These messages appear as Tooltips when the mouse is hovered over a table error, and are also listed at the bottom of a Chronolator Document after Check Tables discovers errors.
c8n100 | This row contained the wrong number of columns. Chronolator has rectified this, but you should check that the each entry is under the right heading |
Further Information | The number of columns in this row was different from the number of column headings. Chronolator has added or deleted columns to rectify this. No data will have been deleted, but it might not be in the correct column. |
Possible actions | Review where Chronolator has put the original data, and move it into another column if necessary. |
c8n120 | This column is blank, but must always be completed. Add some text. |
Further Information | The Case Review Administrator has deemed it mandatory that this column should always be completed. |
Possible actions | Add text to the column. |
c8n125 | 'As Above', 'See Above', or ditto marks are not allowed. |
Further Information | This can seem annoying when you are entering many similar events into an Internal Chronology. However, remember that the Administrator will probably merge your chronology with others. When merged chronologies are sorted, 'As Above' and similar rows may well become separated from their previous predecessors. |
Possible actions | Copy and paste text from the previous row. |
c8n130 | Cell is vertically merged. Copy any text to another row or rows and delete all rows containing this cell. |
Further Information | The table cell in question spans more than one row; this is called a 'vertically merged cell'. Chronolator is unable to process tables containing vertically merged cells. |
Possible actions | Insert one or more rows. Copy and paste any required text, then delete all rows containing the problem cell. |
c8n135 | Cell contains a nested table. Convert the nested table to text.
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Further Information | The table cell in question contains a nested table. This can happen if you select the relevant option when pasting from on table into another. |
Possible actions | Convert the nested table to text, and make sure the information it contains is under the correct column headings. |
c8n140 | The '>' character is not allowed in this column. |
Further Information | Chronolator uses the '>' character to keep track of the Source of Information in a Composite Chronology. It is, therefore, not allowed in the Source of Information column in an Internal Chronology. |
Possible actions | Use a different character. |
c8n145 | Invalid Source |
Further Information | The Source of Information column contains an invalid Source Prefix. Source Prefixes are assigned when you import a chronology document and cannot be changed afterwards. |
Possible actions | Press Admin > Show Document Details to see the list of prefixes which are valid in this document. |
c8n210 | Invalid date, or invalid date format. Try another format (e.g. '01 feb 2006' or '01.02.06'). |
Further Information | Chronolator cannot interpret the date in this cell. It might be in a recognisable format but be invalid (e.g. '32 May 2007'), or Chronolator might not recognise the format. |
Possible actions | Enter a date in a recognisable format. Chronolator recognises most common date formats. |
c8n220 | Invalid time, or invalid time format. Try another format (e.g. '1.20 am', '0120', or '01.20'). |
Further Information | Chronolator cannot interpret the time in this cell. It might be in a recognisable format but be invalid (e.g. '25:00'), or Chronolator might not recognise the format. |
Possible actions | Enter a time in a recognisable format. The message text indicates a number of formats that Chronolator recognises. |
c8n230 | Event ends before it starts. |
Further Information | None. |
Possible actions | Change the start or end dates / times of the event. |
c8n240 | Start of event is out of sequence. |
Further Information | None. |
Possible actions | Check the information about when the event started. If it is correct, you can use the Sort Tables button to put the event in the proper place in the table. Sometimes you might get many of these errors. If so, go to the first one and then look at the event immediately before it; it is often that one which is the root cause of the problem. |
c8n250 | End of event is out of sequence. |
Further Information | None. |
Possible actions | Check the information about when the event finished. If it is correct, you can use the Sort Tables button to put the event in the proper place in the table. |
c8n300 | At least one abbreviation is not defined. Change the abbreviation, or use the Tools > Glossary > Edit button to define a new one. Put multiple abbreviations on separate lines, or separate them with commas. |
Further Information | None. |
Possible actions | As suggested in the note. |