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From: Victoria <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Indented Descendancy Narrative Report
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 18:43:42 -0800
References: <5.1.0.14.0.20011231123526.00aa73d0@mail.eskimo.com><5.1.0.14.0.20011231130908.00af2cb0@mail.eskimo.com>
In-Reply-To: <3C31CC43.539D4CB0@bellatlantic.net>


That gave me the report I wanted. Thanks, Bob,

Victoria

At 09:48 AM 1/1/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Victoria, in the report general select prompt when generated. Delete
>any focus criteria. What you have asked for is an IDNR for each
>descendant of person #136. since you probably have not specified the
>sort order the report generates a report for each descendant in ID #
>order.
>
>All you want is a report for ID # 136 and you will get all his/her
>children.
>
>bob gillis
>
>Victoria wrote:
> >
> > Hi again
> >
> > I'm really muddled now. When I went back to the report, I see that #136 is
> > the first person shown...then it adds in all the other people on separate
> > pages, but not is any logical (to me) order. What I really _WANT_ is a
> > descendant report that gives me my target person, then his kids, their
> > kids, and so forth. Must be a different kind of report. Any idea what it
> > might be? Or am I just setting up this one incorrectly?
> >
> > And I found the endnotes! Thank you.
> >
> > Victoria
> >
> > At 03:51 PM 12/31/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Victoria wrote:
> > >
> > > > But in trying to generate a report now, using the focus of Field=Is a
> > > > Descendant of ... Operator=Person #... Value=an ID
> > > > number...Connect=end...the same report is generated, no matter what ID
> > > > number I use. I've tried it with ID numbers 1708 and 1710 but the
> report
> > > > gives me the descendants of # 136, who is not a member of this family
> > > > except by marriage...and is many generations removed.
> > >
> > >I don't know what's causing this, but it sounds to me like some sort of
> > >corruption in the report definition file you are using. You might try the
> > >following and see if they work. First, I'd select "Prompt when generated"
> > >instead of filtered group - then enter the ID after you click Generate. If
> > >that doesn't work, if you are not already using the Sample report - I'd go
> > >back and make another copy of it and try that.
> > >
> > > > And where are the endnote?
> > >
> > >First, have you gone to Publication tools on the General tab of the Report
> > >Definition screen and turned them on?
> > >
> > >If so, where are you sending the report? If you are sending it to screen
> > >or directly to print the endnotes will be in a separate file. You need to
> > >then run the Endnotes report after you run the Descendancy report. If you
> > >are sending the report to a file, the endnotes should appear automatically
> > >at the end of the document when you open the file in your word processor.
> > >
> > >BTW, if you want to see source notes in a report you send to screen (a
> > >good idea for testing how your data will print) I find it best to specify
> > >Embedded with parentheses instead of endnotes - that way you can see them
> > >in a single report.
> > >
> > >Terry Reigel
> > >
> > >
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