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From: Lee Hoffman <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] Tags with no date
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 12:43:48 -0500


Anita Cooper wrote:
>This is how the DIN reports the Occupation tag without date:
>
>d) Joe SMITH Sr was a drayman and farmer. He was born on Oct 21, 1884
>Rossville, Atascosa County, TX. He was born on Oct 21, 1886 Rossville,
>Atascosa County, TX. He married Gertrude DOE on Dec 10, 1908 Runnels
>County, TX. He died on Oct 30, 1944 Calhoun County, TX, at age 60. He was
>buried Nordheim Cemetery, DeWitt County, TX.
>
>I would rather have the occupation tag last, after the death and burial
>tags. I am preparing to publish a book which will include the descendants
>of one of my ancestors. I am sending the DIN to MS Word. Is there a report
>better than the DIN?

The only way to ensure that undated Tags sort in any order in reports is to
include a Sort Date. The Sort Date does not print and appears to the Tag
or Witness Sentence as if the Date is empty (which it is).

As for a "better" report [style], that is subject to opinion. The
Descendants Indented Narrative report is used by many people. Others
prefer the Journal Narrative while others use the Individual Narrative
(meaning much more editing in a word processor). In any case, the problem
above remains in all these report styles.

Hope this helps -

Lee Hoffman/KY
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