Hi Ian Extract from "Advanced Information" on transcribers page. At the top of the page it says "N.B. If you are using one of the add-on packages to do transcription, for example, SpeedBMD, you may not need to read this stuff!" Go past all the stuff about formats. Near the bottom of the page it says "Insert one at the beginning/end of each page. The optional page number, if present, should be the number of the page that follows. If it is at the end of the dataset, it should be the page number of the following page anyway. If it is at the end of a volume, it should be 1 greater than the highest page number." Bob Phillips (John Slann Institute of Transcribers) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Brooke" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 8:41 AM Subject: Re: half page explained > Hi, > I'm not sure that two aspects of what you say are correct Stephen. > 1. There definately isn't a limit of one page per file - I don't believe > there is any upper limit and I have transcribers who regularly upload files > containing multiple pages. However, these don't really differ from your > description except that there are additional +PAGE,n+1 in the 'middle' of > the file. > 2. I'm unsure about your scenario #3. Assuming (and I think this is > correct) that the 'complete page' matching routine uses nothing but the > +PAGE lines to decide if a page is complete then I don't see how it could do > anything with a file with no opening +PAGE. I have no idea though what such > a file would look like, nor indeed why anyone would want to do this (it > seems to make much more sense to simply add the later lines to the end of > the first and upload the file again). I would guess though that the 2nd > file should look like the first, ie have the same opening +PAGE,n but this > time have a closing +PAGE,n+1 - this is a pure guess though! > > I too am interested in the answer to the other question that someone > raised - how does one close the last page in a quarter when, by definition > there is no page n+1. Is it done by a simple +PAGE or by PAGE,n+1 > regardless of the fact that nothing will ever match n+1. I suspect that > either of these is acceptable but again this is a guess. > Regards > Ian > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Carter" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 12:11 AM > Subject: Re: half page explained > > > > Graham, at 01:16 28/10/2001, you wrote: > > > > >Hi Garry, > > > > > >lat one before I go to bed ! > > > > > >Kiwiz Syndicate wrote: > > > > > > > > Another point that needs clarification: > > > > It is not 'half page' but split page, wrongly named IMHO. > > > > The only time +PAGE is left out is when a 300 name page is split into > > > two files. The > > > > +PAGE is omitted on the first file only. A rare occurence I'm told. > > > > > >Dave wrote on the admins list > > > > I used the term "half page". I should have said "part transcribed > > > > page". > > > > > > > > > >so I think we are in agreement about the wording of half page :) > > > > Sorry to milk this even further, but it seems to me there are four > distinct > > scenarios. > > > > 1) If someone starts transcribing a page from the 1st entry and completes > > it to the last entry - in which case there should be a +PAGE,n [n = page > > number] in the first line of the file and a +PAGE, (n+1) in the last line > > of the file. > > > > 2) If someone starts transcribing a page from the 1st entry, and closes > > the file before completing the transcription of that page, there should be > > a +PAGE,n in the first line of the file and no +PAGE at all at the end of > > the file. > > > > 3) If someone starts transcribing a page from an entry other than the > > first one and completes the page to the last entry, there should be no > > +PAGE,n in the first line of the file but there should be a +PAGE,(n+1) in > > the last line of the file. > > > > 4) If someone starts transcribing a page from an entry other than the > > first one and closes the file before completing the page to the last > entry, > > there should be no +PAGE lines at all, either at the beginning or the end > > of the file. > > > > Is this a correct understanding? ( I am assuming that there is a maximum > > of one page per file - this understanding does not allow for there being a > > complete page, between two other +PAGE lines, in the middle of the file). > > > > > > Stephen > > > > Revd S H Carter > > [email protected] > > > > United Benefice of Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge and Little Wenlock > > http://www.rectorshouse.freeserve.co.uk/benefice/benframe.html > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > > > > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >