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Tracey

Tracey Report 9 Feb 2011 23:44

Can anyone help...

I have two trees one here with 966 names and a PAF file with 1296 names... How do i merge the Paf file with genes??? I really dont want to input the missing names manually..

Thanks

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 10 Feb 2011 00:57

I dont think its possible trees are loaded by Gedcom and any new tree introduced will overwrite the one you already have, although notes and photos do not always follow .

Researching:
For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 10 Feb 2011 06:15

I don't use PAF but I suspect that it has the facility to merge a gedcom file on to its existing database, in which case I would proceed as follows:-

* Save a copy of your existing PAF tree data in a safe place, as backup
* Export your GR file as a gedcom
* When received from GR, save to your PC
* Import / merge your GR gedcom into your existing PAF data
* When completed, create a new gedcom from your now merged data on PAF
* Import / upload this gedcom back to GR

Your GR and PAF trees should now be the same.

In the future,do all your updates on PAF, not GR then periodically upload a new gedcom back to GR

Tracey

Tracey Report 11 Feb 2011 12:49

Thank you for your help Lindsey and inspector Green Pen for the advice given...

I have tried the instructions...
Sadly i am stuck again... I have exported the file and is sitting as an attachment in my inbox... But i click on the attachment and i try opening the attachment and i get "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an assocation in the Set Associations control panel"
So i cant continue with the instructions above sadly :( as i'm not knowing what to do to set this association...

Tracey

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 11 Feb 2011 12:58

you cant open a gedcom midway, you wony see it until you load it onto a tree program

Researching:
For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }

Tracey

Tracey Report 11 Feb 2011 13:06

Lindsey...

Thankyou! I will carry on with the instructions given... Fingers crossed it works... Here goes...

Tracey

Tracey

Tracey Report 11 Feb 2011 13:11

Hello again

How do i create a new Gedcom?

Tracey

Tracey Report 11 Feb 2011 13:22


I'm stuck on the instuctions below...

*When completed, create a new gedcom from your now merged data on PAF

How do i create a new gedcom??? all i have showing on my screen is a box
with what looks like my Genes tree..

Tracey

Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 11 Feb 2011 16:37

I think you go to GR tree and find import Gedcom

Researching:
For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 11 Feb 2011 18:21

Before you can do the step Lindsey describes above, you have to create the gedcom from your PAF program. Open PAF which by now should contain your new merged tree and click on something like file / export / export gedcom . I can't give the eaxact instructions as I don't have PAF.

Once your file has been saved then go back to GR and Import it.