Fascinating and scary, I have tried several things with gedcom files and most fail or at the very least are confusing. I sortof gave up using them except within legacy to legacy transactions. I am now concerned about passing on data in the future so look forward to any reports on this topic
My files are getting to be huge, and I already have problems sharing data with Mac users. Ian (The other) On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 7:11 AM Ian Thomas <il.tho...@outlook.com> wrote: > There is a Windows Store app for PC called GEDCOM Validator, which I > decided to install in order to help a researcher in the UK who thinks his > software has stuffed up its database when exporting a .GED to send to me. > Unlikely, I thought. > > > > My UK comrade isn’t greatly “computer literate”, and is using a version > of Family Tree Maker – which he reckons caused his data loss. > > > > Has anyone tried this – GEDOM Validator, by Chronoplex Software - free, > at Windows Store. ?? > > > > I am using Windows 10 – it may require Windows 8 or higher (not stated), > it was released July 2017. > > > > Legacy Family Tree handled the .GED import well enough – it baulked at a > couple of over-long person names, etc but the import to a new, blank > Legacy file seems very good. And I have looked at the raw .GED with a text > editor to fix the few obvious errors. > > > > On the other hand, the Validator tells me it has 7631 compatibility issues > with the 16,869 lines in the .GED file – using its “best Practice” mode; > less (25821) when using just “Standards only” mode. There is only ONE line > marked as an ERROR and this is due to the codepage. > > > > > > (Other errors are flagged for the file not being GEDCOM 5.5 compliant, as > warnings or ecommendations, and for using codepage Windows 1252. ) > > > > Ian Thomas > > Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > -- ICMac Sales: Hobby consultant (1986r.) Office hours: 10:00 Am - 5:00 PM most days Macaulay Genealogy Family Matters Ian Macaulay of Carp, Ontario
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