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After import of GEDCOM, when I check the log file for full details, the following appears towards the bottom of the section. Only the first 100 of each type of message are listed. To display all messages: Uncheck the "Log File: Max 100 messages" setting under Organize -> Report -> Extra Info and reinput ...

Louis The following is created after GEDCOM export by one of the programs I use. Behold does not flag it as error or warning. 1 NAME Shown as First Middle Last on First2 Middle2 Last2's Marriage Record, NSW BDM 1891/999. 2 DATE 01 JAN 1891 2 PLAC Sydney, New South Wales, Australia However, one of the other ...

Louis Another date query. What is your (and therefore probably Behold's) interpetation of the following date: 03 Mar 2012 Is it valid or invalid GEDCOM 5.5.1 if it has the leading zero? Brett

I assume this applies to BET, ABt etc in that they can be Bet, bet etc but compared upper or lower cased. Brett

So what does: values should be converted to all uppercase or all lowercase prior to comparing. actually mean? Is this when: 1. comparing two dates within a program, such as to work out age or 2. two supposedly identical GEDCOMs are compared for differences? If 1 above, how does a user know it is being done ...

Louis What do you make of Tamura Jone's comment (http://www.tamurajones.net/SiblingTortureTest.xhtml): None of these produced any errors or warnings, except Behold 1.04. Behold warned that the date 13 Apr 2012 is non-standard, and should be 13 APR 2012; the warning is that the abbrevation should be in ...

As usual, you have explained it to the degree it is no longer a thought to consider. Patiently waiting for that next version. Brett

New: Add date consistency checking, that verifies event dates by comparing them with each person's birth and death dates and placing a message in the Everything Report next to the suspicious date. Louis Is it possible to display this in the log file as well as/instead of please. Brett

Thanks for the clarification. I will add this to my GEDCOM wish list.

Am I able to input an AKA under Name, to include a date and place known as that individual, and retain GEDCOM standard? My GEDCOM is exported as: 1 NAME Caroline Juliette Edmonds 2 DATE 12 MAR 1891 2 PLAC Sydney, New South Wales, Australia however this flags as an error, Unknown record found, in vGed 3.04. It ...