: Sky-Diamonds@no-dreck-please.comcast.net writes: : : > I tried using the RootsWeb Alumni lists facility but can't get it to : > work (my system has no "save text with tabs" option, for example, : > and their software refuses to accept any version I've got). : > : > Any suggestions about how to share this material? : : You do not need special software to transcribe the data from an : alumni list into a text delimited file for submitting to the : RootsWeb User databases. You can use any word processor and start : off by placing column headings for each "field" you wish to include : for each entry. For instance, you might wish to include Last name, : First name, year of graduation, address, notes. This is just an : example of possible column headings--you might wish to take a look : at the existing alumni databases to see what fields others have : included. Record each entry -- one per line, placing the data that : applies to that entry and field--separate each item by a comma or : other unique character not used elsewhere in the database. You must : remember to make your fields consistent so that the proper column : heading applies to the entries that fall under it. If you have a : field that is to remain blank just separate it by adding another : comma (delimiter) such as ,, (denotes a blank field). : : Joan <JYoung6180@aol.com> Thanks very much for the advice. I still can't make it work, though. Following your directions, I was able to get my text document accepted, however the questions screen at Rootsweb (next step after the basic submission) will not work for me. It's located here: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/submit/cgi-bin/dbsubmit.cgi?screen=mainform I'm supposed to answer several multiple-choice questions about how my document is set up, but whenever I go to question 2, the question page just disappears, along with any answers I was able to complete, so I have to start the q/a cycle over again (and again). I tried repeatedly to make it work but there's a bad glitch somewhere. Very frustrating. Thanks again for trying to help. **Sky * * * * People often find it easier to be the result of a past than a source for the future. "Sky" <Sky-Diamonds@no-dreck-please.comcast.net>