Jeremy, I would prefer to restrict circulation to known people but if that's a problem for you then I don't think there should be a problem with putting this version on the website as long as the location doesn't become generally known. There is already an old test version of WinBMD on there which I can replace as soon as I get my cvs setup again. I'm less sure about restricting the allowable numbers in a district name, experience shows that as soon as I do that someone will find a district with an unallowed number and we need yet another new verson! I am however prepared to put in whatever verification is thought necessary - if the concensus is N H space dot or whatever then I'm sure it can be done but I think that I should not rush to put that in a version to get over your imminent problem - I'll just allow any number for now. Ian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Hakes" <jeremy.hakes@talktalk.net> To: <freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 2:51 AM Subject: RE: Revised district lists for WinBMD > Hi Ian > > A further thought, and putting on my District Aliasing hat: > It is only the abreviated forms of Northumberland North First and Second > that contain numbers "officially" - both still exist, so perhaps numbers 3 > to 9 and 0 could still be restricted? It also seems to me that the numbers > 1 > and 2 would normally be preceded by either an "N" or "h" or a full stop or > space. Does this help to restrict choices? > > There may be another problem. My email system (Outlook) blocks all "exe" > files to and from me. I normally have to rename them as ex_ bedore > sending. > Could this be made available as a download on a website? > > Regards > Jeremy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ian Brooke > Sent: 16 February 2009 05:44 > To: freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Revised district lists for WinBMD > > > Hi Jeremy, > Further to my earlier reply, I perhaps should have explained fully. > > A version of WinBMD that allows numbers in District names already exists, > that version should indeed allow any character in a district name that > FreeBMD allows, unless that has changed recently! There is however a > small > complication in entering numbers although in practice this seems unlikely > to > > affect anyone. The problem is that typing a number will be interpreted as > a > > picklist selection and will in all cases enter the appropraite picklist > entry and move to the next column. However, in the (limited) examples I > have seen, by the time the number is typed there will be no matching > picklist entries and so WinBMD will simply enter the number without > complaint. In the event that there is a matching picklist entry it is > necessary to type something (for example a z) to ensure there are no > matches, type the number, then go back and delete the z. I know it's > messy > but I cannot think of an alternative, and as I said, it seems very > unlikely > it will happen in practice. > > Ian > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeremy Hakes" <jeremy.hakes@talktalk.net> > To: <freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 4:25 PM > Subject: RE: Revised district lists for WinBMD > > >> Thank you Ian >> >> As the Co-ordinator that has just been allocated 1937 Births - and lost >> no >> time in pointing out the potential problem, I should be pleased to trial >> the >> programme for you. >> >> I would expect to start allocations to transcribers in a few weeks time >> but >> may well transcribe the odd page myself before that to see where any >> potential pitfalls are. >> >> Kind Regards >> Jeremy Hakes >> All Scan Syndicate >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ian Brooke >> Sent: 15 February 2009 22:22 >> To: freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: Revised district lists for WinBMD >> >> >> The only quick fix would be for me to send a version of the WinBMD >> program >> which allows numbers to the coordinator and let him/her give it to the >> transcribers, they could just save it into their WinBMD folder. >> >> The longer this program is used, the more I find that some of the checks >> that the program is doing are no longer valid . I'm not sure if this is >> because they have changed with time or if I was simply too rigorous. >> They >> were or at least seemed a good idea at the time, even though they >> duplicate >> checks that the FreeBMD upload carries out, it seemed better that the >> transcriber finds errors before trying to upload. I don't really know >> what >> the best long-term answer is - to remove them altogether or try to bring >> them back in line with FreeBMD or something else. Does anyone have any >> thoughts on this? >> >> Ian >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Allan Raymond" <allan_raymond@btinternet.com> >> To: <freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:16 PM >> Subject: Re: Revised district lists for WinBMD >> >> >>> In addition to keeping the WinBMD standard District Picklist up to >>> date >>> how are we going to deal with Districts such as "Northumberland North >>> First" which came into being on 1 January 1937. >>> >>> I'm now starting to allocate 1937 to Syndicates and scans are showing >>> "Northumberland North First" as "Nthhmbld.N.1st". WinBMD doesn't accept >>> numerals in the District Field and it isn't really on to expect >>> transcribers to adopt the process in >>> http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#6ah which really was to cover a >>> possible mistype in the District name? >>> >>> Allan Raymond >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Archer Barrie" <Barrie.Archer@uk.fujitsu.com> >>> To: <freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com>; >>> <freebmd-scratchpad@mailman.aldigital.co.uk> >>> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 7:34 AM >>> Subject: Revised district lists for WinBMD >>> >>> >>> I am discussing with Ian Brooke how the next version of WinBMD can be >>> enhanced to address the problem of the district list getting out of >>> date. >>> >>> The issue is that the District Aliasing Team are continually revising >>> the district information on the system but transcribers using WinBMD >>> are working with an out of date version of this information. 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