>> I'm investigating lifespan as it relates to date and place of birth/death >> in my ancestor dataset. >> Is there a way to output a file containing surname, sex, age, birthdate, >> birthplace; >> in a row format much like the names list? CSV text files can easily >> import to a spreadsheet. >> Can CFT do this? There is also a CSV GFlat File ASCII export (on File Menu - Import/Export) that may work even better. Take a look at that routine. It will allow you to export various fields. Ira ------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ira J. Lund E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cf-software.com Cumberland Family Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville TN 37043