From: Bill Williams To: PAF-5-USERS-D-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 3:48 PM Subject: Spliting a PAF5 file and making a Gedcom file I believe that I really need help for subject problem before I do any more damage to my PAF5 file. This is my first attempt to accomplish this procedure but I need to do quite a bit more of it. My original file is named Williams.PAF and includes 2300 individuals. This file includes my father's family (Williams), my mother's family (Jones), my wife's father's family (Morgan) and my wife's mother's family (Kyne). I have made four backup copies of the PAF 5.2 Williams file. I have printed out all 196 pages of the PAF 5.2 Users' Guide. After trying unsuccessfully to split out the Jones family (Using the descendants of Humphrey Jones born 1719) I called the LDS Library and obtained help but then tried to make a Jones Family.ged on a 3 1/2 floppy disk. This required another phone call to the LDS Library plus they called me back to get the procedure down correctly. I praise them for that! The Jones file ended up as 543 individuals. 1. My major problem is that while doing this it also added the 543 individuals to my 2300 individuals in the Williams file (total of 2843) creating 543 sets of Jones family duplicates in my original Williams file on the hard drive. 2. In addition I notice that it did not make a complete Jones file of all the descendants of Humphrey Jones. 3. Next, in order to include all members of the Jones families I believe that I must add the ancestors of my mother who was a Jones. What kind of problems will this produce? 4. Am I on the right track to send a complete Jones Family file to three Jones family cousins in Wales? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Bill Williams billwilliams25@juno.com