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What is GEDCOM?

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BrianW

BrianW Report 6 Dec 2003 13:45

Personally I have chosen to duplicate the information using PAF for quick local access and printing, and GC for extra information and searching. As one might only add a couple of relations a week (if you are lucky) it's not too much of a fag and gives the best of both worlds.

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

mab

mab Report 6 Dec 2003 13:30

Ann, I don't use Family Tree maker, but usually you can choose to 'export' your file and then select 'gedcom' type to create a name.ged. (Maybe just 'save as' or similar). Yes I think you do have to delete all data on GC before you can upload from a gedcom. They keep promising me that we will be able to download from this site in the future but it isn't possible yet. (If I had known when I started what I know now, I wouldn't have started my tree on here!) Marian

Ann L from Darlo

Ann L from Darlo Report 6 Dec 2003 12:38

I have tried to upload Gedcom but it is telling me that only the owner's name has to be in the tree does that mean I have to delete all my tree and start again? Ann

Ann L from Darlo

Ann L from Darlo Report 6 Dec 2003 12:14

Hi from an old thicky How do I load it and as I am using software-- Family Tree maker-- does it take the info from that? Plus all my info is also on Gc so do I haave to start from scratch? Ann,Darlington

mab

mab Report 6 Dec 2003 11:38

Joan, you can read the GEDCOM file using any family tree package, eg PAF, Legacy which are both free to download. Marian

Paul

Paul Report 6 Dec 2003 10:20

Vanessa, GEDCOM is the name of a certain type of file which contains family tree data. Its kind of a universal type of family tree file. All Family Tree software handles the data you put it in differently. However almost all has the ability to convert the information into a specific standardised format that we call a gedcom file. He's a simple way to look at it.... imagine all the cupboards in the world. Some are stored with coats on the left, trousers in the middle and t-shirts on the right. Others have t-shirts on the left. Well in a GEDCOM cupboard all the clothes are ordered in the same way across the world - with all GEDCOM cupboards having coats on the left, followed by smart suits, then jeans and on the far right t-shirts. So no matter who goes into the cupboard, you will know where to look for a t-shirt. When a program reads a GEDCOM file it knows where to find a date of birth or an occupation or a name. Hope this helps Paul

Vanessa

Vanessa Report 6 Dec 2003 09:49

Lots of sites mention GEDCOM. What is it? Should I load it? How does it work? Help, please! Thanks, Vanessa