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ALIA token missing link - Forum post by lkessler in Questions and Answers - 8 Mar 2012
Brett:
The way you did it (with a second NAME tag and no TYPE tag) is also an accepted way of entering two alternative names. The TYPE tag with "aka" is preferred but not required.
When more than one NAME tag is given, GEDCOM instructs programs to use the first one as the "preferred" name.
Louis
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ALIA token missing link - Forum post by brett in Questions and Answers - 8 Mar 2012
Well, that did not go that well.
Tried adding Name, no problem, but the software does not give oportunity to put type:
0 @I91@ INDI
1 NAME Ann /Guest/
2 GIVN Ann
2 SURN Guest
1 NAME Letitia Holland
Hmmm. Off to the developer I guess.
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ALIA token missing link - Forum post by brett in Questions and Answers - 8 Mar 2012
Thanks Louis. I will update my data by removing Alias and use Also Known As.
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ALIA token missing link - Forum post by lkessler in Questions and Answers - 8 Mar 2012
Brett,
The short answer is to replace:
1 ALIA Letitia Holland
with
1 NAME Letitia /Holland/
2 TYPE aka
The long answer is a blog post your question prompted me to post: The ALIA Tag of GEDCOM
Louis
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ALIA token missing link - Forum post by brett in Questions and Answers - 8 Mar 2012
Louis
Below is an error from the log file. Are you able to explain what is incorrect, so I can refer the export to the software developer.
Extract from GEDCOM
1 BURI
2 DATE AFT 26 JUN 1826
2 PLAC Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
1 ALIA Letitia Holland
1 NOTE State Records Authority NSW:
2 CONT 24 Oct ...
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Next version release - Forum post by brett in Questions and Answers - 7 Mar 2012
Thanks Louis
I am not in a rush, I was just wondering. I saw you busily working on "life events" into the individual profiles, on your future page.
Keep up the good work.
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Next version release - Forum post by lkessler in Questions and Answers - 7 Mar 2012
Brett:
I've been working hard to see if I could squeeze what I would call "life events" into the individual profiles. I wrote about it in my Endless Possibilities blog post, where I said:
I might want to also expand the parent links, child links, and spouse links within the individuals and families and turn ...
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Next version release - Forum post by brett in Questions and Answers - 7 Mar 2012
How is Version 1.0.5, planned for February 2012 progressing Louis?
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File export - Forum post by brett in Questions and Answers - 3 Mar 2012
Don't worry Louis. Found it under Future Plans - valid GEDCOM 5.5.1, even from invalid input.
Invalid date format - Forum post by brett in General Discussion - 10 Mar 2012