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From: "Lyn Wolf" <>
Subject: Fw: [LAN] Part PAF file for gedcom?
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 12:41:27 +1000


Hi All
As requested, this was the best of the replies.
regards
Lyn Wolf
Manangatang Vic Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Pickup" <>
To: "Lyn Wolf" <>; <>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 2:17 AM
Subject: Re: [LAN] Part PAF file for gedcom?


> Hi Lyn
>
> >Would SKS know how to select a defined section of a PAF4 or 5 file, to
> >convert to gedcom? Can this be done, and how would you go about it? I
just
> >want to send my new data to family members, without sending the whole
file
> >each time.
>
> From within PAF select the export button (or file/Export). This opens the
> export dialog box. Towards the bottom you have a section "Selected
> Individuals" tick the "Partial" option then click the Select button to the
> right (the button is only active when the Partial option is selected).
This
> opens up a dialog box similar to when searching.
>
> You can either use the Relationship filter to the bottom left and select
> the relevant individuals above or use the field filters by defining a
> filter at the bottom middle.
>
> BTW if you haven't already upgraded to PAF version 5 I would recommend it.
> Version 5 allocates a unique identifier to each individual in your PAF
> file. This is included in the GEDCOM file when exporting. What this means
> is that if you have already sent details of an individual to someone using
> PAF v5 then if you resend them it can automatically merge on the unique
> identifier which for those that have sat and tried merging Gedcom files
> into an existing database is a massive time saver.
>
> Craig Pickup
>
>
> Genoot Ltd
> 17 Gateway Business Centre
> 210 Church Road
> London, E10 7JQ.
> Tel: 020 8988 9660
> Fax: 020 8988 9661
> Web: http://www.genoot.com/
>

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