I agree with Boyd. Perhaps someone could produce an outline of best search strategies with the existing search tool.
Kathleen On Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 7:38 AM Jim McKane <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Boyd > > Jim McKane > South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario > > > On Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 10:36 AM Boyd Gray <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Jim, >> >> On balance, I would say it is not worthwhile. >> >> Yes, it is very useful, almost essential, for big databases such as the >> TABs. And I would dearly love someone to do it for Catholic Parish >> Records!! But the amount of work required in order to do it for the >> multifarious sources in CTI is just not a good way to spend your time, in >> my opinion anyway. >> >> I have found plenty of useful information by a judicious use of your >> current simple search system. I try various combinations of people's names >> and townland names or churches or parishes and then the little headings >> that are thrown up are usually enough for me to tell which will be useful. >> This is very often how I find Len's transcriptions of BMD notices in old >> newspapers. >> >> Others may think different but my advice would be to leave it. Your >> search engine for TABs is a great help but that only works because it is >> one database. >> >> Regards, >> >> Boyd >> >> https://www.westulstergenealogy.com/ >> >> https://www.facebook.com/westulstergenealogy/ >> >> http://familytrees.genopro.com/boydgray26/Boyd/ >> >> >> >> On 6 July 2018 at 13:25, Jim McKane <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi CTI Supporters - >>> >>> PROBLEM - as you know using any search engine to locate individual >>> names on any website leaves a lot to be desired. As an example typing >>> "james mckane" into any search engine will find instances of James McKane >>> with the two words beside each other and in that order only. If you only >>> type james mckane (without the quotes) you then get every page with the two >>> words anywhere on those pages......... meaning you might find Thomas McKane >>> and James Smith in your results but not James McKane. >>> >>> INVESTIGATION - I have invested a lot of time lately including investing >>> in considerable with a professional programmer in an attempt to find >>> an automated solution to the problem which has resulted in......... there >>> is NO easy way! Why? Well the major reason is CTI has far too many types >>> of records in far too many formats to automate the process. >>> >>> SOLUTION - The ONLY solution is plain brute force............ meaning >>> manually creating spreadsheet lists of surnames and firstnames for each >>> page on CTI. I would then massage those lists into a fully searchable >>> database similar to the one recently created for the Tithe Applotment Books. >>> >>> QUESTIONS FOR YOU - >>> >>> - Do you feel this is a worthwhile project? >>> - If so, would you be willing to type some lists for us? >>> - If so, please give us an idea of how many hour/days/weeks you >>> might expect to dedicate to our project. >>> >>> If you wish to keep your responses private, please email me directly >>> off-list at [email protected] >>> >>> Thanks for your consideration, >>> Jim McKane, webmaster >>> >>> >>> >>> Jim McKane >>> South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >> -- *Cuimhnigh ar na daoine ónar tháinig tú* *"Remember the men whence you came."*
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