I'm sorry for the confusion, I should have been more specific. The question was not about whether FTM 2012 can export your file to a GEDCOM file. You can. There are several options for doing this. You can elect to export it as an FTM 16 GEDCOM (this would be the option to use to import the GEDCOM file into FTM 16 or earlier due to the difference in handling the Comment/Place information. The other option is to export the file as a GEDCOM 5.5 file. What I said was in relation to the question of using FTM 2012 to "upload a GEDCOM" file to Ancestry.com. In versions before FTM 2012, you had the ability to upload your file to Ancestry.com. It used a modified GEDCOM file. I say it was modified because it include information about media and so it could upload your media files to the AMT. In FTM 2012, you can share your file by uploading it to Ancestry.com. No idea how the information is transmitted. You don't get an external file. The information is uploaded to Ancestry.com. You can either link the Ancestry Member Tree (AMT) to your PC file or you can elect to not link the two files. Now having said that, you can export your file to a GEDCOM file and then go to Ancestry.com and from that end, you can upload the GEDCOM file. My point is you cannot upload a GEDCOM file directly using FTM 2012. Dose that help answer your concern? BJ On 12/1/2011 2:50 PM, Ali wrote: > BJ > -I'm concerned about what I've just read. > -Do I understand that I cannot create a GEDCOM from FTM 2012 - ever? > -What if I've already installed FTM 2012 and am working there with my main file and do not want to upload my file to Ancestry and because I cannot go back to FTM 2011 to make a GEDCOM then I am stuck. > -It appears that my freedom of choice has gone. > -Please tell me I am mistaken. > > > BJ wrote: > > > In FTM 2012 you do not upload a GEDCOM any more. You have the option to > Upload your file and Link your PC file to it (this is called Syncing) or > you have the option to upload your file without linking it to your PC > file. But in both cases, everything in your file is uploaded including > any notes.

Yes BJ it did help to answer my concern until I read your line "My point is you cannot upload a GEDCOM file directly using FTM 2012." then it all went blank. Ali ----- Original Message ----- From: BJ To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] GEDCOM options on FTM 2012 I'm sorry for the confusion, I should have been more specific. The question was not about whether FTM 2012 can export your file to a GEDCOM file. You can. There are several options for doing this. You can elect to export it as an FTM 16 GEDCOM (this would be the option to use to import the GEDCOM file into FTM 16 or earlier due to the difference in handling the Comment/Place information. The other option is to export the file as a GEDCOM 5.5 file. What I said was in relation to the question of using FTM 2012 to "upload a GEDCOM" file to Ancestry.com. In versions before FTM 2012, you had the ability to upload your file to Ancestry.com. It used a modified GEDCOM file. I say it was modified because it include information about media and so it could upload your media files to the AMT. In FTM 2012, you can share your file by uploading it to Ancestry.com. No idea how the information is transmitted. You don't get an external file. The information is uploaded to Ancestry.com. You can either link the Ancestry Member Tree (AMT) to your PC file or you can elect to not link the two files. Now having said that, you can export your file to a GEDCOM file and then go to Ancestry.com and from that end, you can upload the GEDCOM file. My point is you cannot upload a GEDCOM file directly using FTM 2012. Dose that help answer your concern? BJ On 12/1/2011 2:50 PM, Ali wrote: > BJ > -I'm concerned about what I've just read. > -Do I understand that I cannot create a GEDCOM from FTM 2012 - ever? > -What if I've already installed FTM 2012 and am working there with my main file and do not want to upload my file to Ancestry and because I cannot go back to FTM 2011 to make a GEDCOM then I am stuck. > -It appears that my freedom of choice has gone. > -Please tell me I am mistaken. > > > BJ wrote: > > > In FTM 2012 you do not upload a GEDCOM any more. You have the option to > Upload your file and Link your PC file to it (this is called Syncing) or > you have the option to upload your file without linking it to your PC > file. But in both cases, everything in your file is uploaded including > any notes. **********************************

In FTM 2012, there is no option to "upload GEDCOM file" to Ancestry.com. You do have these options: 1. Upload and link your file to Ancestry.com 2. Upload but do not link your file to Ancestry.com Neither of these options use a GEDCOM file. In FTM 2012, you have the option to use File, Export, GEDCOM file. In Ancestry.com, you have the option to "Upload" GEDCOM file. BJ On 12/1/2011 8:22 PM, Ali wrote: > Yes BJ it did help to answer my concern until I read your line "My point is you cannot upload a GEDCOM file directly using FTM 2012." then it all went blank. > Ali > > > > > BJ wrote: > > > I'm sorry for the confusion, I should have been more specific. > > The question was not about whether FTM 2012 can export your file to a > GEDCOM file. You can. There are several options for doing this. You > can elect to export it as an FTM 16 GEDCOM (this would be the option to > use to import the GEDCOM file into FTM 16 or earlier due to the > difference in handling the Comment/Place information. The other option > is to export the file as a GEDCOM 5.5 file. > > What I said was in relation to the question of using FTM 2012 to "upload > a GEDCOM" file to Ancestry.com. In versions before FTM 2012, you had > the ability to upload your file to Ancestry.com. It used a modified > GEDCOM file. I say it was modified because it include information about > media and so it could upload your media files to the AMT. In FTM 2012, > you can share your file by uploading it to Ancestry.com. No idea how > the information is transmitted. You don't get an external file. The > information is uploaded to Ancestry.com. You can either link the > Ancestry Member Tree (AMT) to your PC file or you can elect to not link > the two files. > > Now having said that, you can export your file to a GEDCOM file and then > go to Ancestry.com and from that end, you can upload the GEDCOM file. > My point is you cannot upload a GEDCOM file directly using FTM 2012. >

A Gedcom file can be imported into FTM 2012 as a new file and then uploaded and linked. Linda in Costa Rica Monroe County, New York Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys Monroe County, New York History http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys -----Original Message----- From: BJ Sent: Friday, 02 December, 2011 1:28 AM To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] GEDCOM options on FTM 2012 In FTM 2012, there is no option to "upload GEDCOM file" to Ancestry.com. You do have these options: 1. Upload and link your file to Ancestry.com 2. Upload but do not link your file to Ancestry.com Neither of these options use a GEDCOM file. In FTM 2012, you have the option to use File, Export, GEDCOM file. In Ancestry.com, you have the option to "Upload" GEDCOM file. BJ On 12/1/2011 8:22 PM, Ali wrote: > Yes BJ it did help to answer my concern until I read your line "My point > is you cannot upload a GEDCOM file directly using FTM 2012." then it all > went blank. > Ali > > > > > BJ wrote: > > > I'm sorry for the confusion, I should have been more specific. > > The question was not about whether FTM 2012 can export your file to a > GEDCOM file. You can. There are several options for doing this. You > can elect to export it as an FTM 16 GEDCOM (this would be the option to > use to import the GEDCOM file into FTM 16 or earlier due to the > difference in handling the Comment/Place information. The other option > is to export the file as a GEDCOM 5.5 file. > > What I said was in relation to the question of using FTM 2012 to > "upload > a GEDCOM" file to Ancestry.com. In versions before FTM 2012, you had > the ability to upload your file to Ancestry.com. It used a modified > GEDCOM file. I say it was modified because it include information > about > media and so it could upload your media files to the AMT. In FTM 2012, > you can share your file by uploading it to Ancestry.com. No idea how > the information is transmitted. You don't get an external file. The > information is uploaded to Ancestry.com. You can either link the > Ancestry Member Tree (AMT) to your PC file or you can elect to not link > the two files. > > Now having said that, you can export your file to a GEDCOM file and > then > go to Ancestry.com and from that end, you can upload the GEDCOM file. > My point is you cannot upload a GEDCOM file directly using FTM 2012.