Welcome to InstaRel! To get more documentation after reading this, run InstaRel and then press the F1 key. Version 1.03 changes: 6/30/93 There was a potential of a memory problem upon exiting the program. This was never reported, but it was fixed. Version 1.02 changes: 6/11/93 Fixed a speed problem. There is a file included with InstaRel that determines what records are inserted into the database. This file is called HR.GRM. It may be OK not to read in so much information for each individual. So to speed up the program, I made some changes to HR.GRM. If you want to use InstaRel to load in all the fields that it is capable of, copy HR.SLO to HR.GRM. Fixed a memory problem. InstaRel was trying to read in all the CONT tags that were children of SOUR tags. If a GEDCOM file had a lot of these in one record, there was not enough memory to read it in. Version 1.01 changes: 4/30/93 Fixed a bug that made large databases to crash Fixed up the rule file. I'm still working on the threshhold value and scores that are assigned if there is a match. Added a better status screen while the database is being updated. Version 1.00: Howdy, Cousin! April 27, 1993 In about a half hour I'll be ready to upload InstaRel version 1.0 to Compuserve and some other bulletin boards for the first time. This is kind of exciting, 'cause I've been working on this program (off and on) since about 1984, not long after the GEDCOM standard was established. (I'm probably off on the 1984 date a little). THANKS A special THANKS goes to Michael Wise (who designed the first Personal Computer) who wrote the Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex algorithm for me. He also helped with the code that processes the rules file. HOW IT WORKS About a year ago I developed a the prototype to InstaRel. The minute I finished writing the program I used it on two people that I had been working with at the Family History Department. They both became my instant relatives! I also extended my lines back further. The program works by taking two or more GEDCOM files (your genealogy program should be able to make you a GEDCOM file) and comparing them. It is very sophisticated. It looks to see if given names of children are the same as the parents or grandparents. It compares dates of birth or christening dates. It looks at marriage dates. You can change the program so that it will report "maybe" matches or "for-sure" matches. I could go on, but you get the picture. THE MATCH REPORT Following is a sample match report: HOW ARE WE RELATED? Created By INSTANT RELATIVES (r) 22 MAY 1993 | GIVEN| | | Ä¿ This SURNAME| NAME| BIRTH DATE| BIRTH PLACE| DEATH DATE ÃÄ¿ top line -----------------------------------------------------------------ÄÙ-³----- MOTHER'S| MOMS'S MOM ³ SURNAME| SURNAME|SPOUSE SURNAME| SP GVN| RFN NO|SUBMITTER ³ --------------------------------------------------------------------³----- *************** (Score: 52) *************** ³ Nurse| Sarah| 14 NOV 1722| Salem,Essex,MA| ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´ Describes | | Putnam| Samuel| I2195| 29 ³ the top ³ lines in ³ these 2 Nurse| Sarah| 14 NOV 1722| | ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ matches Mitchell| | Putnam| Samuel| R968| 45 *************** (Score: 56) *************** DAVENPORT| Thomas| 1682|Cold Springs,We| 30 DEC 1759 HITCHCOC| | LEGGETT| Sarah| I1200| 2 Davenport| Thomas| 1682| | 30 DEC 1759 | | Leggett| Sarah| I292| 31 *************** (Score: 74) *************** HORTON| John| 6 JUN 1672|Milton,Norfolk,| 15 OCT 1742 | | GARNSEY|Mehitabl| I1354| 2 ÄÄ¿ ³ This submitter number matches record in SUBMIT file³ 0 @S2@ SUBM ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ 1 NAME Larry Allen Maddocks 1 ADDR 935 Best Ave. 2 CONT Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 1 PHON 801 484 6958 1 COMM To be used with howrel.exe Score, Threshhold, and the Rules File Following are a few lines taken from the Rules file: 5: A.surname B.surname s= /The following is the threshold for changing match sensitivity threshhold 50 /end The first line tells Instant Relatives to add 5 to the total score if the soundex of database A (Your database) and database B match. Line two is a comment. Put a "/" in front of a line to designate comments. Line three tells instant relatives to not declare a match until the total score is at least 50. You can change this to a lower amount to get matches that are more "iffy." The "s=" in line one means to perform a soundex match. Leaving the "s" off means perform an exact match. That's it for documentation for the RULES file. These rules can be changed. I'll provide more documentation for this if there is a big enough demand. SEND ME YOUR GEDCOM Get the full benefits of InstaRel by registering your copy with me. Your benefits include having us compare your GEDCOM file with the huge database of GEDCOM files that we have. You will get a report showing all those who are working on your lines, and how they are related to you. You will also meet new friends and start getting letters from others when we compare their GEDCOM files with yours. Another benefit you get by registering InstaRel is support. You also will get the next upgrade of the software. HOW TO REGISTER InstaRel Register InstaRel by sending $30, $15 or whatever you can afford. I can accept checks, VISA or Mastercard. This support from you will allow me to continue to enhance your program and write new genealogy utilities. I'll include a file that you can use to register your product, or you can call my BBS (and leave me a message with your VISA number and expiration date) at (801)466-5374, or leave a message at (801) 575-1910 or call my home at (801) 484-6958. My address: Larry Maddocks, Manager Knowledge Software Systems, L.C. 935 Best Ave. Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 FUTURE VERSIONS There are times when nothing seems to be happening in InstaRel. The program is not hung, but it does need more status messages. It would be nice to change the threshold from the program, save the configurations, have InstaRel generate letters to your new-found cousins, to have a better looking match report. NOTE: With this first version, exit the program before running the next comparison and backup the file (called out.std) which contains the match report. The 2nd output report does not get a header on it, and it overwrites the last output report. FILES RULES This contains the rules that InstaRel uses to determine matches. This file can be changed by the user, but there is no documentation or support for doing so. This file also contains a line for changing the threshold. See the on-line documentation for details. To get to the on-line doc's, get into InstaRel and press the F1 key. SUBMIT Keeps a record of submitters of GEDCOM files. INSTAREL EXE Instant Relatives(tm), the executable program. HR GRM A grammar file that is used by InstaRel to store the database. HR SLO Slow version of HR.GRM INSTAREL HLP The on-line help file. YOURDB HSH Created by InstaRel. Gets deleted when you want to start a new database. YOURDB SRT ditto THEIRDB HSH ditto THEIRDB SRT ditto YOURDB STD ditto THEIRDB STD ditto OUT STD Contains the match report. You may wish to print this out. I'll see if I can make a print option in a next version. ORDER TXT Order form WARRANTY TXT Our warranty. FILE_ID DIZ Description of this product README TXT This file