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    1. cvs commit: UKGEN-FreeBMD/html vol_faq.html
    2. Barrie Archer
    3. barrie 10/08/25 08:34:36 Modified: html vol_faq.html Log: Add further cause for "Unable to send invalid file" to 3j Revision Changes Path 1.145 +6 -3 UKGEN-FreeBMD/html/vol_faq.html Index: vol_faq.html =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/UKGEN-FreeBMD/html/vol_faq.html,v retrieving revision 1.144 retrieving revision 1.145 diff -u -r1.144 -r1.145 --- vol_faq.html 13 Aug 2010 23:19:32 -0000 1.144 +++ vol_faq.html 25 Aug 2010 07:34:35 -0000 1.145 @@ -419,11 +419,14 @@ <h4><a name=3i>3 (i)&nbsp;What do I do if the image shown by the scan viewer is incomplete because it stops before the end of the page?</a></h4> WinBMD has a problem showing some images, so check the image using a viewer - normally this just means going to the location from where you downloaded the image and double clicking on it. If this solves the problem just transcribe the missing part of the image from the viewer. For all other problems with scans please report the problem to your syndicate coordinator and use +BREAK in the transcription where there are missing entries. In due course the scan will be corrected and you will be informed so you can revise the transcription. -<h4><a name=3j>3 (j)&nbsp;Why do I get "Unable to send invalid file" when trying to unload a file?</a></h4> -You will also have got one or more messages of the form: +<h4><a name=3j>3 (j)&nbsp;Why do I get "Unable to send invalid file" when trying to upload a file?</a></h4> +This problem has been found to occur in two circumstances +<ul> +<li>You will also have got one or more messages of the form: <pre>Row N: Row is incomplete</pre> which are rows for which you have not entered anything in the Age at Death field. If a field is empty you should transcribe ? for the field. Enter ? for Age at Death in each of the rows given in the message. - +<li>You have entered a district/volume combination that WinBMD does not accept by temporarily switching off district validation. The solution here is to switch off district validation when sending the file. Switch it on again after successfully uploading the file. +</ul> <h3><a name=4>4 CORRECTING BATCH HEADERS WHICH HAVE WRONG DETAILS</a></h3> <h4><a name=4a>4 (a) &nbsp; What do I do to correct the Batch Header? It won't let me edit the details!</a></h4>

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