Anne, It's part of the Uncertain Character Format - see http://freebmd.rootsweb.org/Format.html#ucf or http://freebmd.rootsweb.org/vol_faq.html#6d Don't worry - you haven't been missing much! Barrie > -----Original Message----- > From: Anne Brick [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 13 October 2001 03:34 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: FREEBMD-DISCUSS-D Digest V01 #126 > > > Sorry to be a bit thick but what is an {n,m} construct - and > should I be > using one ? > > I thought I had read all the instructions, help files etc. what did I > miss ? > > Trying to be perfect > > Anne > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > Subject: > > > > FREEBMD-DISCUSS-D Digest > Volume 01 : Issue 126 > > > > Today's Topics: > > #1 Re: File Errors [Dave Mayall > <[email protected]] > > #2 RE: File Errors [Archer Barrie > <[email protected]] > > > > Administrivia: > > To unsubscribe from FREEBMD-DISCUSS-D, send a message to > > > > [email protected] > > > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > > > unsubscribe > > > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if > your software > > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > > > To contact the FREEBMD-DISCUSS-D list administrator, send mail to > > [email protected] > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > > > Subject: Re: File Errors > > Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 08:07:09 +0100 > > From: Dave Mayall <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > > > On Thu, 11 Oct 2001 22:28:15 +0100, you wrote: > > > > >Hi All > > > > > >I would like to know who will take responsibility for > those files where errors have been found as a result or the > latest check routines. > > > > In the first instance, the transcriber. > > > > >I have just checked a qtr that was completed and found > that 10 pages were now missing from the database. > > > > > >That particular transcriber appears to upload a file every > 3 months or so, so unless I had looked at and been able to > correct the files, who would have corrected and made records > available in the mean time. > > > > Barrie and I will "mop up" those who cannot fix it. > > > > >Had that transcriber 'dropped out' how would those records > get back into the database? > > > > We would do the minimal editing involved. > > > > >Of the other 700+ transcribers in this syndicate, how many > more are like that? > > > > A total of 400 files were flagged as having errors across all > > syndicates. > > > > If you are concerned, I can let you have a copy of the file list. > > > > -- > > Dave Mayall > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > > > Subject: RE: File Errors > > Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:22:32 +0100 > > From: Archer Barrie <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > > > John, > > > > Thank you for your sterling efforts! > > > > As a result of implementing the {n,m} construct there were > some 300 files > > that were affected, covering about 170 users. All users > were sent emails (8 > > were bounced) telling them what files were affected, what > the error(s) > > was(were) and how to make a correction. > > > > Ideally the users themselves would make the corrections but > as you point out > > there will be cases where this will not happen. We will be > making regular > > checks to determine how the correction process is > progressing and at some > > point the project leadership will have to make a decision > about how the > > remnant should be corrected. > > > > Barrie > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: John Pain [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: 11 October 2001 22:28 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: File Errors > > > > > > > > > Hi All > > > > > > I would like to know who will take responsibility for those > > > files where errors have been found as a result or the latest > > > check routines. > > > > > > I have just checked a qtr that was completed and found that > > > 10 pages were now missing from the database. > > > > > > That particular transcriber appears to upload a file every 3 > > > months or so, so unless I had looked at and been able to > > > correct the files, who would have corrected and made records > > > available in the mean time. > > > > > > Had that transcriber 'dropped out' how would those records > > > get back into the database? > > > > > > Of the other 700+ transcribers in this syndicate, how many > > > more are like that? > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > John > > > > > > Researching - Hykin (Anywhere) > > > Pai(y)n(e) from Kent 1800's > > > Conde Salop. Anytime > > > > > > PS - Please leave a little of the old message to give me a > > > clue as to what it's all about. > > > > > -- > Anne Brick > > "If it is to be it is up to me " > > ______________________________ >