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From: "tanari" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Two word last names
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 16:38:35 -0800
References: <NDBBJJMPJKPBEPNBFPGAMEJPLOAA.John@JohnCardinal.com>


Hi John,
I am not sure why the two instances of Van showed up as the original. I could have sworn looking at the file that it wasn't that way. But everytime I think not, it is so must have been in this case also. I did not check each of these people however, just noticed it starting with Abraham. Yes I do know why! I ran the utility twice without realizing it. The first log below is the first time I did it, I included the second log below. Didn't realize it until I went to find the log and there were two copies there with different names. If there is a way to make a mess, I sure seem to find it. And yeah I forgot to do the log only function either time so the database has been changed. That's not a biggie, I can just reimport the original from FTM again and start over but just would like to figure out the two last names issues so I can hopefully! do it right the next time.

Tiffany



TMG Utility 5 v5.6.5
Copyright (C) 1999-2003 By John Cardinal. All Rights Reserved. Do not redistribute.

Function=Change Name Parts
Project=VanHoosan Holmes_ (C:\Program Files\The Master Genealogist\projects\VanHoosan Holmes_)
Dataset=Vanhoosanholmes081303 imported on 29 Feb 2004 06:43:41
Log Only=False
Started at 13:57:59

Options:
Match case: False
Flag Filter: <No Filter>

Rules:
If GivenName ends with " van"
Change GivenName delete prefix " van"
And Change Surname prepend "Van "
And Change SortGiven copy GivenName
And Change SortSurname copy Surname

ID, Old Name, New Name
#1, 'Tiffany Merlene Van Hoosan', 'Tiffany Merlene Van Van Hoosan'
#2, 'Shannon Marie Van Hoosan', 'Shannon Marie Van Van Hoosan'
#3, 'Marlo Elaine Van Hoosan', 'Marlo Elaine Van Van Hoosan'
#4, 'Jack Van Hoosan', 'Jack Van Van Hoosan'
Finished at 13:58:01
Elapsed Time=2 seconds
People=1,924
Names read=1,933
If GivenName ends with " van" = 143
Names changed=143

TMG Utility 5 v5.6.5
Copyright (C) 1999-2003 By John Cardinal. All Rights Reserved. Do not redistribute.

Function=Change Name Parts
Project=VanHoosan Holmes_ (C:\Program Files\The Master Genealogist\projects\VanHoosan Holmes_)
Dataset=Vanhoosanholmes081303 imported on 29 Feb 2004 06:43:41
Log Only=False
Started at 13:58:50

Options:
Match case: False
Flag Filter: <No Filter>

Rules:
If GivenName ends with " van"
Change GivenName delete prefix " van"
And Change Surname prepend "Van "
And Change SortGiven copy GivenName
And Change SortSurname copy Surname

ID, Old Name, New Name
#1, 'Tiffany Merlene Van Van Hoosan', 'Tiffany Merlene Van Van Van Hoosan'
#2, 'Shannon Marie Van Van Hoosan', 'Shannon Marie Van Van Van Hoosan'
#3, 'Marlo Elaine Van Van Hoosan', 'Marlo Elaine Van Van Van Hoosan'
#4, 'Jack Van Van Hoosan', 'Jack Van Van Van Hoosan'
#6, 'Robert Van Van Hoosan', 'Robert Van Van Van Hoosan'

"A man would do nothing, if he waited until he could do it so well that no one at all would find fault with what he has done."
-Cardinal Newman

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tanari/
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Cardinal" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 3:27 PM
Subject: RE: [TMG] Two word last names


> tanari wrote:
> > I used TMG Utility 5 to hopefully correct my problems. I used the
> > following as John instructed.
> >
> > If GivenName ends with " van"
> > Change GivenName delete prefix " van"
> > And Change Surname prepend "Van "
> > And Change SortGiven copy GivenName
> > And Change SortSurname copy Surname
> >
> > This is a sample of what I ended up with.....
> > #542, 'Abraham Van Hoesen Van Van Hoosan', 'Abraham Van Hoesen Van
> > Van Van Hoosan'
> >
> > #4, 'Jack Van Van Hoosan', 'Jack Van Van Van Hoosan'
> >
> > #1463, 'Abraham Van Van Hoesen', 'Abraham Van Van Van Hoesen'
> >
> > #1884, 'Dirk Van Van Voris', 'Dirk Van Van Van Voris'
> >
> > #1915, 'Gertry Van Van Hoesen', 'Gertry Van Van Van Hoesen'
>
> Tiffany,
>
> Can you include the top part of the log file produced by TMG Utility? I'd like
> to see the start of the log down to the first of the name entries. That will
> show me the exact rules you used, among other things.
>
> Also, it looks like I misunderstood how the names were now; there are two "Van"
> entries in "Jack Van Van Hoosan", whereas I thought there was only one "Van",
> but in the wrong subfield. Once I see the log, I'll give you a new set of rules.
>
> John
>
>
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