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From: "Des Skelly" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-IRISH] PAF 5 AND GEDCOM FILE
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:53:51 +1000
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Carole, I seem to be getting nowhere fast. I do the steps down to and
including 4, but go haywire then.After I have completed step 4 I have
clicked on Import and what I get is my gedcom files list, but the the file I
want is in a Paf file and isn't yet a gedcom file,so it is not listed. I
don't seem to get to the EMPTY file in step 5 you mention.
In step 7 you mention the window asking for the name and location of the
gedco file. I haven't reached this step, but the file isn't a gedcom file so
how could I find it - it is still in My Documents. I'm completely lost
Carole.
Des.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carole" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [AUS-IRISH] PAF 5 AND GEDCOM FILE


> Hello Des,
>
> If you have not got your gedcom working yet, try the following
>
> 1. I am assuming that you have SAVED the Gedcom attachment into a folder
on
> your hard drive.
>
> 2. Open PAF and on the top row go to FILE and click on OPEN
>
> 3. a new window will open asking you to name this file - in my case I
call
> it TEMPORARY
>
> 4. then you will be asked the questions about name address etc.
>
> 5. you have finished you will be left with an EMPTY file
>
> 6. on the second top row about 2nd from the left is an icon of a disk with
> an ARROW pointing IN
> when you hold the cursor over it you will see that it is called
IMPORT
>
> 7. click on this and you will get a window asking for the name and
location
> of the GEDCOM file
>
> 8. surf back to the folder where you saved the file and when you find it
> double click on the name
>
> 9. now Gedcom should enter all the gedcom file into your empty folder.
>
> 10. when completed you will have the chance to go through each record and
> read it
> Once the data has been entered it is also a good idea to go back to
> FILE (top row) and come down
> to the submenu "check/repair" - if you run this PAF will check for
any
> problems before you add the data
> to your own files
>
> 11. if you find ALL is O.K. then open your own family history file and
> follow the same steps to IMPORT the gedcom file into your family records.
>
> 12. IF you are certain that you will want to keep all the information as
it
> was received you may decide to import it straight to your own family
history
> file - the above is the long way around the problem to ensure that there
are
> no problems with the information received.
>
> If you want further information please contact me (I do not use Windows
XP,
> so if that is a problem I am afraid I cannot assist).
>
> Regards,
>
> Carole
>
>
>
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