Hi! I have been following this exchange with some interest, for some days now, and have just had a moment of concern. Can anyone assure me I am needlessly concerned? I am not trying to reopen the stop-or-not-debate, by the way! I have done a few Deaths pages and whilst most names end in stops/periods it is *not* always the case, even where a stop/period is expected. The routines given to John for adding stops/periods assume that all names should have a stop/period. If the case is that the stop/period could be a data item and not a typographical convention and therefore must be inserted, then a blanket "insert" routine could be entering data items (the stop/period) where none exist in the Index. As FreeBMD transcription rules require the typing of stops/periods *where present* on the scan, then if a blanket insert is done, the file should then be corrected by removing those stops where they are *not* present in the Index entries. Is this being done? Shoot-me-down-in-flames time? -- Anne >>>From: "John Mellors" <[email protected]> >>>Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 04:15:28 -0000 >>>Resent-From: [email protected] >>>Resent-Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:14:54 -0700 >>> >>>I am currently checking deaths for 1872 and the end of every name >>>field has a full stop. Does anyone have a simple routine to amend the >>>file to go from >>> >>>SURNAME,Name,Age,District,Volume,Page >>>to >>>SURNAME,Name.,Age,District,Volume,Page <SNIP> -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.2 - Release Date: 28/01/2005
Hi Anne I'm with you all the way. It's similar to "I can't read the surnames but they must be the same as the previous scan". Every entry must be treated individually and batch entering only done when it is certain every entry/field is the same. cheers Bob Phillips ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Cruise" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 6:43 PM Subject: Re: Help with Deaths name field > Hi! > > I have been following this exchange with some interest, for some days now, > and have just had a moment of concern. Can anyone assure me I am needlessly > concerned? I am not trying to reopen the stop-or-not-debate, by the way! > > I have done a few Deaths pages and whilst most names end in stops/periods it > is *not* always the case, even where a stop/period is expected. > > The routines given to John for adding stops/periods assume that all names > should have a stop/period. If the case is that the stop/period could be a > data item and not a typographical convention and therefore must be inserted, > then a blanket "insert" routine could be entering data items (the > stop/period) where none exist in the Index. > > As FreeBMD transcription rules require the typing of stops/periods *where > present* on the scan, then if a blanket insert is done, the file should then > be corrected by removing those stops where they are *not* present in the > Index entries. Is this being done? > > Shoot-me-down-in-flames time? > > -- > Anne > > >>>From: "John Mellors" <[email protected]> > >>>Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 04:15:28 -0000 > >>>Resent-From: [email protected] > >>>Resent-Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:14:54 -0700 > >>> > >>>I am currently checking deaths for 1872 and the end of every name > >>>field has a full stop. Does anyone have a simple routine to amend the > >>>file to go from > >>> > >>>SURNAME,Name,Age,District,Volume,Page > >>>to > >>>SURNAME,Name.,Age,District,Volume,Page > <SNIP> > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.2 - Release Date: 28/01/2005 > > > ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== > Want to help FreeBMD? > Go to http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Signup.html to find out how. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >