On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:10:53 +0200, john <[email protected]> wrote: >On 06/07/2011 19:35, Steve Hayes wrote: >> I asked someone to send me a GEDCOM file of a certain family, but the file >> they sent has a .ftmb ending, and programs that are supposed to open GEDCOM >> files won't open it. >> >> Is this a new version of Gedcom? >> >> If not, what program will open it? >> >> >http://www.google.com/search?&ie=UTF-8&q=.ftmb > >Get them to export a GEDCOM unless you have FTM That was their attempt to export to a Gedcom. They obviously don't know how to do it, so I'd be very grateful if someone who is familiar with FTM could post simple step by step instructions on how to create a GEDCOM file in that program, which I could then pass on to the person who sent me that file. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk
On 2011-07-06 21:19, Steve Hayes wrote: > On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:10:53 +0200, john<[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On 06/07/2011 19:35, Steve Hayes wrote: >>> I asked someone to send me a GEDCOM file of a certain family, but the file >>> they sent has a .ftmb ending, and programs that are supposed to open GEDCOM >>> files won't open it. >>> >>> Is this a new version of Gedcom? >>> >>> If not, what program will open it? >>> >>> >> http://www.google.com/search?&ie=UTF-8&q=.ftmb >> >> Get them to export a GEDCOM unless you have FTM > > That was their attempt to export to a Gedcom. > > They obviously don't know how to do it, so I'd be very grateful if someone who > is familiar with FTM could post simple step by step instructions on how to > create a GEDCOM file in that program, which I could then pass on to the person > who sent me that file. Steve, This is for FTM 2006: (I haven´t felt any need to upgrade...) 1. Start FTM 2. File -> Export File -> Entire file... -> "Enter" 3. In the box "Save as type:" Choose GEDCOM. 3a. Write a file name or accept the file name given. 4. Press "Save" and then "OK" in the small window that opens. 5. Done. Kurt F