Abbreviated middle names preceded by period
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Both Person.GetDisplayProperties.Name and Name.NameForm.FullText return names with abbreviated middle name PRECEDED by period, thus:
Ava .F GEORGE [KWQ7-Y58]
Riley .F WILEY [KWQ7-Y59]
Dempsey .M LUCAS [KWQ7-Y56]
Was this the result of calling a specific method in this library? If so, what parameters were specified (if applicable)?
Shane:
I'm using Visual Basic and calling Person Read in the sandbox. I get the
same result (period preceding middle initial) whether I use my code or the
compiled C# FamilySearch.API. Beats me what parameters the compiled
FamilySearch.API uses. My code and the output are reproduced below.
Bob
Private Function ReadUsingMyCode(personID As String) As String
Dim Request As HttpWebRequest
Dim Response As HttpWebResponse = Nothing
Dim Reader As StreamReader
Dim Address As Uri
Dim ObjectX As Object
Dim ReturnValue As String = String.Empty
Address = New
Uri("https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/" & _
personID)
Request = DirectCast(WebRequest.Create(Address), HttpWebRequest)
Request.Method = "GET"
Request.Accept = "application/x-gedcomx-v1+json"
Request.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " & g.CurrentAccessToken)
Try
Response = DirectCast(Request.GetResponse(), HttpWebResponse)
Reader = New StreamReader(Response.GetResponseStream())
ObjectX = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(Reader.ReadToEnd)
ReturnValue = ObjectX.ToString
Catch ex As System.Net.WebException
MsgBox(ex.Message)
Finally
If Not Response Is Nothing Then Response.Close()
End Try
Return ReturnValue
End Function
Here is what I get. I have highlighted the error:
{
"persons": [
{
"id": "KWQ7-Y58",
"links": {
"spouses": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/spouses"
},
"ancestry": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/ancestry?person=KWQ7-Y58"
},
"person": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58"
},
"parents": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/parents"
},
"person-with-relationships": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons-with-relationships?p
erson=KWQ7-Y58"
},
"descendancy": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/descendancy?person=KWQ7-Y58"
},
"discussion-references": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/discussion-
references"
},
"merge": {
"template":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/{pid}/merges/{dpid}{
?filter,access_token}",
"type":
"application/json,application/x-fs-v1+json,application/x-fs-v1+xml,applicati
on/xml,text/html",
"accept": "application/x-fs-v1+json,application/x-fs-v1+xml",
"allow": "OPTIONS,GET,POST",
"title": "Person Merge"
},
"change-history": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/changes"
},
"children": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/children"
},
"evidence-references": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/memory-refe
rences"
},
"spouse-relationships": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/spouse-rela
tionships"
},
"child-relationships": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/child-relat
ionships"
},
"collection": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/collections/tree"
},
"portrait": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/portrait"
},
"parent-relationships": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/parent-rela
tionships"
},
"artifacts": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/memories"
},
"source-references": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/source-refe
rences"
},
"matches": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/matches"
},
"non-matches": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/not-a-match
"
},
"portraits": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/portraits"
},
"notes": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/notes"
},
"source-descriptions": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/sources"
}
},
"identifiers": {
"http://gedcomx.org/Persistent": [
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KWQ7-Y58"
]
},
"living": false,
"gender": {
"id": "V.777-777H",
"links": {
"conclusion": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/conclusions
/V.777-777H"
}
},
"attribution": {
"contributor": {
"resource":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/users/agents/MMDZ-DPJ",
"resourceId": "MMDZ-DPJ"
},
"modified": 1381208540796
},
"type": "http://gedcomx.org/Female"
},
"names": [
{
"id": "V.777-777L",
"links": {
"conclusion": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/conclusions
/V.777-777L"
}
},
"attribution": {
"contributor": {
"resource":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/users/agents/MMDZ-DPJ",
"resourceId": "MMDZ-DPJ"
},
"modified": 1381208540796
},
"type": "http://gedcomx.org/BirthName",
"nameForms": [
{
"fullText": "Ava .F GEORGE",
"parts": [
{
"type": "http://gedcomx.org/Given",
"value": "Ava .F"
},
{
"type": "http://gedcomx.org/Surname",
"value": "GEORGE"
}
]
}
],
"preferred": true
}
],
"facts": [
{
"id": "V.777-7771",
"links": {
"conclusion": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/conclusions
/V.777-7771"
}
},
"attribution": {
"contributor": {
"resource":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/users/agents/MMDZ-DPJ",
"resourceId": "MMDZ-DPJ"
},
"modified": 1381208540796
},
"type": "http://gedcomx.org/Birth",
"date": {
"original": "9 September 1809",
"normalized": [
{
"lang": "*",
"value": "9 September 1809"
},
{
"value": "9 September 1809"
}
]
},
"place": {
"original": "Layton, Weber, Utah"
}
},
{
"id": "V.777-7774",
"links": {
"conclusion": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/conclusions
/V.777-7774"
}
},
"attribution": {
"contributor": {
"resource":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/users/agents/MMDZ-DPJ",
"resourceId": "MMDZ-DPJ"
},
"modified": 1381208540796
},
"type": "http://gedcomx.org/Burial",
"date": {
"original": "12 September 1884",
"normalized": [
{
"lang": "*",
"value": "12 September 1884"
},
{
"value": "12 September 1884"
}
]
},
"place": {
"original": "Layton, Weber, Utah"
}
},
{
"id": "V.777-777N",
"links": {
"conclusion": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/conclusions
/V.777-777N"
}
},
"attribution": {
"contributor": {
"resource":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/users/agents/MMDZ-DPJ",
"resourceId": "MMDZ-DPJ"
},
"modified": 1381208540796
},
"type": "http://gedcomx.org/Christening",
"date": {
"original": "17 September 1809",
"normalized": [
{
"lang": "*",
"value": "17 September 1809"
},
{
"value": "17 September 1809"
}
]
},
"place": {
"original": "Layton, Weber, Utah"
}
},
{
"id": "V.777-777P",
"links": {
"conclusion": {
"href":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/KWQ7-Y58/conclusions
/V.777-777P"
}
},
"attribution": {
"contributor": {
"resource":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/users/agents/MMDZ-DPJ",
"resourceId": "MMDZ-DPJ"
},
"modified": 1381208540796
},
"type": "http://gedcomx.org/Death",
"date": {
"original": "9 September 1884",
"normalized": [
{
"lang": "*",
"value": "9 September 1884"
},
{
"value": "9 September 1884"
}
]
},
"place": {
"original": "Layton, Weber, Utah"
}
}
],
"display": {
"name": "Ava .F GEORGE",
"gender": "Female",
"lifespan": "1809-1884",
"birthDate": "9 September 1809",
"birthPlace": "Layton, Weber, Utah",
"deathDate": "9 September 1884",
"deathPlace": "Layton, Weber, Utah"
}
}
],
"sourceDescriptions": [
{
"id": "SD-KWQ7-Y58",
"citations": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "\"Family Tree,\" database, <i>FamilySearch</i>
(http://familysearch.org : modified 24 October 2014, 23:34), entry for Ava
.F GEORGE(PID https://sandbox.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KWQ7-Y58);
contributed by various users."
}
],
"about": "#KWQ7-Y58",
"componentOf": {
"description":
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/platform/collections/tree"
},
"titles": [
{
"value": "Ava .F GEORGE"
}
],
"resourceType": "http://gedcomx.org/Person",
"identifiers": {
"http://gedcomx.org/Persistent": [
"https://sandbox.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KWQ7-Y58"
]
},
"modified": 1414193645000
}
],
"description": "#SD-KWQ7-Y58"
}
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From: shanewalters [mailto:notifications@github.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 10:26 PM
To: FamilySearch/gedcomx-csharp
Cc: RobertCMartin
Subject: Re: [gedcomx-csharp] Abbreviated middle names preceded by period
(#16)
Was this the result of calling a specific method in this library? If so,
what parameters were specified (if applicable)?
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub
<#16 (comment)
964> .
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One more thought-I have gotten this same result with multiple person IDs,
but the IDs are all near KWQ7-Y58-such as KWQ7-Y59. It's possible that these
were all input by somebody who habitually makes the same kind of typo,
hitting the period before the middle initial.
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Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 10:26 PM
To: FamilySearch/gedcomx-csharp
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Subject: Re: [gedcomx-csharp] Abbreviated middle names preceded by period
(#16)
Was this the result of calling a specific method in this library? If so,
what parameters were specified (if applicable)?
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub
<#16 (comment)
964> .Image removed by sender.
I can confirm that this isn't a bug in the SDK. That's just the way the data looks. You'll see the same thing in a browser, for example:
Thanks. I agree. It's a problem with the way the data was input. Thanks.