I found it quite good to give me an idea of some things that need looking at - any little hints help. Early on I imported some GedComs without fully checking the details in them - have regretted that ever since - it has pointed out some possible errors in my early files. Helen Castle Narangba "Tom de Neef" <tdeneef@qolor.nl> wrote in message news:471b8006$0$245$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl... > Amazing how many inconsistencies you can find in a genealogical database. > I would get rich if my users pay 1 cent per 'error'. > But it is all for free, so never mind that. > The point is this: everyone who has put a lot of effort in building up > his/her database is upset when it appears to have more than just a few > errors. And most recording programs do not do a very good job in > verifying. Download Genealogica Grafica from > http://home.versatel.nl/genealogicagrafica/ and see what it detects in > your data. (You will need to export to a gedcom in order to interface with > the program. It has been tested on gedcoms with nearly a million persons. > It is fast!) > Tests include: > - link inconsistencies > - loops > - loose ends (unconnected groups of persons) > - date inconsistencies > - unlikely situations > When you let the program produce a map of birthplaces, it will also find > misspellings in placenames. > And it will also make graphicals of trees, inbreeding patterns and > relationships. The Help is extensive. > Hope this is a useful aid. > Tom >