John Finlay wrote:
> I know that there are people who have submitted such records, but I don't
> know if it is possible to search for BC dates.
>
That's a question I forgot to ask... anyone know of a way to search for
BC dates?
> Here is what the official GEDCOM 5.5.1 spec says.
>
> DATE_GREG:= {Size=4:35}
> [ <YEAR_GREG>[B.C.] | <MONTH> <YEAR_GREG> | <DAY> <MONTH> <YEAR_GREG> ]
>
> So just suffix the date with B.C.
>
If I'm reading that right, then the moment we go into BC, we can no
longer record months or days in BC?
> ...FamilySearch has adopted a new XML standard quite different from GEDCOM
> which allows you to interface with their web service APIs.
>
Perhaps we're getting somewhere after all then with Geneology and XML.
Where can I read more about this?
> * Any good Gedcom 6 software out there that some of you recommend?
>
> You can find lots of XML related software by browsing the GenealogyXML
> mailing list archives. I don't think that anything nears the quality of PAF
> though.
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GenealogyXML/
>
> --John
Some new questions for John Finlay or other phpGedView admin:
* Does phpGedView sort BC dates properly? I haven't added one yet to
test it...
* Will pgv use the new xml standard?
Brandon Stout
http://pgv.flfn.org
http://flfn.org
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