AFN and Ancestral File numbers are the same thing so related to both of your questions. They are unique for the program that LDS uses and used in their PAF program. I would think you can import PAF files into the FTM program when you import the gedcom? Maybe someone else will know? Eric Original Message: ----------------- From: bob jacobson bobaloo@dodgenet.com Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 10:38:12 -0600 To: IOWA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IOWA] bottleneck I have 2 questions to ask if any know. l. Some of my relation have (AFN: and a series of numbers and letters following) How can these be brought up on my computer? I also have trouble bringing up Family Search Ancestral Files (ex. v4.19). Again how can these be raised on my computer? In my case, ignoramnce is not Bliss. Many thanks to whoever can supply me with answers. ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub instructions, list rules and other useful information. Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .