so that it was retained through a GED export and subsequent import. In any case the Flags can be set (somewhat) by using the Rebuild. There is an item there that you check and set the age at which to fix the living at. Ira At 11:20 AM 1/30/98 -0500, you wrote: >I need help from the list: >I am preparing part of my database for GEDCOM export and I have a problem: > >When I select Export for GEDCOM, I keep all program defaults, i.e. > Standard GEDCOM > Version 5.5 > ANSEL > >Then I export the file. It readily creates the .ged file. >I then decided to test this file with CFTW by importing it. > >When the import into my newly created database is finished, all people >with no death date filled in is reported to be DEAD. > >This may go back to when I started with version 1.x (upgraded all >along to present version 2.27) and Ira found that version 1.x made the >"no date" entries as a "zero" value instead of a "null" value in my >database. Ira had to correct version 2.23 through 2.26 to program >around this. > >I need the REBUILD function to fix my "zero" dates to null (or was it >vice versa?) or else I will be unable to export to .ged correctly. I >can't be the only person who started with the early version of CFTW >who has this problem. > >Since this probably requires a version update, and I need to export >this file soon, does anyone have an alternative work-around? > >Karen Pastuzyn > ---------------------------------------------------------- Ira J. Lund Cumberland Family Software, Clarksville, Tennessee, USA E-mail: ira.lund@cf-software.com http://www.cf-software.com ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: CFT-WIN-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) CFT-WIN-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) Subject: unsubscribe In the body include only one word: unsubscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command)