Jo-Ann: I am currently using Family Tree Maker version 5.0. We can send several attempts if you would like to see if I can read it. Regards, davie -----Original Message----- From: Stephens-Avery Family <bahai@netusa1.net> To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 2:51 AM Subject: Re: [ARDREW-L] Email your GEDCOMs to my address and we'll get started! >Davie: > >YOU ARE SERIOUS??? Okay, I'm game, Davie. I may not have much to connect >to but I'll send mine in. What program do you have? Some gedcoms aren't >compatible with others and aol is notorious for converting the information >inline (ie: it comes in as lines of data, not an attachment). I've had to >have other researchers zip the information first. Just thought I'd share >those potential problems but I'm still sending the info as soon as I clean >it up! :-) > >Jo-Ann > >PS GEDCOM stands for GEnealogical Data COMmunications and is a >(relatively...) standard form for sharing information between various gen >programs. The LDS first developed this method. >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >---------------------------------------------------------------- >>What exactly does GEDCOM stand for? >> >> >> >>---"W. David Daugherty" <faddydaddy@worldnet.att.net> wrote: >>> >>> Email your GEDCOMs to my address and we'll get started! >>> >>> davie >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: rdea <rdea@seark.net> >>> To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Date: Monday, November 02, 1998 10:38 AM >>> Subject: Re: [ARDREW-L] The Mother of all GEDCOM files! >>> >>> >>> >Okay, Davie. We give this job to you! Do it. >>> >I KNOW we are one big family and I would love >>> >to see a chart outlining it. >>> >Rebecca >>> > >>> >---------- >>> >> From: W. David Daugherty <faddydaddy@worldnet.att.net> >>> >> To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >>> >> Subject: Re: [ARDREW-L] The Mother of all GEDCOM files! >>> >> Date: Sunday, November 01, 1998 1:04 PM >>> >> >>> >> I think it could! Even if we had to print out the individual >>"trees", >>> >cut, >>> >> and paste them together, I think it would be fun and interesting >>at the >>> >same >>> >> time. >>> >> >>> >> It would help us all to see that we're really just one big family! >>> >> >>> >> davie >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -----Original Message----- >>> >> From: KESSAROSE@aol.com <KESSAROSE@aol.com> >>> >> To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> >>> >> Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 9:44 PM >>> >> Subject: Re: [ARDREW-L] The Mother of all GEDCOM files! >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >In a message dated 10/31/98 4:37:33 PM Central Standard Time, >>> >> >faddydaddy@worldnet.att.net writes: >>> >> > >>> >> ><< This may have already been mentioned, but has anyone thought of >>> >putting >>> >> ALL >>> >> > our GEDCOM files together to be printed out whereby we can see >>the >>> >> > intersections between our families? I think it would be VERY >>> >interesting! >>> >> >> >>> >> > >>> >> >I have no idea how that could be done, but Davie, I think it's >>one of >>> >the >>> >> >neatest ideas I've ever heard! COULD this be done?? >>> >> >amy >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > >>> >>> >> >>_________________________________________________________ >>DO YOU YAHOO!? >>Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> >> > >