Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: How do I go to a specific line number in a document?

On 11/25/2011 09:59 AM, Pedro wrote:
> Andy Hatchett wrote
> > I'm a genealogist and an error log from my program tells me there is an
> > error in line 33801 of a GEDCOM that I recently imported.
> >
> > The problem is that the GEDCOM doesn't have line numbers as it is a text
> > document. I've put it into Libre and turned on line numbering but see no
> > way to go directly to a specific line number. The only way I see to get to
> > a line number is to scroll thru the document.
You may want to use a program such as Gramps that handles GEDCOM files 
natively. I know Gramps allows exporting to different file formats. The 
csv format is compatible with LO as well as many other programs.

The error report is typical of database applications, noting there was a 
problem with the data is a specific row. In a database, you might be 
able to search on an id number that is the same as the line number - if 
the database has such an id number in each record.

> I am not aware that it is possible to jump to a specific line in a
> LibreOffice Write  (someone please correct me if I'm wrong)
I believe you are correct, the FIND/REPLACE searches on the text 
supplied not a specific location.
> I think that a GEDCOM file is a plain text file, so I would recommend
> getting a plain text editor such as Notepad2-mod
> (there are many others, this is my favorite) from
> http://code.google.com/p/notepad2-mod/
>
> Install it or simply get the zipped version, check the View, Line Numbers
> option  (just to have a visual confirmation) and then press Ctrl+G or click
> on Edit, Goto and type the line number.
>
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