I use that Pure Text program every day, very handy and simple to use, try it out it solved all my problems and removes all the clutter. Good suggestion. Earl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Templeman" <gtempleman1@comcast.net> To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 5:56 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Weird Error > First, lets get clear on your steps to be sure we are on the same page. > After you pasted the information into Notepad, did you re-select it in > Notepad and do a fresh copy before pasting it into PAF? If not you would > have been pasting the original data. As an aside, for anyone who does a > lot > of pasting into PAF, the freeware PureText does the same thing as running > the data through Notepad, but it can be done in one step using a hotkey > (such as Windows + V). It can be found here. > http://www.stevemiller.net/puretext/ > > Gary Templeman > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kathy Campbell" <KatGCamp@bellsouth.net> > To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 12:55 PM > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Weird Error > > >> It is very likely that you copied information that had some format >> characters >> included and was not pure text. These hidden characters may have been >> the problem. If you are going to copy, you might copy to Notepad first >> and >> look for any strange characters and delete them. Then copy from Notepad >> to PAF 5. >> >> It may be that saving to a GEDCOM would have deleted these characters >> too, or at least made them visible when viewed with a text editor. >> >> >> >> That's what I did - copied to Notepad and then to PAF, and it's always >> worked before. I double checked, and there was nothing odd at all. >> Kathy >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1375 / Virus Database: 1509/3649 - Release Date: 05/20/11 >