Hugh Watkins wrote: > Ian Goddard wrote: >> singhals wrote: >>> Didn't someone in the past, oh, say, month, mention software that >>> would compare databases and flag matches? >>> >>> Not necessarily a *specific* genealogy program database, jsut >>> databases in general? >>> >>> I'm looking for an easy way to vacuum up "hit" lists from Ancestry. >>> WC, Google, et al, and find the common ones. >>> >>> >>> Cheryl >> >> I don't recall anything like that and a quick google doesn't find >> anything. Wishful thinking? >> >> It's an interesting problem. First of all what's the format of the >> hit lists? Are the hits from all the sources in the same format? <snip> > > just uplaad the two gedcom to worldconnect and compare the resulting > lists by eyeball > > Hugh W > You've assumed the data will be in Gedcom format. What if it isn't? One of my current problems is handling a flat file of baptisms converted from PDF by pdftotext (http://linux.die.net/man/1/pdftotext). The PDF column widths vary slightly from page to page so it's not even a truly fixed width file and some of the data isn't even consistently allocated between columns. Parsing the data sources isn't easy and you can't assume that you'll be able to find some pre-existing facility to do it for you. -- Ian Hotmail is for spammers. Real mail address is igoddard at nildram co uk

Carl wrote: > DBComp from Fonduc Software ?? > Cheryl asked for something to pick out the matches. As I pointed out in my original reply most comparison S/W picks out differences. DBComp seems to belong to the difference pickers. Nevertheless using ODBC is a useful approach as it can smooth out the differences between different formats - the underlying data could be SQL, XML, CSV - anything providing there's S/W to render it as an ODBC source. -- Ian Hotmail is for spammers. Real mail address is igoddard at nildram co uk

Ian Goddard wrote: > singhals wrote: >> Didn't someone in the past, oh, say, month, mention software that >> would compare databases and flag matches? >> >> Not necessarily a *specific* genealogy program database, jsut >> databases in general? >> >> I'm looking for an easy way to vacuum up "hit" lists from Ancestry. >> WC, Google, et al, and find the common ones. >> >> >> Cheryl > > I don't recall anything like that and a quick google doesn't find > anything. Wishful thinking? > > It's an interesting problem. First of all what's the format of the hit > lists? Are the hits from all the sources in the same format? > > Secondly, most comparison tools that I can think of work on a specific > file format, usually a flat text file although there are some that work > on XML files. You would need to get the files into the appropriate format. > > Thirdly, many comparison tools do the opposite of what you want - they > look for differences. My favourite approach to looking for multiple > occurrences of *identical* lines across multiple files would be the Unix > command > > cat x y z|sort|uniq -c|sort -rn|more > > where x, y & z would be 3 file names (you can cat as few or many files > as you like). This will merge the contents into alphabetical order so > that duplicates follow each other, process each line with the count of > times it was found, re-sort them in descending order of count and page > the output. You can then see which lines were in more than one file but > not which file they were in. > > This requires that you have the hits in a common flat file format or can > convert them to that; that hits which you would consider matching are > identical within the files; that you either don't care which lists the > matches were in, don't mind just comparing them in pairs or are prepared > to hunt for them in the files and finally that you have access to > Unix-style commands (if you're on Windows only, google for "cygwin"). > just uplaad the two gedcom to worldconnect and compare the resulting lists by eyeball Hugh W -- For genealogy and help with family and local history in Bristol and district http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brycgstow/ http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks GENEALOGE http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG

I am new to this group. I looked for a "FAQ" but couldn't find one. I have been (and still am) a happy user of "Generations Family Tree". However, with all the Sierra and other "support" issues, I am beginning to look for recommendations of which software to move to. I am certain that this is always a "personal opinion" issues, but I did want to get as much input as possible. If this is answered elsewhere, please just point me to good comparisons. If anyone wants to answer here, I am a relatively sophisticated Windows user - currently on XP but will probably be going to Vista sooner than later. I keep my machine and software current. So far, I only use normal "printers" and haven't yet found the need to do a "wall chart" print out of any of my charts - but might want to have the ability to save such a chart to a file to take to a printer in the future. The one thing that Generations does not support and I would be a little interested in, is the ability to enter Unicode data for names in non-Latin alphabets. (Cyrillic and Hebrew aren't doo bad - but one of my relatives married into a Chinese family. I have the Unicode values for their names and I would like to be able to enter these directly - and not just put the information in as comments with a transliterated name). Finally, I would definitely want to be able to import the GEDCOM from my existing Generations information. *** Thanks in advance and, again, I am sorry if this information is all easily available and I just didn't find it. -- Bill Klein wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com

singhals wrote: > Didn't someone in the past, oh, say, month, mention software that would > compare databases and flag matches? > > Not necessarily a *specific* genealogy program database, jsut databases > in general? > > I'm looking for an easy way to vacuum up "hit" lists from Ancestry. WC, > Google, et al, and find the common ones. > > > Cheryl I don't recall anything like that and a quick google doesn't find anything. Wishful thinking? It's an interesting problem. First of all what's the format of the hit lists? Are the hits from all the sources in the same format? Secondly, most comparison tools that I can think of work on a specific file format, usually a flat text file although there are some that work on XML files. You would need to get the files into the appropriate format. Thirdly, many comparison tools do the opposite of what you want - they look for differences. My favourite approach to looking for multiple occurrences of *identical* lines across multiple files would be the Unix command cat x y z|sort|uniq -c|sort -rn|more where x, y & z would be 3 file names (you can cat as few or many files as you like). This will merge the contents into alphabetical order so that duplicates follow each other, process each line with the count of times it was found, re-sort them in descending order of count and page the output. You can then see which lines were in more than one file but not which file they were in. This requires that you have the hits in a common flat file format or can convert them to that; that hits which you would consider matching are identical within the files; that you either don't care which lists the matches were in, don't mind just comparing them in pairs or are prepared to hunt for them in the files and finally that you have access to Unix-style commands (if you're on Windows only, google for "cygwin"). -- Ian Hotmail is for spammers. Real mail address is igoddard at nildram co uk

DBComp from Fonduc Software ?? Carl Dennis wrote: > On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:42:06 +0000, Ian Goddard <goddai01@hotmail.co.uk> > wrote: > >> singhals wrote: >>> Didn't someone in the past, oh, say, month, mention software that would >>> compare databases and flag matches? >>> >>> Not necessarily a *specific* genealogy program database, jsut databases >>> in general? >>> >>> I'm looking for an easy way to vacuum up "hit" lists from Ancestry. WC, >>> Google, et al, and find the common ones. >>> >>> >>> Cheryl >> I don't recall anything like that and a quick google doesn't find >> anything. > > http://www.mudcreeksoftware.com/ has GenMatcher. >

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:42:06 +0000, Ian Goddard <goddai01@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >singhals wrote: >> Didn't someone in the past, oh, say, month, mention software that would >> compare databases and flag matches? >> >> Not necessarily a *specific* genealogy program database, jsut databases >> in general? >> >> I'm looking for an easy way to vacuum up "hit" lists from Ancestry. WC, >> Google, et al, and find the common ones. >> >> >> Cheryl > >I don't recall anything like that and a quick google doesn't find >anything. http://www.mudcreeksoftware.com/ has GenMatcher. -- Dennis

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It was Google toolbar - had to disable and remove using Add and remove programs -- Helen Castle Narangba New preferred email helenlcastle@yahoo.com.au (added a letter 'l' and a ".au") have a look at our escapades at http://newspapertranscripts.spaces.live.com/ "Gene Y." <please.ask> wrote in message news:47cd4876$0$6120$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... > Helen Castle wrote: >> Just a query on Mozilla >> >> I have version 2.0.0.12, it is set as the default browser, I have >> recently uninstalled, download latest version and re-installed. >> >> When I click on a URL, (when Mozilla isnt open) in an email I get a >> message saying: >> "Windows cannot find (URL) Make sure you typed the name correctly and try >> again. To search for the file click the Start button and click Search" >> >> If Mozilla is open there is no problem - only if the browser is not open >> >> I am have been using XP and Mozilla for 12 months now and this has only >> started happening recently (after a Mozilla upgrade?) >> >> Any ideas? >> >> > This is an old problem that has resurfaced. Mine does the same thing and > I have been chasing it for > a year now. I have found several "solutions" but none have worked. > Since, otherwise, Firefox is a > superior browser, I just put up with it until a real solution is found. I > just checked again and found that the "GOOGLE TOOLBAR" extension will > cause this. I disable the extension seems to have gone away. Only time > will tell if it will last. See this URL for more: > http://kb.mozillazine.org/Windows_error_opening_Internet_shortcut_or_local_HTML_file_-_Firefox > > -- > Gene Y. > n2kvs > Researching Young, Zies, Harer & Cox with > Legacy Family Tree > http://h1.ripway.com/egptech/

I tried to search for a fix like that and couldnt find it - thanks you have hit it on the nail - now to work out which one is breaking it -- Helen Castle Narangba New preferred email helenlcastle@yahoo.com.au (added a letter 'l' and a ".au") have a look at our escapades at http://newspapertranscripts.spaces.live.com/ "Gene Y." <please.ask> wrote in message news:47cd4876$0$6120$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... > Helen Castle wrote: >> Just a query on Mozilla >> >> I have version 2.0.0.12, it is set as the default browser, I have >> recently uninstalled, download latest version and re-installed. >> >> When I click on a URL, (when Mozilla isnt open) in an email I get a >> message saying: >> "Windows cannot find (URL) Make sure you typed the name correctly and try >> again. To search for the file click the Start button and click Search" >> >> If Mozilla is open there is no problem - only if the browser is not open >> >> I am have been using XP and Mozilla for 12 months now and this has only >> started happening recently (after a Mozilla upgrade?) >> >> Any ideas? >> >> > This is an old problem that has resurfaced. Mine does the same thing and > I have been chasing it for > a year now. I have found several "solutions" but none have worked. > Since, otherwise, Firefox is a > superior browser, I just put up with it until a real solution is found. I > just checked again and found that the "GOOGLE TOOLBAR" extension will > cause this. I disable the extension seems to have gone away. Only time > will tell if it will last. See this URL for more: > http://kb.mozillazine.org/Windows_error_opening_Internet_shortcut_or_local_HTML_file_-_Firefox > > -- > Gene Y. > n2kvs > Researching Young, Zies, Harer & Cox with > Legacy Family Tree > http://h1.ripway.com/egptech/

Didn't someone in the past, oh, say, month, mention software that would compare databases and flag matches? Not necessarily a *specific* genealogy program database, jsut databases in general? I'm looking for an easy way to vacuum up "hit" lists from Ancestry. WC, Google, et al, and find the common ones. Cheryl

Hi All - does anyone have the old Cherry Tree DOS-based genealogy program? Or even better, Cherry Tree Software's Family Tree Journal for Windows? All the on-line links are dead, so apparently Cherry Tree is out of business. Thanks --Sali

Jack wrote: > Hi! > > I consider it good, what others think? > Download now: > > > http://www.LegacyCharting.com > > It is even free. > > Legacy Charting will be included with Legacy 7 Deluxe edition, but until > June 15, 2008, this special pre-release edition is freely available to > everyone. > > Oh, if you wish to oder DeLuxe Legacy: > http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/?Click=1192 > > > > Enjoy > > Jack > > *Pre-release edition of Legacy Charting expires June 15, 2008. To continue using Legacy Charting after this date, you may purchase it from our online store, or upgrade to Legacy Family Tree 7.0.

Hi! I consider it good, what others think? Download now: http://www.LegacyCharting.com It is even free. Legacy Charting will be included with Legacy 7 Deluxe edition, but until June 15, 2008, this special pre-release edition is freely available to everyone. Oh, if you wish to oder DeLuxe Legacy: http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/?Click=1192 Enjoy Jack

Helen Castle wrote: > I tried to search for a fix like that and couldnt find it - thanks you > have hit it on the nail - now to work out which one is breaking it > If you have the GOOGLE TOOLBAR extension disable it. If that doesn't fix it then disable the other extensions one by one until you find the culprit. Before you do, however, make sure you update all extensions. One of the other extensions was causing this problem but it was fixed in an update. -- Gene Y. n2kvs Researching Young, Zies, Harer & Cox with Legacy Family Tree http://h1.ripway.com/egptech/

Just a query on Mozilla I have version 2.0.0.12, it is set as the default browser, I have recently uninstalled, download latest version and re-installed. When I click on a URL, (when Mozilla isnt open) in an email I get a message saying: "Windows cannot find (URL) Make sure you typed the name correctly and try again. To search for the file click the Start button and click Search" If Mozilla is open there is no problem - only if the browser is not open I am have been using XP and Mozilla for 12 months now and this has only started happening recently (after a Mozilla upgrade?) Any ideas? -- Helen Castle Narangba New preferred email helenlcastle@yahoo.com.au (added a letter 'l' and a ".au") have a look at our escapades at http://newspapertranscripts.spaces.live.com/

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Helen Castle wrote: > Just a query on Mozilla > > I have version 2.0.0.12, it is set as the default browser, I have > recently uninstalled, download latest version and re-installed. > > When I click on a URL, (when Mozilla isnt open) in an email I get a > message saying: > "Windows cannot find (URL) Make sure you typed the name correctly and > try again. To search for the file click the Start button and click Search" > > If Mozilla is open there is no problem - only if the browser is not open > > I am have been using XP and Mozilla for 12 months now and this has only > started happening recently (after a Mozilla upgrade?) > > Any ideas? > > I assume you've checked Firefox is your default browser? Tools | Options | Main - then at the bottom System Defaults click on Check Now and also in the Always Check on startup box

Helen Castle wrote: > Just a query on Mozilla > > I have version 2.0.0.12, it is set as the default browser, I have > recently uninstalled, download latest version and re-installed. > > When I click on a URL, (when Mozilla isnt open) in an email I get a > message saying: > "Windows cannot find (URL) Make sure you typed the name correctly and > try again. To search for the file click the Start button and click Search" > > If Mozilla is open there is no problem - only if the browser is not open > > I am have been using XP and Mozilla for 12 months now and this has only > started happening recently (after a Mozilla upgrade?) > > Any ideas? > > By Mozilla, I assume you mean Mozilla Firefox web browser? Which e-mail application are you using to read e-mails?

Helen Castle wrote: > Just a query on Mozilla > > I have version 2.0.0.12, it is set as the default browser, I have recently > uninstalled, download latest version and re-installed. > > When I click on a URL, (when Mozilla isnt open) in an email I get a > message saying: > "Windows cannot find (URL) Make sure you typed the name correctly and try > again. To search for the file click the Start button and click Search" > > If Mozilla is open there is no problem - only if the browser is not open > > I am have been using XP and Mozilla for 12 months now and this has only > started happening recently (after a Mozilla upgrade?) > > Any ideas? > > Have you asked at mozilla.support.firefox on the news.mozilla.org server? -- Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks., UK. E-mail: newsman, not newsboy. "What use is happiness? It can't buy you money." [Chic Murray, 1919-85]