If your database has names that require special characters you would use UTF-8. I use ANSI as my dynamic web site, DFT Com2, requires it. http://userweb.suscom.net/~billinn/ Ansel is a very old character set and not supported by some programs. I really don't know about UNICODE. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlotte Geier" <chargerfree@mindspring.com> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:22 AM Subject: [PAF-5] Exportion to 'Other Gedcom 5.5' > I'd never noticed that 'Other Gedcom 5.5' option until you mentioned it, > Bill. How does one know which character set to use? > > Thanks, > > Charlotte > > > Subject: > Re: [PAF-5] Burning CD for hurrican protection > From: > "Bill Linn" <billinn@suscom.net> > Date: > Tue, 21 Jun 2005 01:05:18 -0400 > > To: > PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com > > > The first step is to export your PAF-5 file to GEDCOM. I would use "Other > GEDCOM 5.5" since this would be compatible with almost any genealogy > program, not just PAF. After exporting you can compress it with Windows XP > Zip utility or Winzip. I can't imagine a GEDCOM so large it wouldn't fit > on one CD after it was zipped. Your sister would need some genealogy > program to view your data. She could open the GEDCOM in a text editor but > that's a pretty tough way to wade through any serious amount of > genealogical data. If your "data" includes photos or links to photos you > could reduce the size of the photos and convert them to jpg format and > burn them to the CD also. > > Regards...... > > Bill > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > PAF-5-USERS Mailing List > http://www.ausbdm.org/p5uindex.php > >