ALWAYS, ALWAYS put a "guest" gedcom file in its own database until you check it out. It could be corrupted and render your whole database unusable. Click on file, new database, name it and get it set up following the directions on the screen. Then click gedcom, then import, and let the file import to the new database. Once in its own database, you can make sure that the information is something you want, change place and source formats, etc. Then if you want to import some of the material to your database, make a gedcom from it of what you want, avoiding duplicating names if at all possible, and import that new gedcom to your own database. You want to avoid merging unless absolutely necessary. NEVER do any importing without having several backups in case something goes wrong. Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:05 PM Subject: [FO] GEDCOM > I would like to add this GEDCOM, now the instructions say go to the Database > (mine is VanPelt) and add this way (and I have no idea how to do this), but > is there a simpler way? How about the smart merge, this is going to have a > few duplicate names, but really most will be new information. > > Thanks in advance. > > Debby > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > PLEASE remove as much of the Original Message as possible when replying to a List Posting. Include only that part of the original message important to your reply. > >