I am using both BK 5.2 and BK 6.1. Actually I did most of my work in 5.2 and then got 6.1. All of my data is on one large file. Recently I acquired a GEDCOM file from a relative that has information that I don't have. We have 3-4 of the same people on our files but most of the new file are people that I do not have. Is there some way I can combine these two files without having to retype all of the data from one of them into the other? Any help will be appreciated.

Jack wrote: > I am using both BK 5.2 and BK 6.1. Actually I did most of my work in > 5.2 and then got 6.1. All of my data is on one large file. Recently > I acquired a GEDCOM file from a relative that has information that I > don't have. We have 3-4 of the same people on our files but most of > the new file are people that I do not have. Is there some way I can > combine these two files without having to retype all of the data from > one of them into the other? Any help will be appreciated. Yes, BUT! BUT FIRST: make a duplicate copy of your file and put it on removable media which you then remove to a different room in the house. We call this the "insurance" or "the self-defeating prophecy" stage. ;) The following is generic procedure for import to any/all programs. Someone familiar with BK's choices might want to fill those in for you. Now. Create a new file and import the GED. Decide which people cross-match with yours and whether you've got EVERYTHING in your file as well. Delete those people, but write down how YOUR people fit into it. (I.e., if your 3 or 4 are siblings, say of whom; if you've a sibling and an uncle and his kids, say that too -- on a scrap of paper). Create a new GED which you name GED2.ged; and import GED2.ged into your BK file, linking things up according to your notes. If you screw it up, delete your BK file, plod into the other room, retrieve the insurance copy, copy it onto your HD, return the insurance to the other room, and repeat from "Now." until you get it right. (g) B'lieve 11x is the current record? Cheryl