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From: Terry Reigel <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] 5.07 Age Variable
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 13:37:06 -0400
In-Reply-To: <002f01c33ff4$d505c0c0$b12d5644@khnlic0umhcfd>


On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:18:46 -0500, wrote:
>Thanks so much, Terry. I don't like your answer <VBG>,
>but at least I understand it. I was trying to use the age
>variable for the pre-1850 census sentences so, of course,
>all I have is the year of enumeration. I was hoping to
>output the person's actual age to compare with their enum.
>age. When I change the sentences to AE, the "at an unknown
>age" is suppressed, but I still don't get an age. From
>this, I gather the age variable only works when both dates
>are precise. Bummer!!!

I don't understand. When I use the variable <[AE]> I get "at age 49
years" with only a year in the current tag, and year, month and year,
or day month and year in the birth tag. You do need the conditional
brackets to get the "at age" phrase, but even even without it I get
"49 years."

Are you getting different results?

Terry


>-----Original Message----- From: Terry Reigel
>
>On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:27:47 -0500,
>wrote:
>>Could one or some of you check to see if you can get
>>output from an age variable? I don't seem to be able to
>>generate anything other than "at an unknown age" for
>>anyone, including people whose precise birth dates are
>>known and where the birth dates are verified as primary.
>
>Does the tag with the age variable in the sentence
>structure have a full, that is day month year, date? If
>not [A] will give the result you describe. Try [AE]
>instead.
>




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