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{{TNGmod | {{TNGmod | ||
− | | mod_name = | + | | mod_name = Gedcom Converter |
− | | mod_summary = This mod | + | | mod_summary = This mod reads a Gedcom file, modifies some tags and data, and creates a new Gedcom file. It was initially (and is still primarily) designed to make some essential modification to Gedcom files produced by Ancestry.com's Family Tree Maker 2012. |
| validation = | | validation = | ||
− | | download_link = | + | | download_link = [[Media:gedcom_converter_v9.0.0.12.zip|gedcom_converter_v9.0.0.12.zip]] {{Tv80}} |
| download_stats = | | download_stats = | ||
| mod_author = [[User:Robinrichm|Robin Richmond]] | | mod_author = [[User:Robinrichm|Robin Richmond]] | ||
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| mod_contact = [http://www.robinrichmond.com/family/mod_support.php My Mod Support form] | | mod_contact = [http://www.robinrichmond.com/family/mod_support.php My Mod Support form] | ||
| mod_support = [http://www.robinrichmond.com/family/mod_support.php My Mod Support form] or [http://tng.community/ TNG Community Forums] | | mod_support = [http://www.robinrichmond.com/family/mod_support.php My Mod Support form] or [http://tng.community/ TNG Community Forums] | ||
− | | mod_version = 9.0.0. | + | | mod_version = 9.0.0.12 |
− | | min_TNG_ver = 8.0 | + | | min_TNG_ver = 8.0 |
− | | max_TNG_ver = 10.1. | + | | max_TNG_ver = 10.1.3 |
| TNG_file_list = '''Updates:''' admin_dataimport.php, admin_export.php, admin_secondmenu.php, admin_secondary.php, admin_leftbanner.php, admin_main.php, languages/English/admintext.php<br /> | | TNG_file_list = '''Updates:''' admin_dataimport.php, admin_export.php, admin_secondmenu.php, admin_secondary.php, admin_leftbanner.php, admin_main.php, languages/English/admintext.php<br /> | ||
− | '''Installs:''' | + | '''Installs:''' gedcom2tng.php, gedcom2tngform.php, gedcom2tngsaveoptions.php, languages/English/gedcom2tng_help.php, extensions/gedcom2tngconfig-distrib.php, extensions/upload.class.php |
− | | related_mods = | + | | related_mods = [[Place Normalization]], [[Gedcom Import Mediatype]] |
| notes = | | notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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== Purpose of the Mod == | == Purpose of the Mod == | ||
− | This mod implements a | + | This mod implements a TNG program that makes two basic types of changes to Gedcom files: |
− | # Fixes errors in | + | # (Optionally, but primarily) Fixes specific errors in Gedcom files produced by Ancestry.com's Family Tree Maker 23012 (FTM2012). These changes enable TNG to import media links, birth and death notes, and media records correctly. These changes are essentially the same as those made by a converter program hosted by Stephen Connor, which is described in the [[Desktop_gotchas]] TNG Wiki page, and in the help page at http://connergenealogy.com/LoadFTMintoTNG.html. |
− | # Makes | + | # Makes several optional edits to Gedcom tags and event data to clean up a number of common inconsistencies. These changes can potentially be applied to any Gedcom file. |
− | The program options screen and help file can be viewed at http://www.robinrichmond.com/family/ftm2tngform.php. (The form | + | The program's options screen and help file can be viewed at http://www.robinrichmond.com/family/ftm2tngform.php. (The form can be viewed but not be submitted if you are not logged in.) |
− | Note that the application created by this mod does not touch the TNG database. It simply cleans up Gedcom files. So it really should be independent of TNG changes, and should work for TNG version before 9.0 and after 10.1. | + | Note that the application created by this mod does not touch the TNG database. It simply cleans up Gedcom files. So it really should be independent of TNG changes, and should work for TNG version before 9.0 and after 10.1.3. |
==Requirements== | ==Requirements== | ||
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# Contact me through [http://robinr.org/family/mod_support.php My Mod Support form]. | # Contact me through [http://robinr.org/family/mod_support.php My Mod Support form]. | ||
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== Visualization of this Mod == | == Visualization of this Mod == | ||
+ | After installation: | ||
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| [[Image:ftm_to_tng-step1.png]] | | [[Image:ftm_to_tng-step1.png]] | ||
+ | The mod changes the Import/Export links on the TNG Administration menus to link directly to the Gedcom Converter instead of the Gedcom Import, under the assumption that you need to convert your file before you import it. | ||
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− | | '''Step 2'''. | + | | '''Step 2'''. Gedcom Converter options. |
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− | | [[Image: | + | | [[Image:gedcom_converter-step2.png]] |
+ | First, select a Gedcom file as you would in the Gedcom Import screen - either a PC file, or a file that has been uploaded to your web server. You must also enter an output filename, but as soon as you click on the output filename field, a default value will be displayed for you. The options are described in more detail in [http://www.robinrichmond.org/family/languages/English/gedcom2tng_help.php The Gedcom Converter help file]. | ||
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− | | '''Step | + | | '''Step 3'''. Normalize USA Places |
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− | | [ | + | | Place normalization and the Place normalization options are described in more detail in [http://www.robinrichmond.org/family/languages/English/gedcom2tng_help.php The Gedcom Converter help file]. The point here is twofold: |
− | + | # The "Normalize USA Places" options are used by (modded) programs other than the converter, and are installed by the optional [[Place Normalization]] mod. Without that mod, the "Normalize USA Places" option is not available. | |
− | + | # If you click on the "Normalize USA Places" option (or if it is selected by default), '''more''' options will appear. | |
− | + | [[Image:ftm_to_tng-step3b.png]] | |
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| '''Step 4'''. When the converter runs, it generates a list of option values (behind a button), displays record counts as it processes records, and then, depending on the options you have selected, it may offer to display lists of places that may not have been successfully normalized. | | '''Step 4'''. When the converter runs, it generates a list of option values (behind a button), displays record counts as it processes records, and then, depending on the options you have selected, it may offer to display lists of places that may not have been successfully normalized. | ||
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== For Additional Help == | == For Additional Help == | ||
− | [http://www. | + | [http://www.robinrichmond.org/family/languages/English/gedcom2tng_help.php The help file] for the Gedcom Converter form has very detailed explanations of all of the Converter options. |
== Mod Change History == | == Mod Change History == | ||
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! Date | ! Date | ||
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+ | | 9.0.0.12 | ||
+ | | 9.0 - 10.1.3 | ||
+ | | 22 Feb 2016 | ||
+ | | Changed mod name. Separated language strings, configuration variables, and code for Place Normalization into different files, which are installed by the new [[Place Normalization]] mod. Added several Gedcom tags to the converter logic. | ||
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| 9.0.0.11d | | 9.0.0.11d | ||
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| 9.2.2.9 | | 9.2.2.9 | ||
| 9.2.2 - 10.0.2 | | 9.2.2 - 10.0.2 | ||
− | | | + | | 17 Aug 2014 |
| Fixed some strings that weren't internationalized. Added a warning to the "Compress dates" option noting that compressing dates breaks date internationalization. Modified the mod subfolder for new files so that it has the same folder structure as the TNG site. I thus added the version suffix to that subfolder. | | Fixed some strings that weren't internationalized. Added a warning to the "Compress dates" option noting that compressing dates breaks date internationalization. Modified the mod subfolder for new files so that it has the same folder structure as the TNG site. I thus added the version suffix to that subfolder. | ||
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| 9.2.2.8 | | 9.2.2.8 | ||
| 9.2.2 - 10.0.2 | | 9.2.2 - 10.0.2 | ||
− | | | + | | 25 Jul 2014 |
| Fixed a bug in the handling of Individual TITL events. | | Fixed a bug in the handling of Individual TITL events. | ||
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| 9.2.2.7 | | 9.2.2.7 | ||
| 9.2.2 - 10.0.2 | | 9.2.2 - 10.0.2 | ||
− | | | + | | 30 Jun 2014 |
| Cleanup. Improved error handling & handling of form options. The converter configuration file lists the options in (essentially) the same order as the options form. Shows more information while the converter is running. | | Cleanup. Improved error handling & handling of form options. The converter configuration file lists the options in (essentially) the same order as the options form. Shows more information while the converter is running. | ||
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| 9.2.2.4 | | 9.2.2.4 | ||
| 9.2.2 - 10.0.2 | | 9.2.2 - 10.0.2 | ||
− | | | + | | 25 Jun 2014 |
| Added an option to suppress secondary events for selected event types. Improved handling of the media object path. Fixed a couple of bugs that caused some conversions to be performed even if their checkbox was unchecked. | | Added an option to suppress secondary events for selected event types. Improved handling of the media object path. Fixed a couple of bugs that caused some conversions to be performed even if their checkbox was unchecked. | ||
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| 9.2.2.3 | | 9.2.2.3 | ||
| 9.2.2 - 10.0.2 | | 9.2.2 - 10.0.2 | ||
− | | | + | | 12 May 2014 |
| Improved handling of the media object path so that it doesn't get in the way of simple TNG installations. Added the "locales that act as counties" concept so it could be more thorough in making sure that counties have the county designator. Added option 5e, which was previously always done along with Date compression. Added the upload module, which was missing in the first release. | | Improved handling of the media object path so that it doesn't get in the way of simple TNG installations. Added the "locales that act as counties" concept so it could be more thorough in making sure that counties have the county designator. Added option 5e, which was previously always done along with Date compression. Added the upload module, which was missing in the first release. | ||
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Revision as of 11:16, 24 February 2016
Gedcom Converter | ||
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Summary | This mod reads a Gedcom file, modifies some tags and data, and creates a new Gedcom file. It was initially (and is still primarily) designed to make some essential modification to Gedcom files produced by Ancestry.com's Family Tree Maker 2012. | |
Validation | {{{mod_validation}}} | |
Mod Updated | {{{mod_last_update}}} | |
Download link | gedcom_converter_v9.0.0.12.zip
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Download stats | ||
Author(s) | Robin Richmond | |
Homepage | Robin Richmond's Genealogy Database | |
Mod Support | My Mod Support form or TNG Community Forums | |
Contact Developer | My Mod Support form | |
Latest Mod | 9.0.0.12 | |
Min TNG V | 8.0 | |
Max TNG V | 10.1.3 | |
Files modified | Updates: admin_dataimport.php, admin_export.php, admin_secondmenu.php, admin_secondary.php, admin_leftbanner.php, admin_main.php, languages/English/admintext.php Installs: gedcom2tng.php, gedcom2tngform.php, gedcom2tngsaveoptions.php, languages/English/gedcom2tng_help.php, extensions/gedcom2tngconfig-distrib.php, extensions/upload.class.php | |
Related Mods | ||
Notes |
Purpose of the Mod
This mod implements a TNG program that makes two basic types of changes to Gedcom files:
- (Optionally, but primarily) Fixes specific errors in Gedcom files produced by Ancestry.com's Family Tree Maker 23012 (FTM2012). These changes enable TNG to import media links, birth and death notes, and media records correctly. These changes are essentially the same as those made by a converter program hosted by Stephen Connor, which is described in the Desktop_gotchas TNG Wiki page, and in the help page at http://connergenealogy.com/LoadFTMintoTNG.html.
- Makes several optional edits to Gedcom tags and event data to clean up a number of common inconsistencies. These changes can potentially be applied to any Gedcom file.
The program's options screen and help file can be viewed at http://www.robinrichmond.com/family/ftm2tngform.php. (The form can be viewed but not be submitted if you are not logged in.)
Note that the application created by this mod does not touch the TNG database. It simply cleans up Gedcom files. So it really should be independent of TNG changes, and should work for TNG version before 9.0 and after 10.1.3.
Requirements
- A working TNG installation.
- An installed current version of the Mod Manager.
Automated Installation
- Remove and delete current (if any) version of this mod.
- Download the .zip file. Upload and Extract to the mods folder.
- Backup the files listed to the right that are modified by this Mod.
- Follow the normal automated installation for Mod Manager, as shown in the example Mod Manager - Installing Config Files to install.
In the event of a problem
- Try using the Mod Manager Remove capability
- Contact me through My Mod Support form.
Visualization of this Mod
After installation:
Step 1. From the TNG Admin home page, select the Import/Export Gedcom option. |
The mod changes the Import/Export links on the TNG Administration menus to link directly to the Gedcom Converter instead of the Gedcom Import, under the assumption that you need to convert your file before you import it. |
Step 2. Gedcom Converter options. |
First, select a Gedcom file as you would in the Gedcom Import screen - either a PC file, or a file that has been uploaded to your web server. You must also enter an output filename, but as soon as you click on the output filename field, a default value will be displayed for you. The options are described in more detail in The Gedcom Converter help file. |
Step 3. Normalize USA Places |
Place normalization and the Place normalization options are described in more detail in The Gedcom Converter help file. The point here is twofold:
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Step 4. When the converter runs, it generates a list of option values (behind a button), displays record counts as it processes records, and then, depending on the options you have selected, it may offer to display lists of places that may not have been successfully normalized. |
For Additional Help
The help file for the Gedcom Converter form has very detailed explanations of all of the Converter options.
Mod Change History
Mod Version | TNG Versions | Date | Note |
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9.0.0.12 | 9.0 - 10.1.3 | 22 Feb 2016 | Changed mod name. Separated language strings, configuration variables, and code for Place Normalization into different files, which are installed by the new Place Normalization mod. Added several Gedcom tags to the converter logic. |
9.0.0.11d | 9.0 - 10.12 | 6 Sep 2015 | No real significant changes. Tweaked the Converter Setup form & the tabs. Admin >> Import/Export now takes you directly to the Converter form rather than the Input form. The converter now handles some Gedcom tags that FTM doesn't generate. (I use it occasionally to modify other Gedcoms.) |
9.0.0.11a | 9.0.0 - 10.1.0 | 24 Jun 2015 | Tweaked the options form to allow it to be viewed, but not submitted, without logging in. |
9.0.0.11 | 9.0.0 - 10.0.3 | 16 Dec 2014 | Removed some options that addressed my personal data entry habits. Improved the place normalization. Cleaned up code and added documentation. |
9.2.2.9 | 9.2.2 - 10.0.2 | 17 Aug 2014 | Fixed some strings that weren't internationalized. Added a warning to the "Compress dates" option noting that compressing dates breaks date internationalization. Modified the mod subfolder for new files so that it has the same folder structure as the TNG site. I thus added the version suffix to that subfolder. |
9.2.2.8 | 9.2.2 - 10.0.2 | 25 Jul 2014 | Fixed a bug in the handling of Individual TITL events. |
9.2.2.7 | 9.2.2 - 10.0.2 | 30 Jun 2014 | Cleanup. Improved error handling & handling of form options. The converter configuration file lists the options in (essentially) the same order as the options form. Shows more information while the converter is running. |
9.2.2.4 | 9.2.2 - 10.0.2 | 25 Jun 2014 | Added an option to suppress secondary events for selected event types. Improved handling of the media object path. Fixed a couple of bugs that caused some conversions to be performed even if their checkbox was unchecked. |
9.2.2.3 | 9.2.2 - 10.0.2 | 12 May 2014 | Improved handling of the media object path so that it doesn't get in the way of simple TNG installations. Added the "locales that act as counties" concept so it could be more thorough in making sure that counties have the county designator. Added option 5e, which was previously always done along with Date compression. Added the upload module, which was missing in the first release. |
9.2.2.1 | 9.2.2 | 15Apr2014 | Initial release. |
TNG User sites using this mod
Please add your site if you use this modification.
URL | User | Note | Mod-Version | TNG-Version | User-language |
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Robin's Genealogy Database | Robin Richmond | Mod developer | 9.0.0.11d | TNGv10.1.2 | EN |
Total Family History | Scott Bennett | Private Site (For right now) | 9.1.0.0 | TNG 10.0.1 | EN |
Wilcox, Eskelson, and Related families | Alan Wilcox | Private Site (Password required - relatives only) | 9.2.2.3 | TNG 10.0.2 | EN |