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From: Dave Mayall <>
Subject: Re: Missing data
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 09:36:59 +0000


On Sun, 31 Dec 2000 23:09:06 +0000, you wrote:

>Today I did a search on one of the surnames I am researching and was
>surprised to find that nearly 50 of my own entries have disappeared.
>When I went into file management I find that three of my own files now
>contain multiple errors, whereas they had uploaded without a problem
>some months ago.
>
>I am going to check the files in some detail but wonder whether there
>has been any corruption of uploaded files, or a change in the data
>checking procedure.

There has been a change in the data checking procedure, in order to
accept files in the post-1912 format for marriages (with the spouses
name included)

Any flat files loaded prior to this change will be OK, but any
standard format files with only 5 fields will be put into error, until
we can correct them.

If you click on the "view errors" button, it will tell you what the
problem is.

--
Dave Mayall

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