I've just come across a forename of "Kat4", presumably a misstype for "Kath". This is on Sept 1964 Births, page 483. I photocopy these pages from fiche in our local library because scans have not been available. The quality of the fiche is excellent and there is no ambiguity, the fourth character is definitely a number four. My problem comes when I try to save and upload to BMD. It of course refuses to accept to upload with an "Unexpected characters in first names given at line n (line)" error message. If TWYS is mandatory, then surely the rest of the system must be prepared to accept these variations ? What should I do ? I tried Kat[4_] but this too was rejected. I eventually settled for Kat_
Could be Kate or Kath. Never assume. Kat_ covers all. John Fairlie Mail us at ..... john@fairlie.plus.com john.fairlie@blueyonder.co.uk Home page... http://www.fairlie.plus.com -----Original Message----- From: krose@krose.plus.com [mailto:krose@krose.plus.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 6:47 PM To: FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: TWYS or not! I've just come across a forename of "Kat4", presumably a misstype for "Kath". This is on Sept 1964 Births, page 483. I photocopy these pages from fiche in our local library because scans have not been available. The quality of the fiche is excellent and there is no ambiguity, the fourth character is definitely a number four. My problem comes when I try to save and upload to BMD. It of course refuses to accept to upload with an "Unexpected characters in first names given at line n (line)" error message. If TWYS is mandatory, then surely the rest of the system must be prepared to accept these variations ? What should I do ? I tried Kat[4_] but this too was rejected. I eventually settled for Kat_ ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.620 / Virus Database: 399 - Release Date: 11/03/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.620 / Virus Database: 399 - Release Date: 11/03/2004