Could anyone tell me what format the records on the GFHS baptism, burial and marriage CDs are in? The GFHS publications website doesn't seem to make that clear at all, except that the CDs include a Windows-only search program. I use Linux for my PC's operating system, and I want to make sure that I can use the CDs if I purchase them. I would be unlikely to be able to use the search program, but if the records are not in a unique proprietary format then I could probably use them. PDFs, most word processing formats, and most spreadsheet formats are generally no problem for me. Thanks. --Erich Schraer St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Erich, The Baptism, post 1800 marriages and burials Index CDs were designed in a special format that only works with Windows. However, the same information is also available on the CD in pdf format on the CD, but is not quite as user friendly. This definitly works with Mac computers and should work with Linux. All other GFHS CDs are in pdf format. If you purchase a CD I would be very pleased to hear how you get on with the CD. Hugh Kearsey - Chairman GFHS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erich Schraer" <erich@wubios.wustl.edu> To: "Gloucestershire Mailing List" <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:46 PM Subject: [GLS] Format of Baptism, Burial, Marriage CDs at GFHS? > Could anyone tell me what format the records on the GFHS baptism, burial > and marriage CDs are in? The GFHS publications website doesn't seem to > make that clear at all, except that the CDs include a Windows-only > search program. I use Linux for my PC's operating system, and I want to > make sure that I can use the CDs if I purchase them. I would be > unlikely to be able to use the search program, but if the records are > not in a unique proprietary format then I could probably use them. > PDFs, most word processing formats, and most spreadsheet formats are > generally no problem for me. > > Thanks. > > --Erich Schraer > St. Louis, Missouri, USA > _____________________________________________ > > Gloucestershire Family History Society: > www.gfhs.org.uk > > Gloucestershire Archives: > www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15434 > > Gloucestershire BMD Index 1837 to 2005: > http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

On 01/27/2011 04:50 PM, Hugh Kearsey wrote: > Erich, > > The Baptism, post 1800 marriages and burials Index CDs were designed in a > special format that only works with Windows. However, the same information > is also available on the CD in pdf format on the CD, but is not quite as > user friendly. This definitly works with Mac computers and should work > with Linux. > > All other GFHS CDs are in pdf format. > > If you purchase a CD I would be very pleased to hear how you get on with the > CD. > > Hugh Kearsey - Chairman GFHS Hugh, Since the CDs have PDF versions, I shouldn't have any problems. Thanks very much! --Erich Schraer