As you observe there is not a filename standard so if the format is not recognised no checks are made. However, 1887B1Sxxxx is recognised although the there is no check that the first letter (S in this case) is correct. A file ending in +BREAK is accepted. Barrie > -----Original Message----- > From: JOHN PINGRAM [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 01 December 2004 17:29 > To: [email protected] > 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 >