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From: Lee Hoffman/KY <>
Subject: [TMG-L:] Re: TMG-L: GEDCOM for Rootsweb
Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 11:01:35 -0400
References: <90.3afa3ca.263da9d7@aol.com><4.1.20000430220859.00a1d4c0@pop.mis.net>
In-Reply-To: <390D7CBA.E6B9746F@reigelridge.com>


Terrence W. Reigel wrote:
>> >the Custom Report Writer. Open Custom Report Writer, and open a List of All
>> >People report.
>>
>> Just nit-picking here - the report type is List of People.
>
>Not on my copy of TMG (ver 4.0) - the original name was "List of All People".
>Perhaps it was different in other versions. I agree that could be a bit
>misleading, but it is the name on the list on my copy.

I now understand. You are using a copy of a Sample report. This is a List
of People report in the sense of report _type_.

>> > 2- Run the List of All People report again, with a different filter.
>>
>> If you will be creating later submissions as updates (and you should do
>> so), keep the first Report Definition and create a second (or more as
>> needed). Name each so that you will know what the report does later. This
>> allows you to quickly re-do the GEDCOM as desired.
>
>You don't need to save the report definition -- that's the beauty of using a
>custom flag. You can re-create the Gedcom using the flag without going through
>the work of redefining the list every time. Plus, having the flag always there
>makes it easy to add or delete a few people at any time -- say when you are
>satisfied that you have researched someone enough that you are ready to add
>them to your next update.

Saving a report definition can save you time later -- especially if you
design it so that you don't have to make changes to it. I know many users
just copy a Sample report and change it to fit their needs and then change
the copy then next time and the next time and.... While there is nothing
wrong with this (I do it myself often), there are a number of reports that
may be re-used time and again. Often the target of the report will change
-- maybe you originally designed it for your father or mother, but now want
it for a grandparent. This can be designed into the initial design such
that you don't have to change the filter each time.

>> >At any future time if you want to change who appears on your WorldConnect
>> page,
>> >you just change the flags for the appropriate people, generate a new
Gedcom,
>> >and submit it.

Yes, but if in the meantime, you have submitted a GEDCOM for an entirely
different group, then you may want to re-do the setting of the Flag. Of
course, you can use different Flags for different groups as you mentioned
in your "fine print".


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