Click on Source
- Enter Year
- Select Quarter
- Number/FreeBMDRef field: Enter the Source code as detailed in the allocation email.
Select Surname Caps.
If the year is pre 1938, the files must be saved in the form YYEQ****.SCA
Where:
YY = Last two digits of the year.
E = Event i.e. Birth (B), Marriage (M) or Death (D)
Q = Quarter 1,2,3 or 4 for March, June, September and December
**** = Unless the following paragraph applies,this is entered as the last four numbers of the scan file name. e.g. If the scan filename is 41M4-B-0026.gif then 0026 is added to make 41M40026. If the scan has less than 4 digits add leading zeros.
Some scans filenames are grouped on separate web pages according to the first letter of the surname. Where this is the case special action is required to adjust the 'Page' number according to the group the scan is listed in. As an example March 1840 scans are in three groups A-C, C-N, and O-Z. If your allocation comes from this type of web page then you must check the special instructions before you start.
If The year is Post 1837 the files must be saved using the WinBMD filename format e.g. YYYYEQX0123****.BMD
Where:
YYYY = The four digits of the year.
E = Event i.e. Birth (B), Marriage (M) or Death (D)
Q = Quarter 1,2,3 or 4 for March, June, September and December
X = the first letter of the first surname
**** = Unless the following paragraph applies,this is entered as the last four numbers of the scan file name. e.g. If the scan filename is 41M4-B-0026.gif then 0026 is added to make 41M40026. If the scan less than 4 digits add leading zeros.
Some scans filenames are grouped on separate web pages according to the first letter of the surname. Where this is the case special action is required to adjust the 'Page' number according to the group the scan is listed in. As an example March 1840 scans are in three groups A-C, C-N, and O-Z. If your allocation comes from this type of web page then you must check the special instructions before you start.
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Updated on 9th August2015.
First Created on 5h March 2001
Copyright © 2001-2015, B.M.Smart
How to complete MacBMD Header Fields
Click on Entry.
- Enter your Email Address
- Do not enter a password
- Select SEQUENCED
- Select BIRTHS, MARRIAGES or DEATHS
