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Jeff Wisnia

Help, Old EZ-TREE Data File

Legg inn av Jeff Wisnia » 23 jul 2007 05:21:46

About 15 years ago I started compiling genealogical data on my family
and purchased the EZ-TREE software, ver 2.3.

I put a lot of family data into a file named TREE1.EZT back then.

Other things occupied my spare time for a number of years, but I'm
retired now and would like to get back to working on my family tree
while I'm still "on the right side of the grass".

So it's time to get some contemporary family tree software and get back
to work.

I'm running a Windows VISTA machine, and thus far I've been unable to
figure out get the olde EZ-TREE program to load and run on it.

I can look at the contents of that TREE1.EZT data file with with a text
editor, and I'd doped out and wrote up the data storage format back when
I had to repair the file when it got corrupted.

But, I'd like to avoid having to key all that data into a contemporary
program if I can.

So, any hints on how I might be able to transfer the data from that
"TREE1.EZT" file into current software or even help on how to get the
EZ-TREE program loaded and running on my VISTA machine would be appreciated.

Thanks,
--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.98*10^14 fathoms per fortnight.

Autumn

Re: Help, Old EZ-TREE Data File

Legg inn av Autumn » 23 jul 2007 05:45:25

Hope this will help you, go to Help and Support, and enter Old Programs and
a number of possible solutions will be listed (this is on Windows Vista).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Wisnia" <jwisnia@conversent.net>
Newsgroups: alt.genealogy
To: <alt-genealogy@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 9:21 PM
Subject: Help, Old EZ-TREE Data File


About 15 years ago I started compiling genealogical data on my family
and purchased the EZ-TREE software, ver 2.3.

I put a lot of family data into a file named TREE1.EZT back then.

Other things occupied my spare time for a number of years, but I'm
retired now and would like to get back to working on my family tree
while I'm still "on the right side of the grass".

So it's time to get some contemporary family tree software and get back
to work.

I'm running a Windows VISTA machine, and thus far I've been unable to
figure out get the olde EZ-TREE program to load and run on it.

I can look at the contents of that TREE1.EZT data file with with a text
editor, and I'd doped out and wrote up the data storage format back when
I had to repair the file when it got corrupted.

But, I'd like to avoid having to key all that data into a contemporary
program if I can.

So, any hints on how I might be able to transfer the data from that
"TREE1.EZT" file into current software or even help on how to get the
EZ-TREE program loaded and running on my VISTA machine would be
appreciated.

Thanks,
--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.98*10^14 fathoms per fortnight.

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Sherlock Holmes

Re: Help, Old EZ-TREE Data File

Legg inn av Sherlock Holmes » 23 jul 2007 06:11:31

Jeff Wisnia wrote:
About 15 years ago I started compiling genealogical data on my family
and purchased the EZ-TREE software, ver 2.3.

I put a lot of family data into a file named TREE1.EZT back then.

Other things occupied my spare time for a number of years, but I'm
retired now and would like to get back to working on my family tree
while I'm still "on the right side of the grass".

So it's time to get some contemporary family tree software and get back
to work.

I'm running a Windows VISTA machine, and thus far I've been unable to
figure out get the olde EZ-TREE program to load and run on it.

I can look at the contents of that TREE1.EZT data file with with a text
editor, and I'd doped out and wrote up the data storage format back when
I had to repair the file when it got corrupted.

But, I'd like to avoid having to key all that data into a contemporary
program if I can.

So, any hints on how I might be able to transfer the data from that
"TREE1.EZT" file into current software or even help on how to get the
EZ-TREE program loaded and running on my VISTA machine would be
appreciated.

Thanks,
Hi Jeffry,

I suspect that if you are unable to get Ezy Tree to run you may be
forced to retype all your data into a program such as Legacy.
Legacy SE is free to download and is not limited on how much data you
can put into it.
I take it you have done a Google search on the company that produced the
program.
Pity you did not have the data in a GEDCom file.
What Type of PC did the program use to run on 386 or Pentium 1 or older?
What type of disk or disks did the program come on?
I note that this program was Shareware and thus may no longer be supported.
What ever program you do end up using ensure that it is capable of
importing and exporting GEDCom files.
GEDCom stands for Genealogical Electronic Data Communication.
To the best of my knowledge most modern day genealogical programs do
support the GEDCom file format.
All the best.
David

singhals

Re: Help, Old EZ-TREE Data File

Legg inn av singhals » 23 jul 2007 15:36:11

Jeff Wisnia wrote:

About 15 years ago I started compiling genealogical data on my family
and purchased the EZ-TREE software, ver 2.3.

I put a lot of family data into a file named TREE1.EZT back then.

Other things occupied my spare time for a number of years, but I'm
retired now and would like to get back to working on my family tree
while I'm still "on the right side of the grass".

So it's time to get some contemporary family tree software and get back
to work.

I'm running a Windows VISTA machine, and thus far I've been unable to
figure out get the olde EZ-TREE program to load and run on it.

I can look at the contents of that TREE1.EZT data file with with a text
editor, and I'd doped out and wrote up the data storage format back when
I had to repair the file when it got corrupted.

But, I'd like to avoid having to key all that data into a contemporary
program if I can.

So, any hints on how I might be able to transfer the data from that
"TREE1.EZT" file into current software or even help on how to get the
EZ-TREE program loaded and running on my VISTA machine would be
appreciated.

Thanks,


Someone here with The Master Genealogist may be able to pull
that file in and export it as a GED which will save re-keying.

Or, check with http://www.whollygenes.com makers of The Master
Genealogist -- they use something called GenBridge which
pulls most formats into TMG. Bob Velke may have some hints.

Cheryl (who uses PAF, not TMG)

Graham Hadfield

Re: Help, Old EZ-TREE Data File

Legg inn av Graham Hadfield » 23 jul 2007 17:09:06

Jeff Wisnia wrote:
<snip>
I'm running a Windows VISTA machine, and thus far I've been unable to
figure out get the olde EZ-TREE program to load and run on it.

I can look at the contents of that TREE1.EZT data file with with a text
editor, and I'd doped out and wrote up the data storage format back when
I had to repair the file when it got corrupted.


From what you say I assume you still have the EZ-TREE program disk. If
you have access to a machine with an earlier operating system (one owned
by a friend perhaps) then it may be possible to load the program and
data file to that machine, extract a Gedcom file and use that to load to
a modern program on your new machine.

Graham

Fred McKenzie

Re: Help, Old EZ-TREE Data File

Legg inn av Fred McKenzie » 23 jul 2007 17:29:34

In article <ncSdnUj52reGsDnbnZ2dnUVZ_vzinZ2d@comcast.com>,
Jeff Wisnia <jwisnia@conversent.net> wrote:

I'm running a Windows VISTA machine, and thus far I've been unable to
figure out get the olde EZ-TREE program to load and run on it.

Jeff-

Out of curiosity, I found a copy of EZTREE.ZIP on the web and tried it
on a Windows 95 virtual machine on my Macintosh.

Knowing enough about the data format of a destination program's database
(or the GEDCOM format), you might be able to write a conversion program.
As someone suggested, there might already be such a program out there.

According to the EZT.DOC file, it may be possible to obtain more
information from the author, Jim Hass, at 7114 Kenneth, Parma,Ohio
44129-2956. Perhaps he would know of such a conversion program.

EZ-Tree runs under MS-DOS, which is available in Windows 95. To get the
program to run in Vista, there would have to be an MS-DOS capability.
If a Windows Vista guru can tell you how to do that, the program should
run just as it did 15 years ago.

However, there is no comparison between the way EZ-Tree runs and the way
a modern program runs. Even Brother's Keeper, also an old MS-DOS
program, runs better and has more options including GEDCOM import and
export. I suggest you move to a newer Vista-compatible program and just
spend the time required to manually enter data from your old Tree1.EZT
file.

Fred

Jeff Wisnia

Re: Help, Old EZ-TREE Data File

Legg inn av Jeff Wisnia » 23 jul 2007 21:28:31

Fred McKenzie wrote:
In article <ncSdnUj52reGsDnbnZ2dnUVZ_vzinZ2d@comcast.com>,
Jeff Wisnia <jwisnia@conversent.net> wrote:


I'm running a Windows VISTA machine, and thus far I've been unable to
figure out get the olde EZ-TREE program to load and run on it.


Jeff-

Out of curiosity, I found a copy of EZTREE.ZIP on the web and tried it
on a Windows 95 virtual machine on my Macintosh.

Knowing enough about the data format of a destination program's database
(or the GEDCOM format), you might be able to write a conversion program.
As someone suggested, there might already be such a program out there.

According to the EZT.DOC file, it may be possible to obtain more
information from the author, Jim Hass, at 7114 Kenneth, Parma,Ohio
44129-2956. Perhaps he would know of such a conversion program.

I've tried emailing Hass already. My email didn't bounce back as
"adressee unknown", so maybe there's hope. I did spend $30 with him for
it back in '92 y'know. <G>
EZ-Tree runs under MS-DOS, which is available in Windows 95. To get the
program to run in Vista, there would have to be an MS-DOS capability.
If a Windows Vista guru can tell you how to do that, the program should
run just as it did 15 years ago.

Would that I found it that easy...

I opened what looks to be a DOS window by running "command" under Vista,
and it seemed to accept whatever olde DOS commands I could remember, but
when I tried "installing" EZ-TREE I got nowhere.

Tried the same thing today on the oldest machine in our office, a Win 98
one with similar disappointing results. I even tried downloading the
latest zipped EZ-TREE program from an archive to see if maybe my old
floppy had an error in one of the files, but got no better results.

The data file is in text form, so I can read every bit of data on a text
editor, I'm just looking for a way to shortcut having to pick it out of
that file.
However, there is no comparison between the way EZ-Tree runs and the way
a modern program runs. Even Brother's Keeper, also an old MS-DOS
program, runs better and has more options including GEDCOM import and
export. I suggest you move to a newer Vista-compatible program and just
spend the time required to manually enter data from your old Tree1.EZT
file.

That is certainly what I'll do, one way or the other.


Thanks all,

Jeff


--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.

Jeff Wisnia

Re: Help, Solved (Almost)

Legg inn av Jeff Wisnia » 24 jul 2007 01:44:12

Jeff Wisnia wrote:

Fred McKenzie wrote:

In article <ncSdnUj52reGsDnbnZ2dnUVZ_vzinZ2d@comcast.com>,
Jeff Wisnia <jwisnia@conversent.net> wrote:


I'm running a Windows VISTA machine, and thus far I've been unable to
figure out get the olde EZ-TREE program to load and run on it.



Jeff-

Out of curiosity, I found a copy of EZTREE.ZIP on the web and tried it
on a Windows 95 virtual machine on my Macintosh.

Knowing enough about the data format of a destination program's
database (or the GEDCOM format), you might be able to write a
conversion program. As someone suggested, there might already be such
a program out there.

According to the EZT.DOC file, it may be possible to obtain more
information from the author, Jim Hass, at 7114 Kenneth, Parma,Ohio
44129-2956. Perhaps he would know of such a conversion program.


I've tried emailing Hass already. My email didn't bounce back as
"adressee unknown", so maybe there's hope. I did spend $30 with him for
it back in '92 y'know. <G


EZ-Tree runs under MS-DOS, which is available in Windows 95. To get
the program to run in Vista, there would have to be an MS-DOS
capability. If a Windows Vista guru can tell you how to do that, the
program should run just as it did 15 years ago.


Would that I found it that easy...

I opened what looks to be a DOS window by running "command" under Vista,
and it seemed to accept whatever olde DOS commands I could remember, but
when I tried "installing" EZ-TREE I got nowhere.

Tried the same thing today on the oldest machine in our office, a Win 98
one with similar disappointing results. I even tried downloading the
latest zipped EZ-TREE program from an archive to see if maybe my old
floppy had an error in one of the files, but got no better results.

The data file is in text form, so I can read every bit of data on a text
editor, I'm just looking for a way to shortcut having to pick it out of
that file.


However, there is no comparison between the way EZ-Tree runs and the
way a modern program runs. Even Brother's Keeper, also an old MS-DOS
program, runs better and has more options including GEDCOM import and
export. I suggest you move to a newer Vista-compatible program and
just spend the time required to manually enter data from your old
Tree1.EZT file.


That is certainly what I'll do, one way or the other.


Thanks all,

Jeff




I downloaded and installed "Dosbox" a free virtual MS-DOS emulator:

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/information.php?page=0

And my world came together again. I can run that old EZ-TREE program
fine now. All but printing from it, that is. <G>

When I try and print from the program it's clear that "something" is
happening, because my Samsung laser printer immediatly fires up and goes
into it's warmup, but that's all it does.

I suppose if I dig around enough I'll figure out what's going on find
out how to get another driver or whatever it is I need to put things
onto paper.

Then I'll be in better shape to key from the printouts into a current
program.

Thanks all,

Jeff


--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.

John P. Bromley

Re: Help, Old EZ-TREE Data File

Legg inn av John P. Bromley » 24 jul 2007 14:53:38

Jeff Wisnia (jwisnia@conversent.net) writes:
About 15 years ago I started compiling genealogical data on my family
and purchased the EZ-TREE software, ver 2.3.

I put a lot of family data into a file named TREE1.EZT back then.

Other things occupied my spare time for a number of years, but I'm
retired now and would like to get back to working on my family tree
while I'm still "on the right side of the grass".

So it's time to get some contemporary family tree software and get back
to work.

I'm running a Windows VISTA machine, and thus far I've been unable to
figure out get the olde EZ-TREE program to load and run on it.

I can look at the contents of that TREE1.EZT data file with with a text
editor, and I'd doped out and wrote up the data storage format back when
I had to repair the file when it got corrupted.

But, I'd like to avoid having to key all that data into a contemporary
program if I can.

So, any hints on how I might be able to transfer the data from that
"TREE1.EZT" file into current software or even help on how to get the
EZ-TREE program loaded and running on my VISTA machine would be appreciated.

Thanks,
--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.98*10^14 fathoms per fortnight.

I still run under DOS6.2 - it is virus and hacker proof!

If you can use a text editor to view the file contents in .TXT format,
save it as a .TXT file.

I am able to import unformatted .TXT files into a spreadsheet (I use
QUATTRO PRO), do a parsing operation which breaks up the .TXT lines
into blocks, then use the QPRO SORT command to do all sorts of
weonderful things!

John.

Please reply to this NG. My E-mail has confidential SPAM blocking.

Fred McKenzie

Re: Help, Old EZ-TREE Data File

Legg inn av Fred McKenzie » 24 jul 2007 16:02:59

In article <13aa3mo83rlpp66@corp.supernews.com>,
Jeff Wisnia <jwisnia@conversent.net> wrote:

I even tried downloading the
latest zipped EZ-TREE program from an archive to see if maybe my old
floppy had an error in one of the files, but got no better results.

Jeff-

I had to download the program from three different archive sites before
I found a good one. The three copies of EZTREE.ZIP were three different
sizes! The one that worked was 36 kilobytes. The other two were around
20 KB.

There isn't really an installation required. I unzipped the file into
its own folder using PKUNZIP.EXE, but WinZip should work. Just
double-clicking the EZT.COM file should make it run if you have MS-DOS
capability. EZT.DOC is actually just a plain text file from back before
Microsoft adopted .DOC for Word.

When the program was run, there was no data base, so I created a dummy
one. The result was two additional files, FAMILY.EZT and TREE1.EZT.
FAMILY.EXT contains the name of the dummy data base. TREE1.EZT is a 4
KB file that contains no visible text, since I entered no data.

You may be able to run the program by entering EZT in the "command"
window, but you will need to specify a path if it is not where Vista
expects it to be.

Fred

Fred McKenzie

Re: Help, Solved (Almost)

Legg inn av Fred McKenzie » 24 jul 2007 16:58:20

In article <13aaimbel4v2odd@corp.supernews.com>,
Jeff Wisnia <jwisnia@conversent.net> wrote:

When I try and print from the program it's clear that "something" is
happening, because my Samsung laser printer immediatly fires up and goes
into it's warmup, but that's all it does.

Jeff-

I posted another response to the original thread before finding this
message. You don't need to read it, since you apparently have solved
your MS-DOS problem.

As far as printing is concerned, the problem may not be easy to solve.
Back in the days of DOS, the computer sent a text file to the printer,
which printed it character-by-character. In the "modern" world, the
computer uses the printer drivers to translate text to a picture of
text, and the printer prints the picture dot-by-dot.

DOS word processor and graphics programs were able to use the dot-matrix
capability of printers like the Epson MX-80, to print the pictures of
text and graphics. However, each program had its own printer driver
rather than using a common driver associated with the operating system.

My memory is vague, but I recall that you could enter a command to a DOS
program and use a following character that caused output to be routed to
either the printer directly, or to a file that you specified. The
command might be something like "EZT>OUTPUT.TXT", although the
greater-than symbol may not have been the right one. I tried this with
EZT and the OUTPUT.TXT file was created. However, I couldn't figure out
how to print from the program. The file was empty when I exited the
program.

You might also investigate whether or not your printer has a plain text
mode.

Fred

John P. Bromley

Re: Help, Solved (Almost)

Legg inn av John P. Bromley » 25 jul 2007 01:19:36

Fred McKenzie (fmmck@aol.com) writes:
In article <13aaimbel4v2odd@corp.supernews.com>,
Jeff Wisnia <jwisnia@conversent.net> wrote:

When I try and print from the program it's clear that "something" is
happening, because my Samsung laser printer immediatly fires up and goes
into it's warmup, but that's all it does.

Jeff-

I posted another response to the original thread before finding this
message. You don't need to read it, since you apparently have solved
your MS-DOS problem.

As far as printing is concerned, the problem may not be easy to solve.
Back in the days of DOS, the computer sent a text file to the printer,
which printed it character-by-character. In the "modern" world, the
computer uses the printer drivers to translate text to a picture of
text, and the printer prints the picture dot-by-dot.

DOS word processor and graphics programs were able to use the dot-matrix
capability of printers like the Epson MX-80, to print the pictures of
text and graphics. However, each program had its own printer driver
rather than using a common driver associated with the operating system.

My memory is vague, but I recall that you could enter a command to a DOS
program and use a following character that caused output to be routed to
either the printer directly, or to a file that you specified. The
command might be something like "EZT>OUTPUT.TXT", although the
greater-than symbol may not have been the right one. I tried this with
EZT and the OUTPUT.TXT file was created. However, I couldn't figure out
how to print from the program. The file was empty when I exited the
program.

You might also investigate whether or not your printer has a plain text
mode.

Fred

Using DOS the printer was activated by a parallel printer port using
something like a 29 pin connector.

The modern printers use the USB (universal serial bus) port, and a 5 or
6 pin connector.

I don't know of any "trick" to make one compatible with the other!

John.

Sherlock Holmes

Re: Help, Solved (Almost)

Legg inn av Sherlock Holmes » 25 jul 2007 05:55:40

John P. Bromley wrote:
Fred McKenzie (fmmck@aol.com) writes:
In article <13aaimbel4v2odd@corp.supernews.com>,
Jeff Wisnia <jwisnia@conversent.net> wrote:

When I try and print from the program it's clear that "something" is
happening, because my Samsung laser printer immediatly fires up and goes
into it's warmup, but that's all it does.
Jeff-

I posted another response to the original thread before finding this
message. You don't need to read it, since you apparently have solved
your MS-DOS problem.

As far as printing is concerned, the problem may not be easy to solve.
Back in the days of DOS, the computer sent a text file to the printer,
which printed it character-by-character. In the "modern" world, the
computer uses the printer drivers to translate text to a picture of
text, and the printer prints the picture dot-by-dot.

DOS word processor and graphics programs were able to use the dot-matrix
capability of printers like the Epson MX-80, to print the pictures of
text and graphics. However, each program had its own printer driver
rather than using a common driver associated with the operating system.

My memory is vague, but I recall that you could enter a command to a DOS
program and use a following character that caused output to be routed to
either the printer directly, or to a file that you specified. The
command might be something like "EZT>OUTPUT.TXT", although the
greater-than symbol may not have been the right one. I tried this with
EZT and the OUTPUT.TXT file was created. However, I couldn't figure out
how to print from the program. The file was empty when I exited the
program.

You might also investigate whether or not your printer has a plain text
mode.

Fred

Using DOS the printer was activated by a parallel printer port using
something like a 29 pin connector.

The modern printers use the USB (universal serial bus) port, and a 5 or
6 pin connector.

I don't know of any "trick" to make one compatible with the other!

John.
Hi,

Just a thought, if you are able to print to a text file the any word
processing program ought to be able to read this file and print the result.
You could also try printing to a PDF file generation program, this way
you will be able to see the result and save on paper if the print is
unsuccessful.
It might just work.
Hope this may help
David

Jeff Wisnia

Re: Help, Solved (Almost)

Legg inn av Jeff Wisnia » 25 jul 2007 18:01:38

Sherlock Holmes wrote:
John P. Bromley wrote:

Fred McKenzie (fmmck@aol.com) writes:

In article <13aaimbel4v2odd@corp.supernews.com>,
Jeff Wisnia <jwisnia@conversent.net> wrote:

When I try and print from the program it's clear that "something" is
happening, because my Samsung laser printer immediatly fires up and
goes into it's warmup, but that's all it does.

Jeff-

I posted another response to the original thread before finding this
message. You don't need to read it, since you apparently have solved
your MS-DOS problem.

As far as printing is concerned, the problem may not be easy to
solve. Back in the days of DOS, the computer sent a text file to the
printer, which printed it character-by-character. In the "modern"
world, the computer uses the printer drivers to translate text to a
picture of text, and the printer prints the picture dot-by-dot.

DOS word processor and graphics programs were able to use the
dot-matrix capability of printers like the Epson MX-80, to print the
pictures of text and graphics. However, each program had its own
printer driver rather than using a common driver associated with the
operating system.

My memory is vague, but I recall that you could enter a command to a
DOS program and use a following character that caused output to be
routed to either the printer directly, or to a file that you
specified. The command might be something like "EZT>OUTPUT.TXT",
although the greater-than symbol may not have been the right one. I
tried this with EZT and the OUTPUT.TXT file was created. However, I
couldn't figure out how to print from the program. The file was
empty when I exited the program.

You might also investigate whether or not your printer has a plain
text mode.

Fred


Using DOS the printer was activated by a parallel printer port using
something like a 29 pin connector.

The modern printers use the USB (universal serial bus) port, and a 5 or
6 pin connector.

I don't know of any "trick" to make one compatible with the other!

John.


I'm well aware of the changes in the sophistication of communicating
with printers.

AAMOF my first home computer, circa 1976, was a single board 6502
processor based machine called a SYM. I originally had to program it in
machine language using hex. A couple of years later the manufacturer
(Synertek) came out with a ROM based BASIC interpreter for it and I
built a Heathkit CRT terminal to let me write programs in BASIC.

My first printer was a salvaged IBM Selectric typewriter with about a
half dozen solenoids in it which, when energized in the right
combination, would type the desired character or make it do a "carriage
return/line feed". I wrote a simple program in machine language along
with a character coding table and burned that into an EPROM plugged into
a memory socket on the SYM. It would output logic level signals which
drove those solenoids in the Selectric through some buffer amps I built.

The darned thing worked, and for the first year or so of SWMBO's newly
started business it cranked out the needed correspondance and invoices
like a trooper.

Then the Apple II and affordable dot matrix printers came about, and the
rest is history.

Thanks for the mammaries....
Hi,
Just a thought, if you are able to print to a text file the any word
processing program ought to be able to read this file and print the result.
You could also try printing to a PDF file generation program, this way
you will be able to see the result and save on paper if the print is
unsuccessful.
It might just work.
Hope this may help
David

Yes, I can print it, but it's a real PIA to get stuff from the text, a
few line from it look like this:

1Wisniaö(Chaim Israel)öHenryööMö05-25-1909: Lodz, Polandöö2681 Cameron
Pk Dr #111, Cameron Park, CA 95682]ööö22ö35öööööööööööööööö
1WisniaööRobertööMö10-07-1912: Lodz, Polandö05-02-1989: Riverside
National Cemetery (Calif?)öööö22ö222öööööööööööööööö
1Wisniaö(Efraium)öFrankööMö03-21-1911: Lodz, Polandö08-01-1983:
Californiaöööö22ö52öööööööööööööööö

I figured out how to "decode" that years ago, but I've already found
it's much easier to run that olde EZ-TREE program in a DOS window and
switch back and forth between thatwindow and a Windows genealogy program
and just key in the data and create the relationships in the new program
one by one.

I've only got about 125 people in the tree, so it shouldn't take more
than a few hours of evening work to get me where I should have been a
long time ago. <G>

Thanks all for your suggestions.

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.

Sherlock Holmes

Re: Help, Solved (Almost)

Legg inn av Sherlock Holmes » 26 jul 2007 06:17:10

Jeff Wisnia wrote:
Sherlock Holmes wrote:
John P. Bromley wrote:

Fred McKenzie (fmmck@aol.com) writes:

In article <13aaimbel4v2odd@corp.supernews.com>,
Jeff Wisnia <jwisnia@conversent.net> wrote:

When I try and print from the program it's clear that "something"
is happening, because my Samsung laser printer immediatly fires up
and goes into it's warmup, but that's all it does.

Jeff-

I posted another response to the original thread before finding this
message. You don't need to read it, since you apparently have
solved your MS-DOS problem.

As far as printing is concerned, the problem may not be easy to
solve. Back in the days of DOS, the computer sent a text file to
the printer, which printed it character-by-character. In the
"modern" world, the computer uses the printer drivers to translate
text to a picture of text, and the printer prints the picture
dot-by-dot.

DOS word processor and graphics programs were able to use the
dot-matrix capability of printers like the Epson MX-80, to print the
pictures of text and graphics. However, each program had its own
printer driver rather than using a common driver associated with the
operating system.

My memory is vague, but I recall that you could enter a command to a
DOS program and use a following character that caused output to be
routed to either the printer directly, or to a file that you
specified. The command might be something like "EZT>OUTPUT.TXT",
although the greater-than symbol may not have been the right one. I
tried this with EZT and the OUTPUT.TXT file was created. However, I
couldn't figure out how to print from the program. The file was
empty when I exited the program.

You might also investigate whether or not your printer has a plain
text mode.

Fred


Using DOS the printer was activated by a parallel printer port using
something like a 29 pin connector.

The modern printers use the USB (universal serial bus) port, and a 5 or
6 pin connector.

I don't know of any "trick" to make one compatible with the other!

John.


I'm well aware of the changes in the sophistication of communicating
with printers.

AAMOF my first home computer, circa 1976, was a single board 6502
processor based machine called a SYM. I originally had to program it in
machine language using hex. A couple of years later the manufacturer
(Synertek) came out with a ROM based BASIC interpreter for it and I
built a Heathkit CRT terminal to let me write programs in BASIC.

My first printer was a salvaged IBM Selectric typewriter with about a
half dozen solenoids in it which, when energized in the right
combination, would type the desired character or make it do a "carriage
return/line feed". I wrote a simple program in machine language along
with a character coding table and burned that into an EPROM plugged into
a memory socket on the SYM. It would output logic level signals which
drove those solenoids in the Selectric through some buffer amps I built.

The darned thing worked, and for the first year or so of SWMBO's newly
started business it cranked out the needed correspondance and invoices
like a trooper.

Then the Apple II and affordable dot matrix printers came about, and the
rest is history.

Thanks for the mammaries....

Hi,
Just a thought, if you are able to print to a text file the any word
processing program ought to be able to read this file and print the
result.
You could also try printing to a PDF file generation program, this way
you will be able to see the result and save on paper if the print is
unsuccessful.
It might just work.
Hope this may help
David

Yes, I can print it, but it's a real PIA to get stuff from the text, a
few line from it look like this:

1Wisniaö(Chaim Israel)öHenryööMö05-25-1909: Lodz, Polandöö2681 Cameron
Pk Dr #111, Cameron Park, CA 95682]ööö22ö35öööööööööööööööö
1WisniaööRobertööMö10-07-1912: Lodz, Polandö05-02-1989: Riverside
National Cemetery (Calif?)öööö22ö222öööööööööööööööö
1Wisniaö(Efraium)öFrankööMö03-21-1911: Lodz, Polandö08-01-1983:
Californiaöööö22ö52öööööööööööööööö

I figured out how to "decode" that years ago, but I've already found
it's much easier to run that olde EZ-TREE program in a DOS window and
switch back and forth between thatwindow and a Windows genealogy program
and just key in the data and create the relationships in the new program
one by one.

I've only got about 125 people in the tree, so it shouldn't take more
than a few hours of evening work to get me where I should have been a
long time ago. <G

Thanks all for your suggestions.

Jeff

Hi Jeff,

I am glad you only have 125 people to input, I would hate to have to
re-input my data file as I have 1139 families and if you are wondering
why it is like this "One Name Study" = mutli families.
Yes it can be a pain however no pain no gain so the saying goes.
David.

John

Re: Help, Old EZ-TREE Data File

Legg inn av John » 10 sep 2007 22:47:45

On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:21:46 -0400, Jeff Wisnia
<jwisnia@conversent.net> wrote:

About 15 years ago I started compiling genealogical data on my family
and purchased the EZ-TREE software, ver 2.3.

I put a lot of family data into a file named TREE1.EZT back then.

Other things occupied my spare time for a number of years, but I'm
retired now and would like to get back to working on my family tree
while I'm still "on the right side of the grass".

So it's time to get some contemporary family tree software and get back
to work.

I'm running a Windows VISTA machine, and thus far I've been unable to
figure out get the olde EZ-TREE program to load and run on it.

I can look at the contents of that TREE1.EZT data file with with a text
editor, and I'd doped out and wrote up the data storage format back when
I had to repair the file when it got corrupted.

But, I'd like to avoid having to key all that data into a contemporary
program if I can.

So, any hints on how I might be able to transfer the data from that
"TREE1.EZT" file into current software or even help on how to get the
EZ-TREE program loaded and running on my VISTA machine would be appreciated.

Thanks,

I have PC's with OS's back to Windows 3.1 - which means I can probably
load and run EZ-Tree.

I can offer to get the data into Excel and maybe GEDCOM format.

John

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