Hi The worst is that it takes forever to import. You must have a lot of time and patience. My import of about 12,000 names took six hours. Stan -----Original Message----- From: CFTWuser@aol.com <CFTWuser@aol.com> To: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com <CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, August 02, 1998 11:47 AM Subject: Re: GEDCOM import into CFTW >Greetings everyone! > ><< At 18.35 01-08-98 +0100, Julian E Welding wrote: >I wondered if anyone else has had problems with importing CEDCOM files into >CFTW? >> > >Just a thought from a former "intro to personal computer / computer >operations" instructor ... to avoid irreversible damage to your database and >resulting headaches always remember to take the time to make a back up copy of >your existing project immediately before importing a GEDCOM file ... then if >the results are bad at least you can get your data back to the condition it >was in before you imported ... repeat "back-it-up back-it-up back-it-up" >You'll be glad you did! > >Cheryl Trapp Boyd >http://members.aol.com/ctboyd/index.htm > ><A HREF="http://members.aol.com/ctboyd/index.htm"> >http://members.aol.com/ctboyd/index.htm</A> >