Sky wrote: > > : 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. Take their cookie. Cheryl singhals@erols.com