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Gedcom help

Legg inn av jj206 » 18 sep 2006 15:58:30

Hi All,

I was doing 4 different family trees on four different software to try
them all out. Then I found a 5th one that I really liked. I then
combined all 4 gedcoms into that program only to find that it does not
have error checking or fix programs.

So now I sometimes have 4 of the same people and no way to fix all the
trees to the same trunk. I guess I am looking for free family tree
software that will error check and fix my new large gedcom into one
pruned tree. *smile* Any advice given will be happily received.

take care,

Jonathan

Charles Ellson

Re: Gedcom help

Legg inn av Charles Ellson » 18 sep 2006 19:12:00

On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:58:30 -0700, jj206
<jj206@remoooooooooooovethisdrizzle.com> wrote:

Hi All,

I was doing 4 different family trees on four different software to try
them all out. Then I found a 5th one that I really liked. I then
combined all 4 gedcoms into that program only to find that it does not
have error checking or fix programs.

So now I sometimes have 4 of the same people and no way to fix all the
trees to the same trunk. I guess I am looking for free family tree
software that will error check and fix my new large gedcom into one
pruned tree. *smile* Any advice given will be happily received.

take care,

Whatever way you do it you are almost certain to have to do some

manual processing of the records to combine the disparate information
into each individual's record. Even programmes with a "merge" function
(PAF?) still require user instruction on what to do if a sensible
result is to be obtained. Unless you have vast numbers of people the
easiest way is possibly to import the "best" of the original files
into your chosen software and then (after making backups and/or final
copies) work through each person in turn on the unwanted copies and
transferring the information.
--
_______
+---------------------------------------------------+ |\\ //|
| Charles Ellson: charles@e11son.demon.co.uk | | \\ // |
+---------------------------------------------------+ | > < |
| // \\ |
Alba gu brath |//___\\|

David J Grimshaw

Re: Gedcom help

Legg inn av David J Grimshaw » 18 sep 2006 21:43:47

Charles Ellson wrote:
On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:58:30 -0700, jj206
jj206@remoooooooooooovethisdrizzle.com> wrote:


Hi All,

I was doing 4 different family trees on four different software to try
them all out. Then I found a 5th one that I really liked. I then
combined all 4 gedcoms into that program only to find that it does not
have error checking or fix programs.

So now I sometimes have 4 of the same people and no way to fix all the
trees to the same trunk. I guess I am looking for free family tree
software that will error check and fix my new large gedcom into one
pruned tree. *smile* Any advice given will be happily received.

take care,


Whatever way you do it you are almost certain to have to do some
manual processing of the records to combine the disparate information
into each individual's record. Even programmes with a "merge" function
(PAF?) still require user instruction on what to do if a sensible
result is to be obtained. Unless you have vast numbers of people the
easiest way is possibly to import the "best" of the original files
into your chosen software and then (after making backups and/or final
copies) work through each person in turn on the unwanted copies and
transferring the information.
Hi,

What Charles has said above may be your best bet.
By the way if you use Legacy you can do all the following and the SE
version is free, you pay for the Deluxe version.
Where possible find the same person in both files note the Record
Identification Number( RIN ) ( for example 398 ) for that person in your
main file as you will need it when you go to merge records.
In your intended import Gedcom open this as a separate database find the
same person and export that person and any descendants of the person as
a GEDCom file.
Import that GEDCom into your main Database "Legacy" will give you the
option to import this file into this Database or start a new Database,
in this case import it into your main database.
Find the person concerned that you wish to merge, the easy way is by
using the RIN for example 398 that you noted earlier when you use the
merge option in tools, then select that person now that you have your
main person click on the button to allow selection of the other record
that requires merging, this ought to bring you your names list you will
find your person who will be either the record above your person that
you have or below and the RIN will be greater than 398 it could be for
example 1234, select that person, now that you have selected that person
you are able to edit any notes or copy notes from your import to your
Main file for that person, if you do not do this you will lose any notes
on the merge that are in the import file unless they are the only notes.

Legacy can be got from http://www.legacyfamilytree.com you will need the
register online giving a valid e-mail address and once you have
registered you can then download the program.
Legacyfamilytree.com will send you an unlock code to allow you to use
the SE version.
Other wise you could hunt around in your local Magazine store for the
Magazine called "Your Family History", this magazine is published in
England and comes with a CD this CD normally will have Legacy SE on it.
You more than likely be still required to register online, just think of
the time you will save on download time, broadband is far quicker but if
you are on Dial up then the CD will more than likely be the better
option and you get the benefit of reading a great magazine as well, bit
pricey but worth it IMHO.
Hope this Helps.
David

singhals

Re: Gedcom help

Legg inn av singhals » 19 sep 2006 16:05:46

jj206 wrote:

Hi All,

I was doing 4 different family trees on four different software to try
them all out. Then I found a 5th one that I really liked. I then
combined all 4 gedcoms into that program only to find that it does not
have error checking or fix programs.

So now I sometimes have 4 of the same people and no way to fix all the
trees to the same trunk. I guess I am looking for free family tree
software that will error check and fix my new large gedcom into one
pruned tree. *smile* Any advice given will be happily received.

take care,

Jonathan


As Charles suggested, you may have to back off to the original GED coms.

PAF, free for d/l at http://www.familysearch.org under products has a
match/merge function. When carefully set-up and manually merged, it
will catch most things.

That said, you may want to try:

d/l & install PAF 5.x; create 5 separate database files (program1.paf,
program2.paf, program3.paf, program4.paf, and merged.paf) Import the
appropriate GED into each of the first 4. NOW, open merged.paf, import
program1.ged, and tile it (vertically works easiest for most); then open
program2.paf and tile it into the other half of the screen. You may now
copy'n'paste from program2.paf into merged.paf Repeat as necessary.

Cheryl

jj206

Re: Gedcom help

Legg inn av jj206 » 22 sep 2006 02:41:54

Charles Ellson wrote:

On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:58:30 -0700, jj206
jj206@remoooooooooooovethisdrizzle.com> wrote:


Hi All,

I was doing 4 different family trees on four different software to try
them all out. Then I found a 5th one that I really liked. I then
combined all 4 gedcoms into that program only to find that it does not
have error checking or fix programs.

So now I sometimes have 4 of the same people and no way to fix all the
trees to the same trunk. I guess I am looking for free family tree
software that will error check and fix my new large gedcom into one
pruned tree. *smile* Any advice given will be happily received.

take care,


Whatever way you do it you are almost certain to have to do some
manual processing of the records to combine the disparate information
into each individual's record. Even programmes with a "merge" function
(PAF?) still require user instruction on what to do if a sensible
result is to be obtained. Unless you have vast numbers of people the
easiest way is possibly to import the "best" of the original files
into your chosen software and then (after making backups and/or final
copies) work through each person in turn on the unwanted copies and
transferring the information.

Thank you for the advice. Lately, what seems to work ok is to manually
check doubles, triples, and quadruplicates, then copy and paste info
into one of the people and delete the rest. But I am doing the furthest
people on the trees as possible so there are no floating tree limbs. So
the pruning goes slowly.

Jonathan

jj206

Re: Gedcom help

Legg inn av jj206 » 22 sep 2006 02:48:51

David J Grimshaw wrote
Charles Ellson wrote:
On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:58:30 -0700, jj206
jj206@remoooooooooooovethisdrizzle.com> wrote:

Hi All,

I was doing 4 different family trees on four different software to
try them all out. Then I found a 5th one that I really liked. I then
combined all 4 gedcoms into that program only to find that it does not
have error checking or fix programs.

So now I sometimes have 4 of the same people and no way to fix all
the trees to the same trunk. I guess I am looking for free family
tree software that will error check and fix my new large gedcom into
one pruned tree. *smile* Any advice given will be happily received.

take care,

Whatever way you do it you are almost certain to have to do some
manual processing of the records to combine the disparate information
into each individual's record. Even programmes with a "merge" function
(PAF?) still require user instruction on what to do if a sensible
result is to be obtained. Unless you have vast numbers of people the
easiest way is possibly to import the "best" of the original files
into your chosen software and then (after making backups and/or final
copies) work through each person in turn on the unwanted copies and
transferring the information.

Hi,
What Charles has said above may be your best bet.
By the way if you use Legacy you can do all the following and the SE
version is free, you pay for the Deluxe version.
Where possible find the same person in both files note the Record
Identification Number( RIN ) ( for example 398 ) for that person in your
main file as you will need it when you go to merge records.

Hi David,

Thanks for the advice. I have Legacy and PAF and a few others as well
already on the computer. I might try to use their import functions, but
I do have another question.

Lets say that I have 6 copies of the same person in my merged gedcom
tree... now each of them has its own RIN. Say 356, 567, 234, 1984, 3456,
123. Now should I copy and past all info from the higher numbers into
the lowest number ? Or does it matter which one I save and which five I
delete ?

Hope this Helps.
David

jj206

Re: Gedcom help

Legg inn av jj206 » 22 sep 2006 02:52:05

singhals wrote:
jj206 wrote:

Hi All,

I was doing 4 different family trees on four different software to try
them all out. Then I found a 5th one that I really liked. I then
combined all 4 gedcoms into that program only to find that it does not
have error checking or fix programs.

So now I sometimes have 4 of the same people and no way to fix all the
trees to the same trunk. I guess I am looking for free family tree
software that will error check and fix my new large gedcom into one
pruned tree. *smile* Any advice given will be happily received.

take care,

Jonathan

As Charles suggested, you may have to back off to the original GED coms.

PAF, free for d/l at http://www.familysearch.org under products has a
match/merge function. When carefully set-up and manually merged, it
will catch most things.

That said, you may want to try:

d/l & install PAF 5.x; create 5 separate database files (program1.paf,
program2.paf, program3.paf, program4.paf, and merged.paf) Import the
appropriate GED into each of the first 4. NOW, open merged.paf, import
program1.ged, and tile it (vertically works easiest for most); then open
program2.paf and tile it into the other half of the screen. You may now
copy'n'paste from program2.paf into merged.paf Repeat as necessary.

Cheryl

Oops, I replied to Charles before I read this post. Cheryl, you seem to
have an easier way of going about it since I already have PAF on the
computer at home. One of the gedcoms I used to make the big gedcom was
actually from PAF in the first place.

But I should check all the notes sections to make sure they all move
over completely. (^:

thanks for posting what you did.

Jonathan

singhals

Re: Gedcom help

Legg inn av singhals » 22 sep 2006 15:55:17

jj206 wrote:

singhals wrote:

jj206 wrote:

Hi All,

I was doing 4 different family trees on four different software to
try them all out. Then I found a 5th one that I really liked. I then
combined all 4 gedcoms into that program only to find that it does not
have error checking or fix programs.

So now I sometimes have 4 of the same people and no way to fix all
the trees to the same trunk. I guess I am looking for free family
tree software that will error check and fix my new large gedcom into
one pruned tree. *smile* Any advice given will be happily received.

take care,

Jonathan


As Charles suggested, you may have to back off to the original GED coms.

PAF, free for d/l at http://www.familysearch.org under products has a
match/merge function. When carefully set-up and manually merged, it
will catch most things.

That said, you may want to try:

d/l & install PAF 5.x; create 5 separate database files (program1.paf,
program2.paf, program3.paf, program4.paf, and merged.paf) Import the
appropriate GED into each of the first 4. NOW, open merged.paf,
import program1.ged, and tile it (vertically works easiest for most);
then open program2.paf and tile it into the other half of the screen.
You may now copy'n'paste from program2.paf into merged.paf Repeat as
necessary.

Cheryl


Oops, I replied to Charles before I read this post. Cheryl, you seem to
have an easier way of going about it since I already have PAF on the
computer at home. One of the gedcoms I used to make the big gedcom was
actually from PAF in the first place.

But I should check all the notes sections to make sure they all move
over completely. (^:

thanks for posting what you did.

Jonathan

And when you finish import/merge, (in response to your query about RINs)
you EXPORT everyone again, delete (or backup) the (program1.paf,
program2.paf, program3.paf, program4.paf, and merged.paf) old files,
create a new file called anythingyouwant.paf and import the GED.
Hey-presto, all your RINs fall into numeric sequence within a family group.

Cheryl

Charles Ellson

Re: Gedcom help

Legg inn av Charles Ellson » 22 sep 2006 17:54:17

On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:48:51 -0700, jj206
<jj206@remoooooooooooovethisdrizzle.com> wrote:

David J Grimshaw wrote
Charles Ellson wrote:
On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:58:30 -0700, jj206
jj206@remoooooooooooovethisdrizzle.com> wrote:

Hi All,

I was doing 4 different family trees on four different software to
try them all out. Then I found a 5th one that I really liked. I then
combined all 4 gedcoms into that program only to find that it does not
have error checking or fix programs.

So now I sometimes have 4 of the same people and no way to fix all
the trees to the same trunk. I guess I am looking for free family
tree software that will error check and fix my new large gedcom into
one pruned tree. *smile* Any advice given will be happily received.

take care,

Whatever way you do it you are almost certain to have to do some
manual processing of the records to combine the disparate information
into each individual's record. Even programmes with a "merge" function
(PAF?) still require user instruction on what to do if a sensible
result is to be obtained. Unless you have vast numbers of people the
easiest way is possibly to import the "best" of the original files
into your chosen software and then (after making backups and/or final
copies) work through each person in turn on the unwanted copies and
transferring the information.

Hi,
What Charles has said above may be your best bet.
By the way if you use Legacy you can do all the following and the SE
version is free, you pay for the Deluxe version.
Where possible find the same person in both files note the Record
Identification Number( RIN ) ( for example 398 ) for that person in your
main file as you will need it when you go to merge records.

Hi David,

Thanks for the advice. I have Legacy and PAF and a few others as well
already on the computer. I might try to use their import functions, but
I do have another question.

Lets say that I have 6 copies of the same person in my merged gedcom
tree... now each of them has its own RIN. Say 356, 567, 234, 1984, 3456,
123. Now should I copy and past all info from the higher numbers into
the lowest number ? Or does it matter which one I save and which five I
delete ?

After making sure that you've kept backups that can be resurrected the

above considerations become more a consideration of ease of
processing. I usually combine duplicate records (in one database where
two same-named people are eventually proved to be one and the same)
into the earlier record number as that tends to be the one which has
developed more links to other people. Where you are combining more
than two databases the arrangement of family links between people
might be more random (and still usually involves a bit of paper for
assembling families) so the record to be retained is not necessarily
the earliest-numbered. You might also find that some records are
better left until others have been processed before returning to them;
some of those might need to be left as separate records if there is a
hint that they could be different people (e.g. two same-named siblings
with good evidence for both births). The important thing is to make
sure that you still have the original disparate databases preserved to
guard against people or information being lost or altered in the
combination process.
--
_______
+---------------------------------------------------+ |\\ //|
| Charles Ellson: charles@e11son.demon.co.uk | | \\ // |
+---------------------------------------------------+ | > < |
| // \\ |
Alba gu brath |//___\\|

David J Grimshaw

Re: Gedcom help

Legg inn av David J Grimshaw » 22 sep 2006 22:41:41

jj206 wrote:
David J Grimshaw wrote

Charles Ellson wrote:

On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:58:30 -0700, jj206
jj206@remoooooooooooovethisdrizzle.com> wrote:

Hi All,

I was doing 4 different family trees on four different software to
try them all out. Then I found a 5th one that I really liked. I then
combined all 4 gedcoms into that program only to find that it does not
have error checking or fix programs.

So now I sometimes have 4 of the same people and no way to fix all
the trees to the same trunk. I guess I am looking for free family
tree software that will error check and fix my new large gedcom into
one pruned tree. *smile* Any advice given will be happily received.

take care,


Whatever way you do it you are almost certain to have to do some
manual processing of the records to combine the disparate information
into each individual's record. Even programmes with a "merge" function
(PAF?) still require user instruction on what to do if a sensible
result is to be obtained. Unless you have vast numbers of people the
easiest way is possibly to import the "best" of the original files
into your chosen software and then (after making backups and/or final
copies) work through each person in turn on the unwanted copies and
transferring the information.


Hi,
What Charles has said above may be your best bet.
By the way if you use Legacy you can do all the following and the SE
version is free, you pay for the Deluxe version.
Where possible find the same person in both files note the Record
Identification Number( RIN ) ( for example 398 ) for that person in
your main file as you will need it when you go to merge records.


Hi David,

Thanks for the advice. I have Legacy and PAF and a few others as well
already on the computer. I might try to use their import functions, but
I do have another question.

Lets say that I have 6 copies of the same person in my merged gedcom
tree... now each of them has its own RIN. Say 356, 567, 234, 1984, 3456,
123. Now should I copy and past all info from the higher numbers into
the lowest number ? Or does it matter which one I save and which five I
delete ?

Hope this Helps.
David
Hi,

Use what ever number you see fit, personally I endeavour to use the
lower number and copy any notes from the high number to the lower and
then merge the two together and if any have a Also Known As (AKA ) or
for that matter Otherwise known as ( OKA )in my books same as AKA that
is not in the original I add this as this can get lost in the merge.

You stated earlier that you have four databases and you would like to
just have the one main Database.
Legacy will allow you to have two databases open at the same time and
side by side from what I understand, never had to do this myself yet.
Legacy will allow you to copy information from one database to the other
from what I understand when in the side by side mode.
If you do have the situation that you described above where you have the
same person with six RIN's then personally I would say you have a mess.
A question you have to ask is can I be sure that this is the same
person, what evidence do I have that tells me that this is the same person?
When doing a One Name Study you are always asking that question and
testing what you suspect and only acting on any merge when you can prove
beyond doubt, this ensures that what you put together is reliable and
can be trusted to be correct.
I know this from experience and having the frustration of the family
naming their sons Henry, Harry, James, John, Robert, Thomas and William
and the next generation doing likewise, yes a real PITA especialy so
when it comes to marriages in England, Ireland & Wales as the mother is
not mentioned at all.
One could say they had a naming pattern but that is no help at all.
If in doubt do not merge a record.

Just be careful and back up your data.
Do one database at a time and ensure that you have it all sorted out
before moving onto the next.
Hope this helps some.
David

jj206

Re: Gedcom help

Legg inn av jj206 » 23 sep 2006 06:09:42

David J Grimshaw wrote:
jj206 wrote:
David J Grimshaw wrote
Charles Ellson wrote
On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:58:30 -0700, jj206
jj206@remoooooooooooovethisdrizzle.com> wrote:

Hi All,

I was doing 4 different family trees on four different software to
try them all out. Then I found a 5th one that I really liked. I then
combined all 4 gedcoms into that program only to find that it does not
have error checking or fix programs.

So now I sometimes have 4 of the same people and no way to fix all
the trees to the same trunk. I guess I am looking for free family
tree software that will error check and fix my new large gedcom
into one pruned tree. *smile* Any advice given will be happily
received.

take care,

Whatever way you do it you are almost certain to have to do some
manual processing of the records to combine the disparate information
into each individual's record. Even programmes with a "merge" function
(PAF?) still require user instruction on what to do if a sensible
result is to be obtained. Unless you have vast numbers of people the
easiest way is possibly to import the "best" of the original files
into your chosen software and then (after making backups and/or final
copies) work through each person in turn on the unwanted copies and
transferring the information.



Hi,
What Charles has said above may be your best bet.
By the way if you use Legacy you can do all the following and the SE
version is free, you pay for the Deluxe version.
Where possible find the same person in both files note the Record
Identification Number( RIN ) ( for example 398 ) for that person in
your main file as you will need it when you go to merge records.

Hi David,

Thanks for the advice. I have Legacy and PAF and a few others as well
already on the computer. I might try to use their import functions,
but I do have another question.

Lets say that I have 6 copies of the same person in my merged gedcom
tree... now each of them has its own RIN. Say 356, 567, 234, 1984,
3456, 123. Now should I copy and past all info from the higher
numbers into the lowest number ? Or does it matter which one I save
and which five I delete ?

Hope this Helps.
David

Hi,
Use what ever number you see fit, personally I endeavour to use the
lower number and copy any notes from the high number to the lower and
then merge the two together and if any have a Also Known As (AKA ) or
for that matter Otherwise known as ( OKA )in my books same as AKA that
is not in the original I add this as this can get lost in the merge.

You stated earlier that you have four databases and you would like to
just have the one main Database.
Legacy will allow you to have two databases open at the same time and
side by side from what I understand, never had to do this myself yet.
Legacy will allow you to copy information from one database to the other
from what I understand when in the side by side mode.
If you do have the situation that you described above where you have the
same person with six RIN's then personally I would say you have a mess.
A question you have to ask is can I be sure that this is the same
person, what evidence do I have that tells me that this is the same person?
When doing a One Name Study you are always asking that question and
testing what you suspect and only acting on any merge when you can prove
beyond doubt, this ensures that what you put together is reliable and
can be trusted to be correct.
I know this from experience and having the frustration of the family
naming their sons Henry, Harry, James, John, Robert, Thomas and William
and the next generation doing likewise, yes a real PITA especialy so
when it comes to marriages in England, Ireland & Wales as the mother is
not mentioned at all.
One could say they had a naming pattern but that is no help at all.
If in doubt do not merge a record.

Just be careful and back up your data.
Do one database at a time and ensure that you have it all sorted out
before moving onto the next.
Hope this helps some.
David

Thank you David. Looks like side by side will work for me.

Jonathan

jj206

Re: Gedcom help

Legg inn av jj206 » 23 sep 2006 06:13:46

Charles Ellson wrote:
On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:48:51 -0700, jj206
jj206@remoooooooooooovethisdrizzle.com> wrote:
David J Grimshaw wrote
Charles Ellson wrote:

Hi All,

I was doing 4 different family trees on four different software to
try them all out. Then I found a 5th one that I really liked. I then
combined all 4 gedcoms into that program only to find that it does not
have error checking or fix programs.

So now I sometimes have 4 of the same people and no way to fix all
the trees to the same trunk. I guess I am looking for free family
tree software that will error check and fix my new large gedcom into
one pruned tree. *smile* Any advice given will be happily received.

take care,

Whatever way you do it you are almost certain to have to do some
manual processing of the records to combine the disparate information
into each individual's record. Even programmes with a "merge" function
(PAF?) still require user instruction on what to do if a sensible
result is to be obtained. Unless you have vast numbers of people the
easiest way is possibly to import the "best" of the original files
into your chosen software and then (after making backups and/or final
copies) work through each person in turn on the unwanted copies and
transferring the information.

Hi,
What Charles has said above may be your best bet.
By the way if you use Legacy you can do all the following and the SE
version is free, you pay for the Deluxe version.
Where possible find the same person in both files note the Record
Identification Number( RIN ) ( for example 398 ) for that person in your
main file as you will need it when you go to merge records.

Hi David,

Thanks for the advice. I have Legacy and PAF and a few others as well
already on the computer. I might try to use their import functions, but
I do have another question.

Lets say that I have 6 copies of the same person in my merged gedcom
tree... now each of them has its own RIN. Say 356, 567, 234, 1984, 3456,
123. Now should I copy and past all info from the higher numbers into
the lowest number ? Or does it matter which one I save and which five I
delete ?

After making sure that you've kept backups that can be resurrected the
above considerations become more a consideration of ease of
processing. I usually combine duplicate records (in one database where
two same-named people are eventually proved to be one and the same)
into the earlier record number as that tends to be the one which has
developed more links to other people. Where you are combining more
than two databases the arrangement of family links between people
might be more random (and still usually involves a bit of paper for
assembling families) so the record to be retained is not necessarily
the earliest-numbered. You might also find that some records are
better left until others have been processed before returning to them;
some of those might need to be left as separate records if there is a
hint that they could be different people (e.g. two same-named siblings
with good evidence for both births). The important thing is to make
sure that you still have the original disparate databases preserved to
guard against people or information being lost or altered in the
combination process.

Thank you Charles. Yes, I have many many gedcoms backed up on cdrom
and they are all labeled by date, and I have most all of them emailed
to relatives in other states. So if there were a software catastrophe,
then I could easily get it all back without too much fuss. I will take
extra care before deleting any suspected double person in the tree.

Jonathan

jj206

Re: Gedcom help

Legg inn av jj206 » 23 sep 2006 06:14:51

singhals wrote:

jj206 wrote:

singhals wrote:

jj206 wrote:

Hi All,

I was doing 4 different family trees on four different software to
try them all out. Then I found a 5th one that I really liked. I then
combined all 4 gedcoms into that program only to find that it does not
have error checking or fix programs.

So now I sometimes have 4 of the same people and no way to fix all
the trees to the same trunk. I guess I am looking for free family
tree software that will error check and fix my new large gedcom into
one pruned tree. *smile* Any advice given will be happily received.

take care,

Jonathan



As Charles suggested, you may have to back off to the original GED coms.

PAF, free for d/l at http://www.familysearch.org under products has a
match/merge function. When carefully set-up and manually merged, it
will catch most things.

That said, you may want to try:

d/l & install PAF 5.x; create 5 separate database files
(program1.paf, program2.paf, program3.paf, program4.paf, and
merged.paf) Import the appropriate GED into each of the first 4.
NOW, open merged.paf, import program1.ged, and tile it (vertically
works easiest for most); then open program2.paf and tile it into the
other half of the screen. You may now copy'n'paste from program2.paf
into merged.paf Repeat as necessary.

Cheryl



Oops, I replied to Charles before I read this post. Cheryl, you seem
to have an easier way of going about it since I already have PAF on
the computer at home. One of the gedcoms I used to make the big
gedcom was actually from PAF in the first place.

But I should check all the notes sections to make sure they all move
over completely. (^:

thanks for posting what you did.

Jonathan


And when you finish import/merge, (in response to your query about RINs)
you EXPORT everyone again, delete (or backup) the (program1.paf,
program2.paf, program3.paf, program4.paf, and merged.paf) old files,
create a new file called anythingyouwant.paf and import the GED.
Hey-presto, all your RINs fall into numeric sequence within a family group.

Cheryl


Whew, thanks again.

Joanthan

Rich256

Re: Gedcom help

Legg inn av Rich256 » 23 sep 2006 14:36:56

jj206 wrote:
singhals wrote:

jj206 wrote:

singhals wrote:

jj206 wrote:

Hi All,

I was doing 4 different family trees on four different software to
try them all out. Then I found a 5th one that I really liked. I then
combined all 4 gedcoms into that program only to find that it does not
have error checking or fix programs.

So now I sometimes have 4 of the same people and no way to fix all
the trees to the same trunk. I guess I am looking for free family
tree software that will error check and fix my new large gedcom
into one pruned tree. *smile* Any advice given will be happily
received.

take care,

Jonathan



As Charles suggested, you may have to back off to the original GED
coms.

PAF, free for d/l at http://www.familysearch.org under products has a
match/merge function. When carefully set-up and manually merged, it
will catch most things.

That said, you may want to try:

d/l & install PAF 5.x; create 5 separate database files
(program1.paf, program2.paf, program3.paf, program4.paf, and
merged.paf) Import the appropriate GED into each of the first 4.
NOW, open merged.paf, import program1.ged, and tile it (vertically
works easiest for most); then open program2.paf and tile it into the
other half of the screen. You may now copy'n'paste from
program2.paf into merged.paf Repeat as necessary.

Cheryl



Oops, I replied to Charles before I read this post. Cheryl, you seem
to have an easier way of going about it since I already have PAF on
the computer at home. One of the gedcoms I used to make the big
gedcom was actually from PAF in the first place.

But I should check all the notes sections to make sure they all move
over completely. (^:

thanks for posting what you did.

Jonathan


And when you finish import/merge, (in response to your query about
RINs) you EXPORT everyone again, delete (or backup) the (program1.paf,
program2.paf, program3.paf, program4.paf, and merged.paf) old files,
create a new file called anythingyouwant.paf and import the GED.
Hey-presto, all your RINs fall into numeric sequence within a family
group.

Cheryl


Whew, thanks again.

Joanthan

I think you will find that Legacy is the easiest to use. None will
cover all but my experience is that it has the best merge going. At
least their being able to display all family members gives you a pretty
good feeling that you can make a good decision. There are always those
that you must bypass and go back into the records to verify that they
are indeed the same individual. No matter what it is a very time
consuming process.

If you have the deluxe version of Legacy you can mark pairs as not the
same person. That can save a lot of time repeating the search. I have
about 400 Annas in my file. Each time through I had to individually
skip over them until I was able to mark them as not related.

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