Welcome to Desert Gen2HTML Version 2.06 © 1996-1998
Terence M. Nichols

This is another update release of DGen © a Scion © Genealogy Database to Hyper Text Markup Language page producing program for the Amiga © Computer. This program is not Public Domain although it has been released under a modified form of the GNU Public Licence as Shareware. Please read the Licence Agreement.

Special thanks to Robbie J. Akins for creating Scion © and Neil Simmonds for inspiring me to finally complete version 2.0 of DGen2HTML and for his constructive comments during initial construction. In this version I would also like to thank the new users of DGen who have offered bug fixes and who have paitiently waited for this current release.

This release, as always, is dedicated to my lovely Wife (Mandy). Who supplied me with meals, understanding and love etc. during the long days and nights that it has taken to write DGen ©.

DGen is an Arexx © program script and requires :

• Scion 5.06 ©
• rexxtricks.library ©
• rexxreqtools.library ©

• biz/dbase/Scion506.lha
• util/rexx/RexxTricks_386.lha
• util/rexx/RexxReqTools.lha

Version 2.04 failed when Robbie Akins released version 5.06 of Scion. DGen had worked around a couple of bugs in Scion's arexx port and Robbie fixed them in the latest release. THANKS ROBBIE :-(

NEW FEATURES 2.05 :

I have taken the opportunity to resolve some of the security problems associated with DGen 2.04. The following global Icon Tool Types now give the end user a greater say in how they deal with common security issues.

• BIRTH_DATE :

Turns the date of birth feature on or off.

• MOTHER :

Allows the user to choose if the link to an individuals mother is displayed.
 
• FATHER :

As for the mother above. Now the user has a choice.

NEW FEATURES 2.04 : -

DGen has been completely rebuilt and has had many new features included.

All configuration is via the DGen2HTML.rexx program icon. The major benefit of this new version of DGen © is the huge savings that are achieved by the redesign of the index and personal pages.
 

NEW FEATURES 2.03 :

• BIG PAGES :

I have taken the opportunity to add the BIG PAGES option to this version of DGen. Big Pages gives the user the option of putting all the Scion information into the alphabetical index pages without creating the personal pages.
• Advantages :

Maximum of 30 pages produced
Less online storage requirements
• Disadvantages :

Longer loading times for pages

• VIEW :

Another minor addition is the VIEW option. This option when set to 1 will automatically load the DGen index page into Voyager-NG if Voyagers arexx port is available. Why did I add this option ? Well, it saves loading the page manually :-)

Undocumented features (BUGS) should be reported to Terence Nichols

FEATURES :

• User definable colors for each page type
• User configurable Data Fields
• Data fields not displayed if empty

• Before the quick index SURNAMES listing (prequick.txt)
• After the quick index SURNAMES listing (postquick.txt)
• In the main frame - This window (intro.txt)
• After the alphabetical NAMES listing (postindex.txt)
• After the Individual Page data (postpage.txt)
• Additional Text for Non Frames Based Browsers (noframes.txt)

• REAL_NAME= Real Name ie. Terence Nichols
• EMAIL= email address ie. spinne@kisser.net.au
• HOME_URL= URL ie. http://www.kisser.net.au/spinne/
• HOME_PAGE= index.html
• FAMILY_NOTES= 1=ON 0=OFF include Scion Family Notes.
• PERSONAL_NOTES= 1=ON 0=OFF to include Scion Personal Notes.
• MAKE_GENDEX= 1=ON 0=OFF to create a GENDEX.txt file.
• FILE_EXTENSION= html or htm
• BACKGROUND_COLOR= any legal color
• TOP_BACKGROUND_COLOR= as above
• QUICK_BACKGROUND_COLOR= as above
• INDI_BACKGROUND_COLOR= as above
• ALPHA_BACKGROUND_COLOR= as above
• INTRO_BACKGROUND_COLOR= as above
• TEXT_COLOR= any color
• TOP_TEXT_COLOR= as above
• QUICK_TEXT_COLOR= as above
• INDI_TEXT_COLOR= as above
• ALPHA_TEXT_COLOR= as above
• INTRO_TEXT_COLOR= as above
• LINK= any legal color
• TOP_LINK= as above
• QUICK_LINK= as above
• INDI_LINK= as above
• ALPHA_LINK= as above
• INTRO_LINK= as above
• VLINK= any legal color
• TOP_VLINK= as above
• QUICK_VLINK= as above
• INDI_VLINK= as above
• ALPHA_VLINK= as above
• INTRO_VLINK=as above
• ALINK= any legal color
• TOP_ALINK= as above
• QUICK_ALINK= as above
• INDI_ALINK= as above
• ALPHA_ALINK= as above
• INTRO_ALINK= as above
• BACKGROUND_IMAGE= any legal background image including path
• TOP_BACKGROUND_IMAGE= as above
• QUICK_BACKGROUND_IMAGE= as above
• INDI_BACKGROUND_IMAGE= as above
• ALPHA_BACKGROUND_IMAGE= as above
• INTRO_BACKGROUND_IMAGE= as above
• BIRTH_DATE= 1=ON 0=OFF
• BIRTH_PLACE= 1=ON 0=OFF
• BAPTISM_DATE= 1=ON 0=OFF
• BAPTISM_PLACE= 1=ON 0=OFF
• DEATH_DATE= 1=ON 0=OFF
• DEATH_PLACE= 1=ON 0=OFF
• BURIAL_DATE= 1=ON 0=OFF
• BURIAL_PLACE= 1=ON 0=OFF
• OCCUPATION= 1=ON 0=OFF
• EDUCATION= 1=ON 0=OFF
• RELIGION= 1=ON 0=OFF
• DIED_OF= 1=ON 0=OFF
• PERSONAL_COMMENT= 1=ON 0=OFF
• PERSONAL_REFERENCES= 1=ON 0=OFF
• MOTHER= 1 to display link to mother. 0=OFF
• FATHER= 1 to display link to father 0=OFF
• ENGAGEMENT_DATE= 1=ON 0=OFF
• ENGAGEMENT_PLACE= 1=ON 0=OFF
• MARRIAGE_PLACE= 1=ON 0=OFF
• MARRIAGE_END_DATE= 1=ON 0=OFF
• MARRIAGE_END_PLACE= 1=ON 0=OFF
• CELEBRANT= 1=ON 0=OFF
• WITNESS= 1=ON 0=OFF
• FAMILY_COMMENT= 1=ON 0=OFF
• FAMILY_REFERENCES= 1=ON 0=OFF
• MARRIAGE_END_REASON= 1=ON 0=OFF
• META_KEY_WORDS= 1=ON 0=OFF
• INCLUDE_NOFRAMES= 1=ON 0=OFF
• PAGES_OUT_PATH= any legal output path
• VIEW= 1=ON 0 = OFF automatically loads index into Voyager
• BIG_PAGES= 1= ON (Big Indexes) 0 = OFF (Small Indexes plus Personal Pages)

TO DO :

• Tighten up the program code to create a smaller faster executable.
• Add additional user options for the User Text Files :
• Date
• Time
• Database Name
• Email Address
• homepage address
• Localisation ?????
 
• Give the user additional configuration options :
• Font :
• Size
• Color
• Etc.

You can download your copy of DGen2HTML V2.06. NOW. Remember, registration will ensure the continued development of this program and every registered user that puts there information online will be entitled to have a link from my Dgen Users page.