Exploit your RootsMagic family tree database with SQLite Tools
This page brings to bear some SQLite tools in support of Jerry Bryan’s discussion in the RootsMagic forums titled Adventures in Extreme Splitting. In summary, the concept is that every unique citation is a Master Source, i.e., all data fields are to be found in the Master Source, none under Source Details. Jerry’s observations are…
Restricted in RootsMagic RootsMagic 4 users are sometimes frustrated that they cannot do a search or search/replace on certain fields within the application. RM4’s Search & Replace is especially restricted to a small set of fields: Person name fields, Place name, Multimedia filenames and Notes (General, Family & Facts). SQLite opens up all fields to…
For a comprehensive comparison of the outputs from !MyFreeForm3, built-in and custom source templates, and Free Form see A Trio of Templates. A Better Free Form Source Template Give me a template that is easy to use, produces good full and short footnotes without extraneous punctuation and exports cleanly via GEDCOM to other software! WARNING:…
RootsMagic 4 allows one to add a DNA Test fact to a person and enter the results of two types of test. However, there is no report available for the results making it difficult to verify that all data have been accurately transcribed. The results are stored in the EventTable Details column in XML format,…