On 1/23/2014, 10:26 PM, John Donaldson wrote: > Try running is as follows from FTMM3 > > Open FTMM3 ok. > > Click on Start a new tree It is already open in a window where "Start a new tree" is at the top, as usual. But, going to File -> Import and selecting test.ged it opens a window "Let's start by importing an existing tree": File to Import: is full path name of the file I specified New tree name: is test New tree location: full path name test.ftm And a Choose button that let's me do the same thing all over again to get to the same window that lets me do the same thing all over again that lets me do the same thing over again... And a Continue button that does nothing! > > Select import an existing tree File -> New Goes to a window that says "Lets start by entering what you know" So this is even worse than selecting File -> Import > Navigate to where you have the GEDCOM Can't the way you describe. Only if I choose File -> Import You did try this on a Mac 3 yes???? And it worked???? If not, would somebody please try that? John > What happens? > > > John D > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of John Yates > Sent: Friday, 24 January 2014 1:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [FTM-TECH] FTM Mac 3 ged import fails > > I exported a whole file as a GEDCOM 5.5. Then I tried to import it (also > just tried open) to a new file and it won't do it. If I drag the .ged file > over the FTM Mac 3 icon it won't accept it, but if I drag it over an old > version of Reunion it lights up as an acceptable program to open it. (I > didn't). > > Do others running FTM Mac 3 see the same behavior? > > Thanks, > John > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Here we go, it is a continuing problem as we speak: http://ancestryforums.custhelp.com/posts/eb962511af?page=1 If you run Mavericks, DO NOT UPGRADE TO FTM MAC3! John On 1/24/2014, 1:53 AM, John Yates wrote: > On 1/23/2014, 10:26 PM, John Donaldson wrote: >> Try running is as follows from FTMM3 >> >> Open FTMM3 > > ok. > >> >> Click on Start a new tree > > It is already open in a window where "Start a new tree" is at the top, > as usual. > > But, going to File -> Import and selecting test.ged it opens a > window "Let's start by importing an existing tree": > > File to Import: is full path name of the file I specified > New tree name: is test > New tree location: full path name test.ftm > And a Choose button that let's me do the same thing all over again > to get to the same window that lets me do the same thing all over > again that lets me do the same thing over again... > > And a Continue button that does nothing! > >> >> Select import an existing tree > > File -> New > Goes to a window that says "Lets start by entering what you know" > > So this is even worse than selecting File -> Import > >> Navigate to where you have the GEDCOM > > Can't the way you describe. Only if I choose File -> Import > > You did try this on a Mac 3 yes???? And it worked???? > > If not, would somebody please try that? > > John > >> What happens? >> >> >> John D >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of John Yates >> Sent: Friday, 24 January 2014 1:37 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [FTM-TECH] FTM Mac 3 ged import fails >> >> I exported a whole file as a GEDCOM 5.5. Then I tried to import it (also >> just tried open) to a new file and it won't do it. If I drag the .ged file >> over the FTM Mac 3 icon it won't accept it, but if I drag it over an old >> version of Reunion it lights up as an acceptable program to open it. (I >> didn't). >> >> Do others running FTM Mac 3 see the same behavior? >> >> Thanks, >> John >> ********************************** >> List information page >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html >> >> Version 2008 - 2012 >> http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ********************************** >> List information page >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html >> >> Version 2008 - 2012 >> http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >