hi, John Slann wrote: > > Ian said > > > 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. > > I anticipate being told off again but I promise to take it in good part. :)) I hope that you won't get tol off for asking genuine questions :)) > Here is the scenario transcriber A has a block of transcriptions which run > from 1846B1-G-P-1156.tif to 1846B1-G-P-1165.tif and dutifully finishes of > with +PAGE,n+1. Transcriber B is allocated pages that run from > 1846B1-G-P-1166.tif to 1846B1-G-P-1175.tif. Sadly on down loading these are > all blanks. So nothing is transcribed and nothing is uploaded and no record > will exist of files in this range will exist when the Range Check is run for > this quarter. The next download with data for transcription is > 1846B1-G-P-1176.tif . > > Now various kind people have tried to explain that this is not a problem, > but I cannot get my mind round their explanations. I do not see how this > can be when one file ends expecting to find a file that stems from > 1846B1-G-P-1166.tif, but there is no record of this. The next file in > sequence actually stems from 1846B1-G-P-1176.tif . ok, the reason that it is not a problem is that you will ultimately supply to us a completed quarter. We can run through the data in that quarter and identify the +PAGE numbers and print out the sequence. This can easily highlight missing and odd ones eg. where there is a +PAGE,362 followed by a +PAGE,368 in the sequence (from different files, tho) we know that some pages are 'missing' and will check back with you. Its quick to look and see that these were blank. Does that help ? > In case any one thinks I am banging on about a theoretical situation these > file numbers have been taken from my records and reflect what has been > reported to me. If anyone thinks it is an isolated instance there are 19 > runs of blanks in 1846 BQ1 reported to me so far. This means if someone > else has to do the range check in my place they have at least 190 pages of > gaps to investigate to be sure all data that should be present is present Yep, there will be some work to do to clean the data and sort it out, but the work can and will be mad easier by programming. But the checkers will need to confirm the 19 scans ... > I would be more than happy to let this matter die, but I will not rest easy > in my mind until I have understood the explanations that Dave and others > have given so far. > > I would dearly love to rest my case. I hope that has cleared it a bit (and hasn't introduced anything too controversial :) ) Cheers Graham > > John > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237