Stephen Colebourne wrote:
"The file 'backward' consists of Link entries mapping two names. These are typically interpretted as a link to a modern name from an older name. If the data set is used with the 'backward' file file excluded, then it must remain logical and complete."
backward is just another cross reference. Adding the data to the 'extended' file I'm outlining and add the from and to dates that the name was used for in published data ... puts back missing history ... This is starting to jell ... -- Lester Caine - G8HFL ----------------------------- Contact - http://lsces.co.uk/wiki/?page=contact L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://lsces.co.uk EnquirySolve - http://enquirysolve.com/ Model Engineers Digital Workshop - http://medw.co.uk Rainbow Digital Media - http://rainbowdigitalmedia.co.uk