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First Look at RM8 #Database

More changes than expected with the result that many (most?) of the queries and scripts published on this site won’t work with RM8 databases. New Tables CitationLinkTable: was expected to support the announced new feature of master citations. AncestryTable and FamilySearchTable: replace the former LinkAncestryTable and LinkTable, now gone. TagTable: looks to have replaced LabelTable,…

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Query to Search Parents by Children’s Given Names #search #family

File above incorporates revision from discussion below to correct the count of children. Tested with #rm7 #rm8 and should be compatible with prior versions. TH 2021-03-03 The following script was developed in response to the discussion Search for family by given names of children (was RM-8) — three_childrens_names.sql– Jerry Bryan, 22 May 2020– This query…

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Updating to WordPress 5.4.1

I’m going to attempt an update from WordPress 4.9.14 to 5.4.1 sometime today. The disruption will either be minimal or disastrous. I’ve made a backup of the files and database. But I’m no WP expert and things may get broken. I think all the plugins have been tested to the higher level. Wish me luck!

Aargh! Systemic Error re: GroupID

I’ve just discovered that I caused a systemic error in several scripts dealing with Groups in relating the LabelTable.LabelID to the GroupTable.GroupID when the latter is actually related to LabelTable.LabelValue. It’s of no consequence when groups are consecutively created but not deleted because the LabelID and LabelValue match. The problem arises when a group before…

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Finder

Search for: The above Search widget is the same as the one visible in the side panel. Tip: tag names imported from Wikispaces are searchable as hashtags, e.g., #events will have narrower results than events. The cloud below of Popular Tags excludes less common ones that may still be found in a post through Search.…

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Migrating from Wikispaces

You are probably aware that Wikispaces has announced a phased shutdown of its services with that for SQLite Tools for RootsMagic terminating on 30th Sep 2018. After much gnashing of teeth, I have started investigating alternatives to which the wiki might migrate. I would welcome your help in the process, especially if you are knowledgeable…

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