GenoPro Report Generator

The Report Generator allows you to generate HTML and Rich-Text Format (RTF) reports . Such reports can be stored on your a disk or published on the Web via your Internet connection.

Generate Report

Destination folder for generated report

Enter the name of the folder you want the report generator to write the output files. The destination folder can be a folder on your hard disk, a folder on a remote machine connected to your network, a floppy disk, a CD-ROM disk (if you have a CD-RW with drive mapping), or a directory on the Web accessible via FTP.

Browse

Use the Browse button to locate the folder you want to store the report. The Browse button can be used to locate a remote machine (computer) on your network. If you wish to create a folder, simply type the name of the folder and GenoPro will create the folder for you.

FTP Settings

Use this button if you want to publish your genealogy on the Web using your Internet connection. For more information, click here.

Report Data Source

There four different data source:

Generate HTML report on the whole document - If you want to generate an HTML report for your entire genealogy tree.
Generate HTML report on selected objects - If you want to generate a smaller report on a branch of your genealogy tree.
Generate RTF report on an individual - If you want a high-quality report on a specific individual. This report includes detailed information and pictures of the individual.
Generate RTF report on a family - If you want to generate a high-quality report on a family. This report includes information about the father, mother, children and a family picture album.

Please notice you need Microsoft Word® to view and print RTF reports. You may use WordPad but you won't be able to view and print the pictures.

The data source may be a Gedcom file if you wish to convert a Gedcom file to HTML.

Report Skin

A Skin is a template enabling GenoPro to generate a report in one language. Skins may have different layouts and thus can output reports with different visual aspects. At the moment, GenoPro only offers the "Generic Report" skin. GenoPro version 1.91 will allow you to create your own skins and will have many more built-in skins.

Generate HTML Report - The skin is capable to generate an HTML report.
Generate RTF Report - The skin is capable to generate an RTF (Microsoft Word) report.

New Skin

Create a new skin. You can create skins in 139 different languages.

Edit Skin

Edit the properties of the selected skin. You can customize both the HTML and RTF templates to your needs.

Preview Skin

Launch your web browser to view a sample output of the selected skin.

Download More Skins

This feature is under construction. GenoPro will offer a facility to easily download and share skins over the Internet.

Report Options

You may wish to generate a draft report if you have many pictures and it takes a long time to generate the report. Generating a draft report is much faster since the pictures are not updated. Click here to see more report options.

Report Log

The Report log displays feedback and errors when generating the report. Here are some example of errors:

Unable to write file - Access Denied. This error may occur when generating a report on a remote computer without having the permission.
Unable to write file - Disk Full. Yes, it happens!
Unable to read picture - File Not Found. This error may occur if you deleted or move the picture to a different folder.

FTP Settings

The FTP Settings allows you to publish your genealogy directly on the Web. All you need is a connection to the Internet and an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) account. Please do not send email to GenoPro if you don't have an FTP account. GenoPro version 1.91 will include help buttons and links to create your own website, but at the moment, there is no support for FTP accounts.

Server Name

The name of the FTP server. This can be a domain name or the IP address of the server. Some FTP servers allow the www prefix, so the FTP server can be a format like www.genopro.com. If you do not have a website, you can create one for free with Geocities.com or Tripod.com. Click here for more details to upload your family tree to Geocities.com or Tripod.com.

FTP Port

This is optional if you are using a server configured with a different port. By default, this value is 21 (Default FTP Port).

FTP Directory

You may want to store the report in a directory other than the root directory. If you leave this field empty, the report will be stored in the root directory of your FTP account.

User Login

Enter the username to connect to the FTP server. Please ensure the username has permissions to write (upload) files, otherwise GenoPro will display an error when writing files.

Password

You may enter the password here. If you do not enter the password, GenoPro will prompt you each time you generate a report.

HTTP Equivalent to FTP Connection

This is the URL where the rest of the World can view your genealogy tree. By default, GenoPro creates the URL for you by concatenating the server name and FTP directory. You may type the URL yourself if it is different.

Browse FTP

Launch your web browser to navigate to the FTP server. If you are using Internet Explorer, you will find yourself very familiar, since the browser will display the FTP file system like Windows Explorer displays files on your computer. You may use the Browse FTP button to delete a report on the Web, before generating a new one.

Browse HTTP

View the output report. GenoPro will automatically launch your web browser after generating a report on the Web.

FTP Connections

This is a list of your most recent FTP connections. After generating a report, you may wish to delete the FTP connection to protect your password.

Upload HTML pages to Geocities.com or Tripod.com

GenoPro can automatically upload your family tree to Geocities.com or Tripod.com. Here are the details:

Geocities.com

FTP Server	ftp.geocities.com
FTP Directory	myfamily
User Login	Your Yahoo! ID
Password	Password for your Yahoo! ID
HTTP Equivalent to FTP Connection	http://www.geocities.com/YourYahooID/myfamily/ Example: http://www.geocities.com/genoprogold/

Tripod.com

FTP Server	ftp.tripod.com
FTP Directory	myfamily
User Login	Tripod Member Name
Password	Password for your Tripod Member Name
HTTP Equivalent to FTP Connection	http://members.tripod.com/YourTripodMemberName/myfamily/ Example: http://members.tripod.com/genopro/

By default, Tripod uses a banner at the top of each page. If you are generating a report using GenoPro, you may prefer having a Pop-up ads. Here are the steps to change your Tripod home page to display Pop-up ads:

Login to Tripod.com.
Select the panel "My Account".
Under the "Advertising" section, click on the link "Change ad type".
Select "Pop-up ads"

Report Options

The report option dialog is used to change the behavior of the Report Generator. These options are likely not to be changed but it may be handy to know what they do.

FTP Picture Upload

Smart (default) - Upload a picture or a file from the skin when its file size (in bytes) is different from the destination. In other words, GenoPro will not upload a file if there is already a file on the FTP server with the same name having the same size. This option does not apply for generated files, but for pictures and files that are not modified by the Report Generator.
Dumb - Always upload all files. This is much slower, especially if you have big pictures to upload, but guarantees to always have the most recent picture on your FTP server. Tip: If you modify a picture and its file size (in bytes) remains unchanged, use the Browse FTP button to delete the file on the FTP server. You can then enable the Smart upload without uploading all the other pictures.

Upload files in lowercase

Use this option if your web server do not handle files containing uppercase letters.

Include Pictures to Report

If you wish to have a report without any pictures, simply uncheck this option. Please notice this option is different from Generate Draft Report. A draft report is a report with outdated pictures, while this option simply do not include any pictures to the report.

The following four options can be handy to save disk storage. For instance, if you generate a report for yourself on your computer, you may wish to uncheck the "Duplicate Full Path pictures", since you don't need two copies of each pictures on your machine.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can GenoPro publish a genealogy tree on the web?
A: Not yet. This is a feature for version 1.91. In the meantime, you can manually upload your .gno file using FTP.