I don't have a lot of experience working with GEDCOM files. I have downloaded a cousin's file and imported it into a new database. The remaining list file is 270kb and has lots of entries that didn't import. Below is an example of what was in the GEDCOM and following that is an extract from the .LST file. Can someone explain to me what it was that didn't import and why it did not? Can I work with the file to change it so this source information will import? If so, how do I go about it? Thanks... Patricia IN GEDCOM FILE: 0 @I1674@ INDI 1 NAME John W. /Smith/ 2 SOUR @S48028@ 3 PAGE Sheet 9-A & 9-B 3 DATA 4 TEXT Smith, John W. age 25, farmer. Wife: Polly B. age 30 born June 1869 Ky., married 9 years has 3 children. Children: Turner age 11, Lillie J. age 9, Everett C., Dwelling: 176-185 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 31 MAY 1875 2 PLAC Barren Co., Kentucky 1 DEAT 2 DATE AFT. 1920 2 PLAC Barren Co., Kentucky 1 REFN 1674 1 FAMS @F1991@ 1 FAMC @F0452@ LATER IN THE FILE IS: 0 @S48028@ SOUR 1 TITL 1900 Barren Co., Ky. Census, District 3, Enumeration 21 WHAT DIDN'T IMPORT IN THE .LST FILE: UNKNOWN RECORD AT LINE 18551: 2 SOUR @S48028@ 3 PAGE Sheet 9-A & 9-B 3 DATA 4 TEXT Smith, John W. age 25, farmer. Wife: Polly B. age 30 born June 1869 Ky., married 9 years has 3 children. Children: Turner age 11, Lillie J. age 9, Everett C., Dwelling: 176-185

The subject is very complex. Messing with gedcom files can get you in big kimshee very fast unless you know what you are doing. Suffice to say it caused by the two genealogy programs are not using compatible standards. Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: "P. SummersSmith" <summerspa@home.com> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 6:53 PM Subject: [FO] Can I fix this GEDCOM? > I don't have a lot of experience working with GEDCOM files. I have > downloaded a cousin's file and imported it into a new database. The > remaining list file is 270kb and has lots of entries that didn't > import. Below is an example of what was in the GEDCOM and following that > is an extract from the .LST file. Can someone explain to me what it was > that didn't import and why it did not? Can I work with the file to change > it so this source information will import? If so, how do I go about it? > > Thanks... Patricia > > > IN GEDCOM FILE: > > 0 @I1674@ INDI > 1 NAME John W. /Smith/ > 2 SOUR @S48028@ > 3 PAGE Sheet 9-A & 9-B > 3 DATA > 4 TEXT Smith, John W. age 25, farmer. Wife: Polly B. age 30 born June > 1869 Ky., married 9 years has 3 children. Children: Turner age 11, Lillie > J. age 9, Everett C., Dwelling: 176-185 > 1 SEX M > 1 BIRT > 2 DATE 31 MAY 1875 > 2 PLAC Barren Co., Kentucky > 1 DEAT > 2 DATE AFT. 1920 > 2 PLAC Barren Co., Kentucky > 1 REFN 1674 > 1 FAMS @F1991@ > 1 FAMC @F0452@ > > > LATER IN THE FILE IS: > > 0 @S48028@ SOUR > 1 TITL 1900 Barren Co., Ky. Census, District 3, Enumeration 21 > > > > WHAT DIDN'T IMPORT IN THE .LST FILE: > > UNKNOWN RECORD AT LINE 18551: > 2 SOUR @S48028@ > 3 PAGE Sheet 9-A & 9-B > 3 DATA > 4 TEXT Smith, John W. age 25, farmer. Wife: Polly B. age 30 born > June 1869 Ky., married 9 years has 3 children. Children: Turner age 11, > Lillie J. age 9, Everett C., Dwelling: 176-185 > > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > Family Origins GenForum - http://genforum.genealogy.com/fo/ > Tech Support Knowledge Base http://www.familyorigins.com/support/ > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >

"P. SummersSmith" <summerspa@home.com> wrote: >IN GEDCOM FILE: > >0 @I1674@ INDI >1 NAME John W. /Smith/ >2 SOUR @S48028@ >3 PAGE Sheet 9-A & 9-B >3 DATA >4 TEXT Smith, John W. age 25, farmer. Wife: Polly . . . etc. >1 SEX M The 2 SOUR level & tag refers to the 1 NAME above it. In FO you cannot reference a source to a name. It must be referenced to the individual at the 0 level and then it will become a general source for that individual. Also, the DATA and TEXT tags in the above configuration are unacceptable to FO. The easiest way to change the above gedcom lines so that FO will import them is like this: 0 @I1674@ INDI 1 NAME John W. /Smith/ 1 SOUR @S48028@ 2 PAGE Sheet 9-A & 9-B 3 CONT Smith, John W. age 25, farmer. Wife: Polly . . . etc. 1 SEX M Note that all the text on the 3 CONT line must be all in one line in the gedcom file, extending as far right as it takes and not wrapped to the next lines as it was in your email message. If you do wrap the text, each new line thus formed must begin with 4 CONC FO will now import the source as a general source for John W. Smith and the text will all be in the citation detail. Getting the text to go into the source text field from the gedcom would be a bit more complicated. After you import it as above and in FO, move the text into the source text field via the source manager, you can have FO make a one person gedcom file and see how it constructs the gedcom file if you would like to learn how to do that. Wayne League