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╔═════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Worksheet Generator ║
║ for ║
║ Personal Ancestral File ║
║ (PAF) ║
║ by ║
║ Frank E. Hutchison ║
║ ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════╝
Worksheet Generator for Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is a program
that will create a worksheet for an individual which contains the
information found in a PAF database that relates to that person.
The person's parents, spouse(s), children, their spouse(s), and
grandchild are also shown on the screen, printer, or a user-
designated file.
Worksheet Generator works only with PAF databases containing
INDIV2.DAT, MARR2.DAT, NAME2.DAT and NOTES2.DAT. Other files of
PAF are not used nor are GEDCOM files.
To use WS4PAF, you must know:
(1) Where the PAF database is located (C:\PAF\DATA, B:, etc.)
(2) The individual's Record Identification Number (RIN) or
information about the individual to search on just as
PAF does to locate individuals.
(3) Where and what to name the output file, if selected.
In addition, menu selection is made by selecting the menu number,
or use of the up and down arrow keys.
There are four menus in WS4PAF. The first menu asks
Where is the PAF database located?
1. A:
2. B:
3. C:\PAF\DATA
4. Other
The first three choices will encompass probably 90% of the
locations of PAF databases. If your's is not one of the first
three choices, then select option 4. Just below the above menu
will be displayed:
Location of PAF database:
You can type in the path to the database. The WS4PAF does NOT
check this information. If it is wrong, then you will get an error
and will need to restart the program.
The second menu asks:
Output to the printer will be:
1. With compressed print
2. Without compressed print
This choice will determine of compressed print (17 characters per
inch) is used with printed output. The option without compressed
print will cause the place for each event to be printed on a
separate line.
The third menu asks:
Identify Starting Individual
1. Know RIN
2. Do not know RIN
3. Help Screen
4. Return to System
Option 1 will ask: Which RIN? Type in the RIN. The RIN you have
entered will be checked, the individual information displayed, and
you will be asked if it's the correct individual. If it is the
correct individual, then WS4PAF will proceed to generate the
worksheet.
Option 2 allows you to find an individual's RIN by entering
information about the individual and then searching the PAF
database for that individual. This is similar to the way PAF finds
an individual when the "Match names and positions during individual
search" option in CONFIG is choosen. Option 2 will display the
following
Individual Search
=================================================================
Surname: Given1: Sex:
Given2: Given3: Title:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Birth date:
Place1: Place2:
Place3: Place4:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Christening date:
Place1: Place2:
Place3: Place4:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Death date:
Place1: Place2:
Place3: Place4:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Burial date:
Place1: Place2:
Place3: Place4:
=================================================================
You can enter as much or as little information you wish. You can
move around the screen using the Enter, Tab, Shift-Tab, Up and Down
Arrows and end the inputting by pushing the F1 key to start the
search or the F2 key to quit. This is the same as PAF. Names are
checked when you enter them to insure they are in the NAME2.DAT
file.
Option #3 is a summary of this information.
Option #4 ends the program and returns you to the system prompt.
The fourth menu asks:
What is the location of the output?
1. Screen
2. Printer
3. File
4. Cancel
Option #1 results in the worksheet being displayed on the screen.
This is best used to see the output BEFORE printing or creating a
file.
Option #2 results in the worksheet being sent to the printer. The
printer is assumed to be Epson compatible, however, the only
special control sent to the printer is the command for compressed
print (17 Characters Per Inch (CPI)).
Option #3 will result in the creation of a file containing the
worksheet. If you select this option, you will be asked:
Location and name of file:
WS4PAF does not check what it is given for a file name or path, so,
if an error is made, then the program will either not create the
file or place it someplace you didn't intend. If you just hit the
Return or Enter key, without entering any name, then the file will
be named PRINT.DAT and placed in the same directory or subdirectory
as WS4PAF.
WS4PAF will finally ask
Print Notes? (Y/N) <Y>
If you don't want the notes printed, answer "N" for no, otherwise,
the default answer is yes.
Now WS4PAF creates the worksheet. An sample is show below and an
actual sample is included as PRINT.DAT in the ZIP-file. Due to the
limit of 80 columns for a computer screen, some of the lines have
been split. Where the line was split is indicated by the double
asterisks (**). When the printer output (Option #2) is selected,
everything from Christening: to the end of the worksheet is printed
in compressed print (17 CPI) as well as the Birth line. Output to
the screen (Option #1) will wrap the output as necessary. Worksheet for John HUTCHISON
RIN: 267 Sex: M ID: 4G91-L8
Birth: 16 Nov 1840 at ____________, Trigg, KY, ____________
Father: William T. HUTCHISON
Mother: Mary Clay DAWSON
Christening: ___ ____ _____ at _______, _______, ________, ________
Death: 12 Jul 1913 at Ochelata, Washington, OK, ____________
Burial: ___ ____ _____ at _______, ________, ________, _________
Spouse: Sarah Ellen WALLACE (**)
marriage date: 5 Oct 1868 at Independence, Jackson, Mo, _________
Child: (M) William HUTCHISON ___ ____ 1870 Independence, (**)
Jackson, Mo,_________
No marriage
Child: (M) Warner HUTCHISON 11 Nov 1872 Independence, (**)
Jackson, Mo, __________
wife: Gertrude PECK (**)
marriage date: 30 Jul 1900 at __________, __________, (**)
__________, __________
grandchild: (**)
(M) John E. HUTCHISON 27 Nov 1901 at Stow, __________, (**)
OH, ____________
grandchild: (**)
(M) Wallace I. HUTCHISON 24 Jan 1905 at Chicago, Cook, (**)
IL, ____________
Child: (F) Marietta HUTCHISON 20 Oct 1873 Independence, (**)
Jackson, Mo, _________
husband: Charles FISHER (**)
marriage date: ___ ____ _____ at __________, __________, (**)
_________, _________
Spouse: Molly ERBY (**)
marriage date: ___ ____ _____ at _________, _________, (**)
_________, __________
Child: (**)
(M) Ralph HUTCHISON ___ ____ _____ at _________, (**)
_________, ________, ________
No marriage
NOTES:
!Descendent chart by Lawrence Hutchison notes U. S. Indian
Marshall, Pahuska, Oklahoma Territory, 1896-1901WS4PAF only READS and does not write to PAF files. There should be
no disruption of your PAF data files by WS4PAF. However, it is
good practice to ALWAYS have a back-up of your data whenever you
use a new program and especially after you have added to or changed
any information in your database.
Version 1.1 differences
Thanks to Don Umberger, who:
- Pointed out a bug in the search routine which has been
corrected.
- Suggested the RIN be added to the worksheet.
- Noted that the search option was similiar to PAF ONLY if
the "Match names and positions during individual search"
CONFIG option was selected.
- Suggested the option to print or not to print notes.
Version 1.2 differences
Thanks again to Don Umberger, who:
- Pointed out a bug with the print to file which is
corrected.
- Suggested that the user be notified if the print to file
filename already existed.
Version 1.3 differences
Thanks to Diane Hicks and Ruth Czigan, who:
- Pointed out a bug that introduced a form feed where a
line feed was suppose to be.
Version 1.4 differences
Thanks to Ruth Czigan, who:
- Pointed out that only the first marriage of the children
was shown in earlier versions. All marriages are now
shown.
Version 2.0 differences
- This is almost an entire rewrite of the program. In
particular, this version will:
o Work with monochrome monitors (earlier version
didn't).
o Allows the user to choose between using compressed
print or not. This was requested by those who have a
hard time seeing the small print of 17 CPI. If the
output is without compressed print, then the place of
each event is printed on a separate line.
o Page breaks have been inserted in printer output. At
least six lines will be placed at the top and bottom of
each page.
Personal Ancestral File and PAF are registered trademarks of the
Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints.
All rights to WS4PAF and its accompanying files are reserved.
WS4PAF may be distributed and used only in accordance with the
provisions contained herein. Comments, problem reports and
suggestions for improvements are welcomed and may be sent to:
Address: Frank E. Hutchison
Qtrs D, Mason Row
Yorktown, VA 23690
Phone: (804)887-0290 between 6:00 and 9:00 pm Eastern
I also monitor the GENSOFT echo on the Fidonet for messages to
Frank Hutchison. Please note that I do not use my middle initial
and that Hutchison is not HUTCHINSON. Thank you.
REGISTRATION
------------
If you use Worksheet Generator for Personal Ancestral File
(BA4PAF) you are asked to register with me. The cost is FIVE
dollars ($5.00). This will (1) increase my high regard for you,
(2) encourage me to improve the program, (3) allow me to inform you
of improvements, (4) allow me to notify you in the event that a
serious problem with WS4PAF is discovered, and (5) convince my wife
that I'm not just playing with the computer. ╔═════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Worksheet Generator ║
║ for ║
║ Personal Ancestral File ║
║ (PAF) ║
║ by ║
║ Frank E. Hutchison ║
║ ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════╝
REGISTRATION FORM
Surname: _____________________ Given1: _____________________
Given2: ______________________ Given3: _____________________
Address1: __________________________________________
Address2: __________________________________________
City: _____________________________________________
State: __________ Zip Code: ________________
Phone: (_____) ________--_______________
How did you find out/acquire Worksheet Generator for Personal
Ancestral File (WS4PAF)?
Comments/Suggestions/Problem Report:
Mail to: Frank E. Hutchison
Qtrs D, Mason Row
Yorktown, VA 23690