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MOVENAME
Version 1.1, 12 July 1994
Copyright (c) July 1994 by Jack Chandler
MOVNAM11.EXE is a small utility program that will assist you in
correcting the ambiguity of place name level assignments found in
files you receive as GEDCOM and or download from the Ancestral File
in GEDCOM format.
We have all seen that the Ancestral File contributions are from many
sources and not all use the same conventions to select the level for
the City, County, State, Country when submitting data. The process
of correcting these entries can be tremendous and at time almost as
long as a standard keyboard input of the data.
MOVNAM11 will allow you to do the following in a database created
from an Ancestral File or other sources that exhibit those
properties.
1. Change the name, spelling, or name format of any
name in any place field for the entire database.
2. Move a name from one place field to another with a
corresponding name change, spelling correction, or
name format change during the move.
3. If a name is changed and the new name is not in the
NAME2.DAT file, then MOVNAM11 will add it.
4. MOVNAM11 makes these changes on a global basis with no
regard to RIN# and/or event type with the following
exception:
Options are provided to block any event fields from the
selected moves. This will allow you to retain your place
name field alignment for burials and christening in fields
different than the birth and death by blocking these
events on the menu.
To move/change place names for the Christening and/or
Burials then block the Birth and Death events.
MOVNAM11 will not:
1. Change the case of a name that is already existing in
the NAME2.DAT file.
2. Be selective in RIN# and/or event type name corrections.
MOVNAM will make a global change for the entire database
of the names selected.
3. Modify or change any Surname or Given name in those name
fields nor the names in the Temple fields for ordinations.
MOVNAM11 will ask for the location of your PAF database. MOVNAM11
does not have to be in that location but can be run from any drive/
directory.
MOVNAM11 will then ask you to select the place name field you wish
to move names from and the place name field you wish to move names
to. The same field/level can entered in both places if you are
only changing the name or the spelling. The two entries should be
entered separated by a comma with no space in between.
Examples: 2,3 will move the selected name from field 2
to field 3.
3,3 will not change the field but will put the
selected new name in the same field.
Next MOVNAM11 will ask you for the names you want to move or to
change. As with the fields, these should be entered separated by
a comma with no spaces.
Examples: Ariz.,Arizona will change the abbreviation to
the full state name.
Clark Co.,Clark will change delete the term Co.
from the entry.
Remember that these are made on a GLOBAL basis so any entry of the
name on the left of the comma found in the level on the left of the
comma in the field entry will be changed and/or moved to the name
and location on the right of the comma. These moves can be made
from/to any level. That is, you can move 4,1 or 3,4 with equal
results. The name is erased from the field it is moved from but is
not deleted from the NAME2.DAT file.
As always, when working with a utility of this type, BE SURE YOU
HAVE a good BACKUP of your data files.
I would recommend that this utility be used on any GEDCOM
information prior to inputing the data into your main database.
Input the GEDCOM to a separate subdirectory to correct it with
MOVNAM11. Use PLACLST1 to identify the place names needing changed
and/or moved.
Clean up the corrected data with NAMCLN20, NOTCLN12, and RECLAM32
prior to merging with your existing data.
Again, HAVE a GOOD BACKUP prior to using MOVNAM11. I will accept
no responsibility for damaged data or failure of this program to
operate properly.
MOVNAM11 has not been extensively tested but has been used for
several days on my own data. If you find any problems and/or
have suggestions for enhancement please direct your comments to me
at the address below or on GEnie to J.CHANDLER2 or on the Fido Net
Genealogy Software Echo.
No registration is required, but any contributions of $5.00 or less
will be greatly appreciated. If you request a disk by US Mail,
then please send a formated disk, addressed disk mailer, and return
postage with your contribution. If you do not send a disk/mailer
then send $5.00 plus $2.00 postage & handling and state your disk
size.
Have fun.
Jack J. Chandler
812 Vermillion Dr.
Henderson, NV 89015
ADDENDUM to MOVNAM11.TXT 11 November 1994
MOVNAM20.EXE
Move Name has been upgraded to offer the option of inserting
the missing name of a County when both the City and State
are known and already entered in their proper levels.
Requirements are that the Counties are entered in either
place level 2 or 3 and that the City name be in the place
level immediately preceding the county name level and that the
State name be in the place level immediately following the
county name level. It is best to insure that county levels
have been moved to level 2 or 3 and that the City and State
names are in the appropriate levels prior to inserting county
names.
If you are using level 3 for county names for Christening
and Burials and level 2 for Birth and Death then complete
the county name insertions in two separate passes.
Both City name and State named _must_ be in the NAME2.DAT
file and both must be entered into the proper place level in
the Individual record or Marriage record. The county level
may or may not contain a name. If the county level is
empty, then the requested county name is entered. If the
county name level already contains the requested county name,
then that event is bypassed and the next event place levels are
checked. If the county name level contains a name other than
the requested county name, then the option to bypass or to
replace the existing name is offered.
If either the City or the State name is not found in the NAME2.DAT
file, then the county name entry will not be made. If the desired
County name is not found in the NAME2.DAT file, it will be added
if both the City name and the State name are found in the file.
An initial query of database location is followed by the
initial menu offering the choice of:
1> Move names between levels.
2> Insert a missing County Name.
3> Quit
Selection on this menu is by the number.
Selecting option 2> will then prompt you for the City name,
County name, and State name. This will be followed by a
query for the place level of your counties. Counties must
be in place level 2 or place level 3 and the missing county
level must be surrounded by a City name and a State name.
Following the entry of the City, County, and State names you
have the option:
1> Bypass if a county name exists.
2> Overwrite an existing county name.
3> Ask prior to bypassing or overwriting.
If option 1> is selected and a county name is already entered
in the event place, then that event is automatically bypassed.
If option 2> is selected and a county name is already entered
in the event place, then the existing county name is automatically
overwritten with the desired county name.
If option 3> is selected and a county name is already entered
in the event place, then you will be queried on whether to bypass
or overwrite the existing name.
All these options are completed on a global basis. None can be done
on only a selected number of RIN/MRIN numbers. Care must be taken
that names are not moved that are not intended for the move, or that
a county name is not inserted in those instances in which two cities
within a single state are located in two separate counties unless the
exact city location is known.
It is suggested that option 1> be used first to properly align
your place names prior to using option 2> to insert County names.
The most convenient method of locating the desired names to move or
counties to be inserted is by running PLACLST and noting a selection
of misplaced names and missing county names.
When moving names if the level to which the name is being moved
is not empty the name residing in that level will be overwritten.
It is mandatory that when moving names to the right, i.e. to a
greater place level, that the higher level name be moved first.
That is, move the State name from 2 to 3 prior to moving a county
name from 1 to 2. Or move a country name from 3 to 4 prior to
moving a state or county name from 2 to 3.
After completion of inserting a county name or moving a group
of names you the following prompt appears:
Do you want to <R>un again or <Q>uit
If <R>un is selected you are offered:
<N>ew or <S>ame database
Selection of <N>ew returns you to the database location prompt.
At this prompt for another run, pressing <ENTER> will default to
the previous database.
Selection of <S>ame returns you to the initial menu.
All instructions listed for MOVNAM11.EXE apply for the moving of
names between place levels.