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From: "Jim Byram" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Spouses even though no marriage shown?
Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 08:24:16 -0400
References: <008801c46053$823e0070$6401a8c0@charliexv> <a468aac84c.tim@south-frm.demon.co.uk>


As far as I can see, my very long response to this thread has not yet shown
up as a TMG-L message. I did copy it directly to Tim and he has responded
directly.

Tim,

> Then select one of the columns on the "Found List" display to show
> "Marriage Status".
>
> In both cases of unsaved and saved marriages this column clearly shows
> "Marriage".

Now I understand the output component of the report.

As I pointed out earlier, the Marriage Status column is showing the setting
of the _Marriage Status_ flag. The output possibliities are:
Marriage Status setting Report output
None Marriage
Divorce Divorce
Separation Separation
Annulment Annulment

The report outcome is not showing the setting of the Marriage flag. And like
I said before, I see no possibility in the report output to show the status
of the marriage flag.

> > So... it is necessary to open the family Edit screen and to Save to
> > affirmatively set the Marriage flag in Generations 8.5a.

> This is the weird bit. Why, I wonder?

The answer is simple. Even in Generations, the user must take an affirmative
action to specify that a couple entered on the Family Card is married. Even
if there is no marriage data, the user must open and save the Edit Family
screen to set the Marriage flag to ascertain that a couple is married. A
couple that is entered on a Family Card is not recorded as married in the
database (having the Marriage flag set) until this one step on the part of
the user is taken.

Jim


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