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    1. RE: [PAF-5] Backup to website
    2. Bill Linn
    3. If we are too far off topic here please say so. I like it because it is so easy to browse through. There isn't a way to edit it except maybe overwriting photos with updated ones. I've had the site up for 5 or 6 years on different servers. I needed support to get it working first time and Michael Horey helped me. It is a java application and must be compiled but don't let that scare you. Follow the steps and it will work. 1. Export your GEDCOM as "Other GEDCOM 5.5". Must be ANSI! 2. Make a new folder where you can find it easily and name it something like "My GEDCOM". 3. Copy the GEDCOM to that folder. 4. Make 3 new folders under My GEDCOM and name them "Photos", "Comments", and "index.html". 5. Gather all of the photos you want to use into one folder somewhere. Resize them to 15 KB or less, (group photos may need to be larger). Windows XP Power Toys has a photo resizer that works well. 6. Move your resized photos to the Photos folder and rename them 001.jpg through 100.jpg or however many you have. I think they must be jpg. 7. Make a plain text file with headers and comments for each photo and put it in the Comments folder. 8. Fire up dftcom2 and point it to the GEDCOM, (it won't know where to find it first time). 9. Select your browser, (important). 10. Set photos to interactive. 11. Start compiling. It will allow you to select and add the photos. When you add a photo find the person it matches. To avoid sorting through your whole database type in the person's name exactly as it is in the GEDCOM such as "Robert J. Linn". Then copy your header and comments in before going to the next photo. IMPORTANT, do not click OK until you have added all of the photos. 12. dftcom2 will put your website in your My GEDCOM folder and you can preview it. 13. Go to the Website folder and rename "example.html" "index.html". 14. Using an HTML editor, add your comments etc. I use Front Page and Dreamweaver but there are a lot of them available free. 15. Upload all of the files in the website folder to your server. Just the files, not the folder. 16. Post the address of your website here. We want to see it. Note: Your source data will not show on the website but all of the notes will. -----Original Message----- From: h cardinal [mailto:harcardinal@earthlink.net] Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 11:01 AM To: PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PAF-5] Backup to website Bill, Your site is incredible! I particularly like the Dynamic Family Tree software you're using. http://userweb.suscom.net/~billinn/ I searched on google and found the website for Dynamic Family Tree http://www.dftcom2.co.uk/ When did you put up your website? Have you used this software very long? Had any difficulties? Would you recommend it? I had no idea that this was available free. Thanks! Harriet ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List Search http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=PAF-5-USERS

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