John I'm not the whiz-kid on the coding aspects I'm just the humble chaser up of errant and suspect files. However be assured if the coding is similar to that which detects the files which appear in the Suspect Report it has been 100% successful (to the best of my knowledge) in identifying Suspect Files, I have not known one instance of it being wrong. This takes into account combination of File Names including or excluding the initial letter of the Surname. If a file includes a +BREAK I can see no reason why we would pick it up as an errant file. I'm not sure which email you mentioned about there are errors and 'errors' if you can point me in the right direction it would be appreciated. Would this be the same email that I have requested details of previously and am still waiting a response? I would hate to think that we are identifying files as being in error when in fact they are correct and comply to our "Rules". This would be totally unfair to volunteers and be time wasting for both volunteers, co-ordinators and me. In hindsight we should have done things differently years ago about preventing certain files being uploaded to FreeBMD. However better late than never is the next best thing. If you or other Co-ordinators could give me some examples of where there are errors and 'errors' in files, this will me enable me to test the coding for identifying errant files. Regards Allan Raymond -----Original Message----- From: JOHN PINGRAM <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 01 December 2004 17:29 Subject: Re: More Stringent Checking of Files - New Criteria to be Introduced Hi Allan, Does this take into account that there is not a standard file name as I found out when I asked for the initial letter of the first surname to be restored as mandatory as it used to be? It is now optional ie 1887B1(M)xxxx. What happens when the file ends in +BREAK. As I pointed out the other day there are errors and 'errors' Otherwise it should have been in operation ages ago. Regards, John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Raymond" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 8:57 PM Subject: More Stringent Checking of Files - New Criteria to be Introduced > To Syndicate Co-ordinator Colleagues. > > I have taken on board comments from Co-ordinators following the recent > introduction of stringent checking for Age at Death files. > > As a consequence this is to give ADVANCE NOTICE to Co-ordinators of the > intention to adopt more stringent checking of files containing the > following > four types of errors: > > 1. Year mismatch between the File name and header contents. > 2. Quarter " " " " " " > " > " > 3. Event " " " " " " > " " > > These files currently show up in the Suspect Report and are allowed upload > to FreeBMD. Once the new stringent checking is introduced, these files > will > NOT be allowed upload to FreeBMD until corrected by the volunteer. > > 4. Files transcribed from scans not containing +PAGE. Currently these are > allowed to be uploaded to FreeBMD and are shown with a warning. Following > the introduction of the new stringent checking these files will NOT be > allowed upload to FreeBMD until corrected by the volunteer. > > All four types of error are down to volunteers making basis errors when > transcribing or naming their files and such files will require correction > by > the volunteer before they can uploaded to FreeBMD. > > We welcome comments from Co-ordinators before we introduce the new > checking > criteria, and comments by > 6 December 2004 would be appreciated. > > Regards > > Allan Raymond > > ______________________________ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.4 - Release Date: 30/11/2004 ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== For those in -L mode, to unsubscribe from this mailing list please send the command UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message to - [email protected] ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx