At 07:53 PM 6/9/98 , Ira J. Lund wrote: >>I was a PAF user and have made my notes into PAF with the ! before each >>TAG. The PAF file has 14097 RINs and 5097 MRINs. By using CFT I start with >>a new file so my question to you is how can I change the NOTES from PAF to >>the regular GEDCOM TAG for use in CFT without changing the complete GEDCOM >>file by hand. > >What was the ! supposed to be for? All Notes (even if it has a !) should >get imported to CFT-Win notes. Perhaps a snip (few lines) from your GED >file posted here may help me better understand. Ira, and others: I have wondered about the "!" for a long time. In several GEDCOM files that I have imported into CFT, each entry in the Notes for each person is preceded by this pesky exclamation point. Does anyone know why this symbol is used, what was its original purpose? It sure is a nuisance to go through thousands of Notes and remove the danged thing. SgtGeorge