Yes, dates can be entered this way, but I recommend that you not do it! This is not a valid date format and does not export well to other programs.
When I want a quick date entry of a range, I will prefix that with either bet or from; the first expands to bet x and y; the second to from x to y.
The word "present" in a date range probably should not be created as an option, event though it seems useful. Not only is it not going to be understood in Gedcom by another program, but more importantly when you create a report including that person a year from now, it may no longer be true.
I would usually enter it with current month and year and then include in notes something like "as of (today), this was still true."
john.
At 09:09 AM 12/5/2013, Kurt Kneeland wrote:
After experimenting a bit, I found that date ranges can be entered either with a / (eg 1988/1992), with a (eg 1988-1992) which gets converted or dispplayed in the / format, or in a from-to format (eg From 1988 To 1992). In the latter format, it still doesnât like the word Present, but you can just leave off the To clause (eg From 1988). This would be similar to saying After 1988, but with a minor difference in implication. After implies a one-time event occurring sometime after the specified date, while From implies an on-going activity starting at the given date and continuing to the present unless the To clause is there to specify the ending date.
The From/To format does display appropriately on the Timeline in the Chronology part of the Individual Report. From/To shows a bar covering the time range and From shows a triangle at the starting point. I didnât look to see how an After date is displayed on the Timeline.
From: Kathy Thompson [ mailto:kmthoms...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 10:28 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Dates and potential problems
After 2002 (in date)
and "to present date, as at December 2013" (in Notes)
is how I am doing this kind of thing
On 5 December 2013 13:39, Bryan Pratt <brya...@slingshot.co.nz > wrote:
Legacy 8.0.0.357
Windows 8.1
I have myself recorded as a Residence Event living in a certain city from quote â2002 - Presentâ.
If on the individual Edit Event window I check âExclude this instance of this event from problem checkingâ and Save, the problem still remains. Or is there another acceptable way to write this date?
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