Transfer via a backup file -- not the paf file. Aloha Wayne, NH6K -----Original Message----- From: Stephanie Cocks [mailto:steph-ken@bigpond.com] Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 9:17 PM To: PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PAF-5] Exporting files Dear Listers, Quick ? I have PAF5 program and some files in that, should I be able to export those files to someone else who has downloaded PAF5? Does it have to be GEDCOM, or can I just transfer a PAF5 file. Thanks for your help. Steph. ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== AVG Anti-Virus Users Disable the 'Certify outgoing messages' option via the E-mail Scanner tab.

Whether the PAF file or the backup (preferred if you do not do an export), be sure that the other person is aware that restoring to anything with the same name will delete what ever they have with that name. If you were just transferring the latest from one of your computers to another, the replacement is likely what you want. But be careful, particularly when you are sending it to someone else that is new to PAF. The advantage of the GEDCOM (though the backup is a lot smaller as a compressed file) is that a GEDCOM can be imported to another database if desired. That has it's own pitfalls also and is not necessarily a good idea, but it is one of the purposes of GEDCOMS. You can not import from a backup or PAF file without first making a GEDCOM. The advantage of sending the backup file is the large reduction in file size. Hope that helps explain the pros and cons a bit. Bill On 16 Jul 2005 at 21:28, Wayne Jones wrote: > Transfer via a backup file -- not the paf file. > > > Aloha > Wayne, NH6K > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephanie Cocks [mailto:steph-ken@bigpond.com] > Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 9:17 PM > To: PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PAF-5] Exporting files > > Dear Listers, > Quick ? > I have PAF5 program and some files in that, should I be able to export those > files to someone else who has downloaded PAF5? > Does it have to be GEDCOM, or can I just transfer a PAF5 file. > Thanks for your help. > Steph. > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > AVG Anti-Virus Users > Disable the 'Certify outgoing messages' option via the E-mail Scanner tab. > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > FreeBMD - Free Access to England and Wales Civil Registration Index > Volunteer as a Transcriber Today! > http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ >