We are aiming to use the Genopro library to generate a genogram dynamically, we are looking to recommend this integration into our product which is currently targeted for release at the end of March'09.  We have a large database with details about lots of people who are related to each other in different ways.  Based on the data required for a person, we are trying to build a genogram and one of the mandated requirements we are currently unable to meet is to display a dotted line around all relations living in the same house, Please find attached an example .ged file that we generated

We have used Genopro client software and have tried to analyse the .ged file that is generated by Genopro, and our understanding is that dotted lines surrounding people living together is achieved by the defining physical co-ordinates defined, but as we are dynamically generating the .ged file, we do not think this is possible.

We have attached herewith a .ged file which is generated by us, in which we have tried to use address tags to achieved this, but it currently seems to be ignoring it, could you please advise if there is a way to achieve this.

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Some manual re-arrangement of positions individuals in some households will be required to avoid large overlapping household shapes in some circumstances.

We got rely on .ged format, as this format can be utilised by other genogram softwares, which is globally recognised format for genograms.

If we had to use 'BoundaryRect' attribute we have to supply the x and y co-ordinates, which is not possible as we do generate the .ged file automatically from our software, which means we cannot specify the x and y co-ordinates. Is there any way for us to show  household members using BoundaryRect with out specifying x and y co-ordiantes and by using an household id or some sort of identifier for household members.

I noticed that nobody had downloaded the XML file. You must be logged into the forum before you can download attachments. Then right click, save target as etc. Use GenoPro to open the file.

Gedcom is globally recognised for the interchange of genealogy data not genograms. genograms can be used to represent genealogy data pictorially, but can also display other data sets e.g. social, medical, emotional.

AFAIK there is no globally recognised format for interchange of genogram data. Genopro uses its own propretiary format. Furthermore, the Gedcom standard does not have anything to represent households either. If you want to use GenoPro to display genograms with household information thren use GenoPro XML fortmat. You can always export the GenoPro data to Gedcom format anyway. Horses for Courses!

GenoPro dooes not automatically generate graphics to represent households. One suggested method is to manually add a GenoPro Shape with a dotted outline as this is an affected way of representing households. If you want to do this automatically then you will need to do some programming. GenoPro has a limited auto-arrange feature to display the data (e.g. from a .ged, .gno or .xml file) as a genogram, or GenoMap in GenoPro language. It calcualates and stores the boundary rectangles after the auto-arrange. If you want to program to creation of household graphics you will need these. If however you chose to use social relationship links instead you can avoid the programming task but the house is represented differently. You you do virtually anything you want with GenoPro usingh its 'Custom Tag' feature.