Hi Steve See below
On Mon, 2011-08-15 at 09:12 -0400, Stephen Woodbridge wrote: > On 8/14/2011 11:41 PM, Ron Savage wrote: > > Hi Folks > > > > http://savage.net.au/Perl-modules/html/genealogy/uuid.html > > > > Let the replyfest begin! > > > > Ron, > > Overall this is a great start, here are some comments: > > > Importation of GEDCOM data > > > > When a file of GEDCOM data is imported, various cases arise: > > > > o Importation into an empty system > > > > In this case, UUIDs do not need to be geneated. > > I think this is only true if the empty system does not support UUIDs, > otherwise it needs to create at least one top level UUID to reflect the > importation. This would be identical to the case of having an empty > system and adding INDI(s) to it. Hmmm. Not sure about this. I guess this raises the question: Is that UUID meant to represent the source or the new db? I was thinking only that a UUID would be generated on demand, but I'll reconsider. Pauses a moment ... The source I'd say, so yes, probably better to generate one at importation time. > Nice job. Thanx. Errrr - Your reply stands out in the deafening silence :-)). -- Ron Savage http://savage.net.au/ Ph: 0421 920 622
