to obtain all images as soon as we possibly can, and that is what we are doing. Setting arbitrary targets, and getting into discussions about whether the targets are reasonable, or why they weren't met would take up a great deal of time that could be spent on other things. As and when we get the missing images, we will announce it. -- Dave Mayall

Hi, Looking for marriages in 2nd quarter 1887 the first page available is "1887M2-L-0151[LAN-LAW" it would appear that the first 150 pages are missing. I am new to transcribing and would ask is there any information on when these will be available? Also is there a list of missing images along with promises? Yours Harry

This is covered in http://www.freebmd.org.uk/postems-help.html which is linked to from the information page. Barrie > -----Original Message----- > From: Geoff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 05 December 2008 15:50 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Postems. > > As a bmd transcriber of handwritten records some years ago I > was puzzled when today I came across a postem having little > or nothing to do with the birh entry but was a message about > other family names with e-mail addresses to contact. > > If this is allowed, it's a pity it is not advertized for it > may be a useful search facility. > > The entry with the postem I found was for Frederick Tanner > born Cheltenham reg. dist. 1856 March qtr. > > Regards > > Geoff > > >

I've moved this topic across to the Discuss List as we are deviating from the purpose of the Admin list (which is to help volunteers with their transcribing problems). Any follow up queries please send to the DISCUSS list (to subscribe please visit - http://www.freebmd.org.uk/lists.html ). I'll just add a rider, the lighter colour columns have been part of the charts for two years. Allan Raymond ----- Original Message ----- From: "B J Harris" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 11:11 AM Subject: RE: Putting a cap on the graphs It's been relatively recently that the graphs have shown a lighter colour for "newly added" transcriptions. I have wondered - the way one does - if it were possible to show in a darker colour the percentage "double entered" (ideally, the percentage where at least 2 matching transcriptions exist). Just a thought to add to the melting-pot! Bernard -----Original Message----- From: Allan Raymond [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 06 December 2008 00:37 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Putting a cap on the graphs Keith Not sure if this partly answers your query. The opening page for the coverage graphs at: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/progress.shtml includes the proviso "Please note that the percentage completions are based on estimates and, in particular, a value of 100% does not guarantee that all entries have been transcribed." This same proviso is also included on each of the three event chart pages. Also further down the another page is another proviso "... percentages can be up to 3% out, for example a percentage of 60% could in reality be anything between 57% and 63%. However, most of the time the percentages are within 2%.". So even if we increased the graph size so you could more easily see 100% completion it still may only mean 97% completion. Another alternative which I have found useful when carrying out some investigations is to increase the magnification of the charts from 100% up to 400%. Allan Raymond ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Tinkler" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 7:18 PM Subject: Putting a cap on the graphs hi I am a transcriber - but I always check the graphs after an update to see how we are doing. Now that some many are 100% or very close - the graphics may fail to show completion just because of the scaling problems etc. Would it be possible to put a cap symbol over a column to indicate that as far as FreeBMD is concerned transcription is complete - although you'd want to add some provisos probably. The cap could be pale for 100%, and darker for (eventual) 100% double transcription. All the best Keith Tinkler FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Please advise what problems you are having verifying with Vista, and what quarter you are working on. I have been verifying with Vista for months and can try to help with any problems you encounter. There is a known issue with Vista and dates from 1930 onwards, with fonts and location of columns not matching, but that is not restricted to Vista. Action is in hand to try to get that sorted out. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosemary Skelding-Roberts" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 9:19 AM Subject: problems verifying with vista > Hi > > Has anybody informed you of the problems which occur when verifying with > Vista? > > Regards, > > > Rosemary >

It's been relatively recently that the graphs have shown a lighter colour for "newly added" transcriptions. I have wondered - the way one does - if it were possible to show in a darker colour the percentage "double entered" (ideally, the percentage where at least 2 matching transcriptions exist). Just a thought to add to the melting-pot! Bernard -----Original Message----- From: Allan Raymond [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 06 December 2008 00:37 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Putting a cap on the graphs Keith Not sure if this partly answers your query. The opening page for the coverage graphs at: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/progress.shtml includes the proviso "Please note that the percentage completions are based on estimates and, in particular, a value of 100% does not guarantee that all entries have been transcribed." This same proviso is also included on each of the three event chart pages. Also further down the another page is another proviso "... percentages can be up to 3% out, for example a percentage of 60% could in reality be anything between 57% and 63%. However, most of the time the percentages are within 2%.". So even if we increased the graph size so you could more easily see 100% completion it still may only mean 97% completion. Another alternative which I have found useful when carrying out some investigations is to increase the magnification of the charts from 100% up to 400%. Allan Raymond ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Tinkler" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 7:18 PM Subject: Putting a cap on the graphs hi I am a transcriber - but I always check the graphs after an update to see how we are doing. Now that some many are 100% or very close - the graphics may fail to show completion just because of the scaling problems etc. Would it be possible to put a cap symbol over a column to indicate that as far as FreeBMD is concerned transcription is complete - although you'd want to add some provisos probably. The cap could be pale for 100%, and darker for (eventual) 100% double transcription. All the best Keith Tinkler FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Keith Not sure if this partly answers your query. The opening page for the coverage graphs at: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/progress.shtml includes the proviso "Please note that the percentage completions are based on estimates and, in particular, a value of 100% does not guarantee that all entries have been transcribed." This same proviso is also included on each of the three event chart pages. Also further down the another page is another proviso "... percentages can be up to 3% out, for example a percentage of 60% could in reality be anything between 57% and 63%. However, most of the time the percentages are within 2%.". So even if we increased the graph size so you could more easily see 100% completion it still may only mean 97% completion. Another alternative which I have found useful when carrying out some investigations is to increase the magnification of the charts from 100% up to 400%. Allan Raymond ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Tinkler" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 7:18 PM Subject: Putting a cap on the graphs hi I am a transcriber - but I always check the graphs after an update to see how we are doing. Now that some many are 100% or very close - the graphics may fail to show completion just because of the scaling problems etc. Would it be possible to put a cap symbol over a column to indicate that as far as FreeBMD is concerned transcription is complete - although you'd want to add some provisos probably. The cap could be pale for 100%, and darker for (eventual) 100% double transcription. All the best Keith Tinkler FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Having just searched a name in a quarter which is >99% done, and come up with a page (or two) that consists mostly of uncertainty fields, although the pages have been transcribed once, it can't realistically be described as "complete". There is a "rescan" of pages waiting for the second transcriber to come along, which is a lot (lot!!) more readable than the initial one. Graphs and stats are sometimes "nice", but it's always in the interpretation ... Mark -- On 5 Dec 2008, at 19:18, Keith Tinkler wrote: > hi > > I am a transcriber - but I always check the graphs after an update to > see how we are doing. > > Now that some many are 100% or very close - the graphics may fail to > show completion just because of the scaling problems etc. > > Would it be possible to put a cap symbol over a column to indicate > that as far as FreeBMD is concerned transcription is complete - > although you'd want to add some provisos probably. The cap could be > pale for 100%, and darker for (eventual) 100% double transcription. > > All the best > > Keith Tinkler

As a bmd transcriber of handwritten records some years ago I was puzzled when today I came across a postem having little or nothing to do with the birh entry but was a message about other family names with e-mail addresses to contact. If this is allowed, it's a pity it is not advertized for it may be a useful search facility. The entry with the postem I found was for Frederick Tanner born Cheltenham reg. dist. 1856 March qtr. Regards Geoff

hi I am a transcriber - but I always check the graphs after an update to see how we are doing. Now that some many are 100% or very close - the graphics may fail to show completion just because of the scaling problems etc. Would it be possible to put a cap symbol over a column to indicate that as far as FreeBMD is concerned transcription is complete - although you'd want to add some provisos probably. The cap could be pale for 100%, and darker for (eventual) 100% double transcription. All the best Keith Tinkler

Hi Has anybody informed you of the problems which occur when verifying with Vista? Regards, Rosemary

No problem Carrie. Regards Derek ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carrie Mitchell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 10:18 AM Subject: Apologies > It seems I sent a funny email to you instead of the next person in my > contacts. Many apologies for the inconvenience. > > Carrie Mitchell > > > > > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.13/1827 - Release Date: 03/12/2008 17:41

It seems I sent a funny email to you instead of the next person in my contacts. Many apologies for the inconvenience. Carrie Mitchell

Thanks Barrie. That was the point I was making - it was an upload warning on a file where I was making a different correction. Christopher Archer Barrie wrote: > This error has now been corrected; you will no longer get a warning. > > Barrie > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Christopher Richards [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: 03 December 2008 19:44 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Why is this getting a warning? >> >> >> Why am I getting this warning? >> >> Volume is expected to be numbers (Roman or Arabic) optionally >> followed >> by A to H, got '6_' at line 59 (BROOKS,Albert,Newcastle L,6_,60) >> >> This is in 1861B4B0132 >> >> I would have thought this was correct if the letter is not readable >> >> Christopher Richards >> >> >> >> > > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Nowl wrote: "Hi Christopher A warning is only an alert, not an error. It's meant to give you a gentle prod to check that you have indeed typed what's on the page, not made a mistake. If you *have* typed what you saw, you can safely ignore the warning." I am sure Christopher appreciates this, but it is not really the point. One ought not to ignore a warning if one does not understand why it has arisen since that might indicate that something has been overlooked. A few weeks ago I raised a similar sort of issue where a warning arose when I had entered something which appeared to be in the format which the warning was asking for. In that case it was an error in the system which I understand as been corrected. Regards Cedric Hoptroff ________________________________________________________________________ AOL Email goes Mobile! You can now read your AOL Emails whilst on the move. Sign up for a free AOL Email account with unlimited storage today.

This error has now been corrected; you will no longer get a warning. Barrie > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Richards [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 03 December 2008 19:44 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Why is this getting a warning? > > > Why am I getting this warning? > > Volume is expected to be numbers (Roman or Arabic) optionally > followed > by A to H, got '6_' at line 59 (BROOKS,Albert,Newcastle L,6_,60) > > This is in 1861B4B0132 > > I would have thought this was correct if the letter is not readable > > Christopher Richards > > >

It is only a warning, to make the transcriber think carefully whether a mistake has been made.It should not prevent the file being uploaded to FreeBMD. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Richards" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:43 PM Subject: Why is this getting a warning? > > Why am I getting this warning? > > Volume is expected to be numbers (Roman or Arabic) optionally followed > by A to H, got '6_' at line 59 (BROOKS,Albert,Newcastle L,6_,60) > > This is in 1861B4B0132 > > I would have thought this was correct if the letter is not readable > > Christopher Richards >

Christopher Richards wrote on Wed, 3 Dec 2008: >Why am I getting this warning? > >Volume is expected to be numbers (Roman or Arabic) optionally followed >by A to H, got '6_' at line 59 (BROOKS,Albert,Newcastle L,6_,60) > >This is in 1861B4B0132 > >I would have thought this was correct if the letter is not readable Hi Christopher A warning is only an alert, not an error. It's meant to give you a gentle prod to check that you have indeed typed what's on the page, not made a mistake. If you *have* typed what you saw, you can safely ignore the warning. -- Nowl