http://www.mudcreeksoftware.com GENViewer is a wonderful program for opening GedComs from various genealogy programs. I have used it for years. There is a free version on this site; the full program has a lot of other features. Jan -------------- Original message -------------- From: "John from West Aus" <[email protected]> > Hi Grannie Pauline--You say that you have Legacy Family Tree.Legacy should > handle your Gedcom. What I do is in legacy start a NEW family file with a > name of it's own , This will be an empty family file, now go to File --- > then Import From --- GEDcom file & follow the prompts & Hey Presto , you > should now have a new family file Which you can copy into your main family > file --Good luck --John from West Aus > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pauline Harper" > To: > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 6:02 AM > Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] unable to open gedcom > > > >I just received a ged com from a gentleman who has matched my cousins > > DNA, and I cannot open it. I believe it was sent from the family tree > > maker program, because when I try to open it, the Family Tree maker > > archive viewer on my computer comes up, but is blank. I use Legacy as > > my genealogy program , and I am stumped !!! I hate to reply to this guy > > with my problemÂ…Â…Thanks for any help!!!! Granny Pauline > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.7/618 - Release Date: 1/6/2007 > > 7:47 PM > > > > -------------------------------------- > > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > > [email protected] > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > 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