The ARexx scripts included with this distribution of Scion are the work of Scion users. If you wish to discuss these scripts or make suggestions, please contact the authors directly. Please note that ALL scripts are supplied AS IS, and no guarantees are made. Note also that some of the scripts that involve a graphical user-interface may require the use of additional libraries (not supplied) and may be designed for PAL video screens only. The following scripts are included: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Age.rexx This script should tell you the Age of a person in the SCION database. It does expect the date to be in the format DD MMM YYYY but as long as the year is the last 4 characters, it will give you an age within 1 year. The database must be running for this AREXX script to work. Author: Peter Billing, RMB 1240, Yinnar 3869, Australia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anniversary.rexx This script will tell you what Anniversaries occurr on a certain date. There are two forms to the date, DD MMM which will give Anniversaries on that date ONLY and MMM which will give ALL Anniversaries of the Month. All Anniversaries are checked: Birth, Death, Burial and Marriage. Author: Peter Billing, RMB 1240, Yinnar 3869, Australia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dump-Fam.rexx Version 1.1 93/08/31 Dump the database by family, one line per family. Author: Ralph L Vinciguerra, 460 Summer Ave, Reading, MA 01867, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dump-Ind.rexx Version 1.1 93/08/31 Dump the database by individual, one line per person. This can be sorted with the Amiga command: sort from filein to fileout colstart 24 Author: Ralph L Vinciguerra, 460 Summer Ave, Reading, MA 01867, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FamilyGroup.rexx This program should make a Family Group from the Families in the SCION database. The database must be running for this AREXX script to work. Author: Peter Billing, RMB 1240, Yinnar 3869, Australia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FamilyList.rexx This program should LIST ALL the Families in the SCION database. The database must be running for this AREXX script to work. Author: Peter Billing, RMB 1240, Yinnar 3869, Australia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FixLastNames.rexx This script should FIND and REPLACE a given LAST name in the SCION database. Author: Peter Billing, RMB 1240, Yinnar 3869, Australia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FixPlaceNames.rexx This script should FIND and REPLACE a given PLACE name in the SCION database. It will check Birth, Death, Burial and Marriage place names. Author: Peter Billing, RMB 1240, Yinnar 3869, Australia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEDCOM2Scion.rexx Version 2.14 (14 Sep 1995) This program was created to import GEDCOM data into the Scion database. It should work pretty good by now, although no guarantees whatsoever are made. If you have problems using this script, please contact Freddy Ariës, and describe exactly what the problem is, or better yet, send Freddy a copy of the GEDCOM file you are trying to read), and he will try to fix it. GEDCOM was developed by the Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to provide a flexible uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data Communication. GEDCOM is provided to foster the sharing of genealogical information and the development of a wide range of inter-operable software products to assist genealogists, historians, and other researchers. This script uses (by default) the rexxreqtools.library (which requires a version of reqtools larger than 2.0 and rexxsyslib.library). If you do not have these, you need to supply the NOREQ argument (for Shell output), or the QUIET argument (for no output at all). Even though this script does no parsing of dates, it's safer if they are in the exact format "DD MMM YYYY". The database must be running for this AREXX script to work. Now with progress indicator, using rexxarplib.library (requested by Robbie J. Akins himself). All unrecognized fields or fields that Scion doesn't use, are skipped. NOTE: The program generates a file DATABASE.log (where DATABASE is the name of the GEDCOM file read), in the directory where the GEDCOM file is located. This .log file contains parsing info about which lines were skipped and which non-fatal errors were encountered. It may be a good idea to read this file! FAMS and FAMC fields, and EVEN structures will always be skipped, because I use another method of establishing family (spouse & children) relationships. If no relationships are established, this probably means that the imported file does not support that other method. If you encounter such a file, please send it to me, and tell me what program generated it. If this happens a lot, I will add support for the parsing of these relations in a future version. Author: Freddy Ariës, Lindeboomweg 7, NL-7135 KE Harreveld, The Netherlands. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help.rexx Version 1.12 (12 June 1995) Just a simple menu, for those who can't remember under which function key they have stored a certain function. This script will output a requester on the Scion window, in which it will display the current settings of Scion's function keys. It requires a version of Scion Genealogist >= 4.04, as well as rexxreqtools.library, which in turn needs reqtools.library (>=2.0) and rexxsyslib.library. For this script to be of any use to you, you will have to add the NewHelp.rexx command to the list of function keys that you have set in the ScionPrefs program (eg. under F1 or F10). Author: Freddy Ariës, Lindeboomweg 7, NL-7135 KE Harreveld, The Netherlands. (plus minor modifications by Robbie Akins) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links.rexx Version 1.16 (18 Jul 1995) ARexx script to find unrelated family trees in the database It will detect all family trees within the database that have no links (spouse, parent or child links) to other present family trees. This version uses (by default) the rexxreqtools.library (which requires a version of reqtools larger than 2.0 and rexxsyslib.library) If you do not have these, change the line 'usereq = 1' to 'usereq = 0' Now with progress indicator, using rexxarplib.library (requested by Master Robbie himself :-) ) Author: Freddy Ariës, Lindeboomweg 7, NL-7135 KE Harreveld, The Netherlands. See also "unrelated.rexx" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PeopleList.rexx This program should LIST ALL the people in the SCION database. The database must be running for this AREXX script to work. Author: Peter Billing, RMB 1240, Yinnar 3869, Australia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PersonInfo.rexx This program should print out information about a person in the SCION database. The database must be running for this AREXX script to work. Author: Peter Billing, RMB 1240, Yinnar 3869, Australia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PrintDescendant.rexx Version 2.00 (2 Feb 1995) Output options: 1. Descendant Chart - all descendants [Dutch: parenteel] 2. Descendant Chart - male descendants (mention daughters, no children) [Dutch: genealogie - nageslacht van zonen, maar vermelding dochters] 3. Descendant Chart - male descendants (leave out daughters) [Dutch: stamboom - nageslacht van zonen, geen vermelding dochters] This version uses (by default) the rexxreqtools.library (which requires a version of reqtools larger than 2.0 and rexxsyslib.library) If you do not have these, you need to supply the NOREQ argument (for Shell output), or the QUIET argument (for no output at all). As of v2 of this script, and Scion V4, the current person on Scion's Personal Window will be used to determine where the search starts. Scion 3.13 can still be used, though, in which case the user will be asked at which IRN he wants to start. Author: Freddy Ariës, Lindeboomweg 7, NL-7135 KE Harreveld, The Netherlands. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PrintPedigree.rexx Version 2.03 (9 Sep 1995) Output options: 1. Pedigree Chart - male ancestor line only [Dutch: stamreeks] 2. Pedigree Chart - all ancestors, no siblings [Dutch: kwartierstaat] 3. Pedigree Chart - all ancestors, only siblings of last generation 4. Pedigree Chart - all ancestors, all siblings This version uses (by default) the rexxreqtools.library (which requires a version of reqtools larger than 2.0 and rexxsyslib.library) If you do not have these, you need to supply the NOREQ argument (for Shell output), or the QUIET argument (for no output at all). As of v2 of this script, and Scion V4, the current person on Scion's Personal Window will be used to determine where the search starts. Scion 3.13 can still be used, though, in which case the user will be asked at which IRN he wants to start. Known Bugs/Problems: - This script is dog slow for large databases (ie. more than, say, 10 generations), even on Amigas with a Turboboard! - Incorrect assumptions may be made (with regard to father/mother) when there are persons in the database whose sex-field has value '?' Author: Freddy Ariës, Lindeboomweg 7, NL-7135 KE Harreveld, The Netherlands. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scion2GEDCOM.rexx Version 2.13 (29 Sep 1995) This program was created to export the Scion data into the GEDCOM file format. It should work pretty good by now, although no guarantees whatsoever can be given. If you have any problems using this script, please describe them to Freddy Ariës, as detailed as possible (and please also tell him what program you are using to read the GEDCOM file), then he will try to work out a solution. GEDCOM was developed by the Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to provide a flexible uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data Communication. GEDCOM is provided to foster the sharing of genealogical information and the development of a wide range of inter-operable software products to assist genealogists, historians, and other researchers. This script uses (by default) the rexxreqtools.library (which requires a version of reqtools larger than 2.0 and rexxsyslib.library) If you do not have these, you need to supply the NOREQ argument (for Shell output), or the QUIET argument (for no output at all). + Dates should be in English, and in the format "DD MMM YYYY" or "DD-MMM-YYYY", if you don't want any problems with programs importing the GEDCOM data. If the dates in your database are not in English, please run the Translate.rexx script first! + The database must be running for this AREXX script to work. Now with progress indicator, using rexxarplib.library (requested by Master Robbie himself :-) ) Author: Freddy Ariës, Lindeboomweg 7, NL-7135 KE Harreveld, The Netherlands. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scion2Guide.rexx Version 1.00 (24 June 1995) NOTE: The script "Scion2html.rexx" by Harold Ipolyi now supercedes this programme. An ARexx script to make ".guide" hypertexts from Scion Genealogist databases. It will create not only a "guide" based representation of a family tree, but will also provide buttons to note files and pictures as long as the notes and pictures are in the same directory as the database. Friendly warning: You'll need lots of disk space for the output! This version uses (by default) the rexxreqtools.library (which requires a version of reqtools larger than 2.0 and rexxsyslib.library) If you do not have these, you need to supply the NOREQ argument (for Shell output). Inspired by and derived from "Scion2html.rexx" by Harold H. Ipolyi (see below). Also with assistance from Freddy Ariës. See also "Scion2html.rexx" by Harold H. Ipolyi which now has the ability to generate .guide files. Thanks for doing all the HARD work, guys! NOTE: This is version 1 and requires a lot more work. Especially support for the new fields available with Scion version 4, and to remove some redundant code. See "Scion2html.rexx" instead. Author: Robbie Akins ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scion2html.rexx Version: 24 Sep 1995 ARexx script to make html and amigaguide hypertexts from Scion Genealogist data bases. Also produces an ASCII text file from the database. New: - changing & saving of configurable parameters - now setting correct GfxCon stack size - can now be run by double-click on ICON, as well as from shell - Now includes PICTURES culled from PP{IRN}.DBNAME as inline links (please see PP & FP Notes) - Now has the ability to generate Amigaguide/Multiview hypertexts **** NOTE FROM ROBBIE AKINS: This ARexx script from Harold Ipolyi also generates a text file containing virtually ALL the data from the database (including note files) in an excellent text format. Prerequisites: ScionGenealogist V 4.07 (or greater) by Rob Akins ARexx (of course :) rexxsupport.library rexxarplib.library html viewer (AMosaic, Mosaic, NetScape, ... ) also: (to incorporate and display pictures) GfxCon V1.6 (or greater) by Dirk Farin ( » Sys:Tools) Amiga OS 3.0 (or greater) for picture datatypes TESTED: |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| on Amiga3000 Kickstart v.37.175 Workbench v.38.35 | assume | & Amiga3000 Kickstart v.40.68 Workbench v.40.42 | TradeMarks | w/ ScionGenealogist V 3.06 & Mosaic1.2NoNet | & | w/ ScionGenealogist V 3.13 & Mosaic1.3betaAmitcp | CopyRights | w/ ScionGenealogist V 4.07 & Mosaic2.0Prerelease | as | | appropriate | HTML file compatibility tested on: AMosaic, HotJava, |_____________| NCSA Mosaic (Sun), Netscape (Sun), Netscape (Mac and PC) BUGS: If a new Thumbnail format is selected, the user must manually edit the Picture Album files to reflect the new Thumbnail suffixes. (It is assumed that the Picture Album files may have been User modified and must therefore be protected against auto-regeneration) WHY? others in my family don't have Amigas ScionGenealogist by Rob Akins is easy to use, comprehensive, and provides Arexx ports for extracting data. An ARexx script can repeatedly and painlessly recreate html files from entries in a ScionGenealogist data base. Mosaic, etc are available common methods of presentation. IMPORTANT: if you have modified Picture Albums ( ® ), you may now need to edit them to change from ".gif" to ".JPEG" ( or ".GIF" ) ( GfxCon creating new images is a BIG tipoff! ) Author: Harold H. Ipolyi, P.O.Box 891206, Houston, Tx 77289-1206, USA. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soundex.rexx Version 1.02 (24 Aug 1995) Program for Scion Genealogist 4.0 and above (no guarantees are given for lower versions). This program should ask the user for a (last)name, and output the list of names in the current Scion database that match the entered name, using the SOUNDEX method of name comparison. Scion Genealogist must be running for this script to work. For those who don't know what SOUNDEX is, here is a short intro: The Soundex system is the means established by the National Archives to index the U.S. censuses (beginning with 1880). It codes together surnames of the same and similar sounds but of variant spellings. Soundexes are arranged by state, Soundex code of the surname, and given name. Soundex codes begin with the first letter of the surname followed by a three-digit code that represents the (first three) remaining consonants. This Soundex converter will do the tricky work for you and capture the nuances of the coding scheme (such as coding adjacent like letters as one). Just enter the surname that you want coded. Soundex Coding Guide 1 = B,P,F,V 2 = C,S,G,J,K,Q,X,Z 3 = D,T 4 = L 5 = M,N 6 = R The letters A,E,I,O,U,Y,H and W are not coded. Note that surname prefixes such as Van, Von, Di, De, Le, D', dela, or du are sometimes disregarded in alphabetizing and in coding. Therefor it is wise to code it with and without the prefix because it may be listed under either code. Eg. Van Hoesen could be coded as VanHoesen or as Hoesen. FIXED (v1.02): - 2 consecutive letters with the same code are now treated as one eg. LLOYD=LOYD -> [LD=L300], and JACKSON (CKS are all 2) -> [JCN=J250] Author: Freddy Ariës, Lindeboomweg 7, NL-7135 KE Harreveld, The Netherlands. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tafel.rexx This program should show the Ancestors of a person in the SCION database. The database must be running for this AREXX script to work. Author: Peter Billing, RMB 1240, Yinnar 3869, Australia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translate.rexx Version 1.34 (19 Aug 1995) You may have noticed that setting another language in Locale means that the date (month) fields of your database are no longer recognized correctly. This is where Translate comes in. It will convert all the standard language fields in a Scion database (in v4.0+, that means the Date fields) into another (predefined) language. Currently Dutch, German, French, Italian and Norwegian are supported, but only translation to and from English is possible. Adding other languages shouldn't be hard. This version uses (by default) the rexxreqtools.library (which requires a version of reqtools larger than 2.0 and rexxsyslib.library) If you do not have these, you need to supply the NOREQ argument (for Shell output), or the QUIET argument (for no output at all). Now with progress indicator, using rexxarplib.library (requested by The Great Robbie himself ;-)) Author: Freddy Ariës, Lindeboomweg 7, NL-7135 KE Harreveld, The Netherlands. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unrelated.rexx Version 1.01 (18 Jul 1995) ARexx script to find "unrelated" people in the database. That is, it will locate all those people who have no parents and who have no marriages recorded (and hence cannot have any recorded children) This version uses (by default) the rexxreqtools.library (which requires a version of reqtools larger than 2.0 and rexxsyslib.library) If you do not have these, change the line 'usereq = 1' to 'usereq = 0' See also Links.rexx by Freddy Ariës Author Robbie Akins + bug fix from Freddy Ariës. See also "Links.rexx" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following note is from the author Freddy Ariës: The new versions are now able to use the ReqTools.library, and default to that, if you have rexxreqtools.library (No, these libraries are not included here, because it would make the package too large, but they are freely distributable and should be easy to obtain). If you don't want the scripts to use requesters, you can (apart from editing them and making them default to no requesters) pass the command line option 'NOREQ', in which case normal text output to the Shell shall be used. Note that the previous option 'NOMSG' has been renamed to 'QUIET' (matching Commodore's own commands). It still does the same - output no messages at all, neither by shell nor by requesters. So using 'QUIET' *and* 'NOREQ' is useless, and even impossible; if you pass both options to the program, only the first option passed will be used. The second option will simply be ignored. Please don't use these scripts as examples of good programming in ARexx! They were all just quick hacks for myself, never really meant for public distribution. Apart from bad programming, they may also be full of bugs. These scripts are released to the Public Domain and are entirely without guarantees, so you can do with them whatever you want - at your own responsibility. DISTRIBUTION As I said, these scripts are Public Domain. That means that you can do with them whatever you want. All I ask of you is to name me as the original author. NO WARRANTIES! I do not take the responsibility for ANYTHING, including, but not limited to, the loss of data caused by any of these scripts. Everything you do with the scripts is your own responsibility, and at your own risk. Freddy Ariës, Lindeboomweg 7, NL-7135 KE Harreveld, The Netherlands. 2 Mar 1994