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Bryman	Posted Thursday, September 6, 2012 - Post #30602
Forum Member Customers GenoPro version: 2.5.4.1 Last Login: Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Posts: 27, Visits: 303	For the last couple of weeks I have been evaluating the use of GenoPro for the records of several hundred relatives having decided that I need something more than the typical on-line genealogical repository and am pleasantly surprised by some of the facilities included. However, one or two aspects appear to be less than ideal but that may be just the way that I have tried to use them. For instance, Hyperlinks are a very desirable feature to keep tree charts fairly uncluttered and of reasonable size but reading through the support forum entries suggests that I may have tried to use it differently from the original developer's intentions. I would welcome advice and suggestions from more experienced users to help me reduce my time spent on this evaluation and the determination of a good/best arrangement. All ancestor lines are equally important so I have tried to treat each in a similar way. I have created a separate .gno file for each family line (same surname) using external hyperlinks from each alternativly named spouse, ie within Surname1.gno, any instance of Surname2 would hyperlink to the same individual in the Surname2.gno file. I thought that this would be more manageable than having dozens/hundreds of internally hyperlinked genomaps and tabs within one file. Where any family gets too big, either vertically or horizontaly, I have used internal hyperlinks to break up that file into more manageable sections. This might be a clean concept but I am now beginning to realise that it does have some downsides. 1. There does not appear to be an 'automatic' way of creating new .gno files and creating the required links. I have created each new file by: a) adding the 'foreign' spouse to the current file, including the union relationship but no descendants, b) inserting an external hyperlink from the 'foreign' spouse record to the required new file by editing the field in the Hyperlink tab (ie Surname2.gno). c) saving the current Surname1.gno file, d) copying the current Surname1.gno file (outside of GenoPro) and renaming the copy to Surname2.gno, e) performing the hyperlink from Surname1 to Surname2 within GenoPro, f) removing the hyperlink from the landing individual and creating a reverse hyperlink from its spouse back to the original Surname1 file, g) selecting and deleting all other Surname1 individuals and their relationships from the Surname2 file. Descendants of this union are only added to the male side of the Surname1/Surname2 files. Some automation of this activity would save me considerable effort but may not be appropriate for other users. 2. Individuals appearing in more than one file will lead to duplicate records and the need to make additional updates. Genopro does not ensure that an update applied to one file is also promulgated to any other relevant files (normally one in my situation). This is akin to a lack of referential integrity within a database system but appears to be the cost of using separate external files. Duplicated updates would only be needed where the original pair of individuals is concerned but there may be many such pairs within each file. 3. The Permanent IDs assigned to individuals can (will) be duplicated across .gno files and some values may not be assigned at all. This does not lead to a problem of itself but does make checking for correctness and completeness more difficult. Tags: Hyperlinks

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Use of External Hyperlinks By Bryman ( Thursday, September 6, 2012 )

Working with many separate files, linking individuals with external... By vlepore ( Saturday, September 8, 2012 )

I only can second what LeVit has said. I have now more than 60 000... By maru-san ( Saturday, September 8, 2012 )

One of the factors mentioned in the original posting has not been... By appleshaw ( Sunday, September 9, 2012 )

Thanks for the glimpse of what I might be working towards. I was... By Bryman ( Tuesday, September 11, 2012 )

If you have got your data in separate files, try this for starters.... By appleshaw ( Tuesday, September 11, 2012 )

Thanks for suggestion about reports. I must look into that a bit... By Bryman ( Friday, September 7, 2012 )

I think the question should be 'are there any advantages in having... By appleshaw ( Friday, September 7, 2012 )

At the risk of treading on other people's toes, perhaps I can explain... By Bryman ( Friday, September 7, 2012 )

My toes are undamaged and feathers in place. Most good computer... By appleshaw ( Saturday, September 8, 2012 )

Well, as far as I know, if you are using separate .gno for each... By fbukolyi ( Thursday, September 6, 2012 )

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