OpenArch

OpenArch
Summary	This MOD extends each personal data page with links to OpenArchives, genealogical resources from mainly Dutch, Belgian and also some French archives.
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Mod Updated	March 19th 2023
Download link	For TNG 13.0 openarch_13.1.2.0a.zip
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Author(s)	Marius Schelte Bakker
Homepage	OpenArch (This page)
Mod Support	StamboomboomOnderzoek.com
Contact Developer	TNG Community Forums
Latest Mod	13.1.2.0a for TNG 13+
Min TNG V	13
Max TNG V	13+
Files modified	See TNG Modules Impacted
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Purpose of the Mod

This MOD extends each personal data page (getperson.php) with links to OpenArchives, genealogical resources from mainly Dutch, Belgian and also some French archives. The code was originaly written for StamboomOnderzoek.com. Special credits go to Bob Coret for developing the OpenArchives APi and making genealogical data accessible for everyone.

The mod as well as the results given back by the OpenArchives API support Dutch, English, French and German.

Developer

This mod was originally developed by Marius Bakker for StamboomOnderzoek.com.

Requirements

• A working TNG installation.
• A backup of all affected files (see the list in the summary in the upper right corner of the page).
• An installed current version of the Mod Manager.

Revision History

Mod Version	TNG Version	Date	Contents
13.1.2.0a	13.0	March 19th 2023	Improved installation, thx to MicheK
13.1.2.0	13.0	October 28th 2022
13.0.0.13	13.0	October 2022	Initial release

Installation

1. Uninstall and delete previous version of this mod (if installed)
2. Download the appropriate zip file as shown in the mod summary in the upper right corner of the page.
3. Extract the file from the downloaded zip file into the mods folder or FTP the extracted file to your mods folder.
4. Follow the normal automated installation for Mod Manager, as shown in the example Mod Manager - Installing Config Files to install the mod.

In the event of a problem

• Try using the Mod Manager Remove capability
• Copy the backup of the affected files back to your TNG directory
• Contact us through the TNG Community Forums.

Uninstalling the mod

If you want to completely Remove (uninstall) this mod and any tables if created, you should

1. click the Uninstall button to uninstall the mod
2. click the Delete button to delete the config file from the mods folder.

Upgrade

• Uninstall and eventually Delete the current Mod.
• Proceed as for an installation with the new Mod.

Visualization of this Mod

An example page using this mod: Susanna Christina Kymmell

How does it work?

The mod sends a search string to the Open Archives API. How the search string is build depends on several check boxes.

Exact

In Dutch handwritten documents there is no difference between 'ij' and 'y', therefore an 'y' is searched with a wildcard '*'. A lastname Sybenga will also find Sijbenga, Sybenga, Sibinga and Siebenga. The same goes for first names. You can prevent this behaviour by unchecking the exact-box.

All firstnames

Default the mod will only find sources that contain all given first names. Unchecking this option John Peter Doe will also find John Doe, Peter Doe and Peter John Doe.

Period

Checking the period-option will only find sources between year of birth and year of death of given person.

Soundex

Soundex (in Dutch klinkt als) is a phonetic algoritme that will search for names as pronounced. Checking this option will find both names like Rozendaal and Roosendaal.

Sites using this mod

If you download and install this mod, please add your TNG site to the table below:

URL	User	Note	Mod-Version	TNG-Version	User-language
Stamboom van de families Bakker, ...	Marius Bakker		13.1.2.0	12.3	NL, EN, FR, DE
Families all over the world	Henri Textor		13.1.2.0	13	NL, EN, DE, FR
Genealogie van Rij (Riede, Reij, Rije)	Rob van Rij		13.1.2.0	13	NL, EN
Brabantse Genealogie	Rob van Rij		13.1.2.0	13	NL, EN, DE
Genealogie.nu	Peter Fasol		13.1.2.0	13	NL, EN, DE

TNG Modules Impacted

The following TNG Modules are modified, and should be backed up prior to installing this mod:

• getperson.php
• languages/Dutch/cust_text.php
• languages/Dutch-UTF8/cust_text.php
• languages/English/cust_text.php
• languages/English-UTF8/cust_text.php
• languages/French/cust_text.php
• languages/French-UTF8/cust_text.php
• languages/German/cust_text.php
• languages/German-UTF8/cust_text.php

The following modules are added by this mod:

• openarch.php
• js/openarch.js

Related Websites

Open Archives