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Load GED-COM

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Alison

Alison Report 14 Jun 2003 18:47

Hi there has anyone used the load GEDCOM feature. I was going to do it and then it said that i have to delete everyone in my tree except me to do it. I got cold feet because i can't face retyping everyones name in if it doesn't work. Please give me some success stories to ease my fears and phobias! Thanking you in advance Alison

Beryl

Beryl Report 14 Jun 2003 21:07

Alison, I managed to load my tree with GEDCOM and I know nothing about how it works! You do have to delete everything except yourself and then follow the instructions. My only tiny whinge is I was expecting to see something telling me it was completed - and if it did I must have blinked. However when I looked - O.K. very nervously - it was there. I don't think I've seen any messages from people saying it hasn't worked for them. Good luck, Beryl.

Rosi

Rosi Report 14 Jun 2003 21:41

I have downloaded the Gedcom file - but cannot face deleting everything I've already put into GC and reput it into Gedcom- which is what I presume you have to do? Or have I missed something that is obvious to everyone else and I don't have to completely wreck my GC tree? Somebody please put me out of my misery! Thanks - Rosi

Alison

Alison Report 15 Jun 2003 09:40

Thank you Beryl, I am still a little nervous about doing this so may wait a while while i work up the courage. My GEDCOM file is now far bigger than my GC tree so i probably should take the plunge soon though! Alison

Alison

Alison Report 15 Jun 2003 10:17

BERYL I DID I!!!! I just took a deep breath and went for it - how scary was that. Now my entire tree and details are updated and i am breathing again! I would recommend it to everyone Thanks ALison x

Beryl

Beryl Report 15 Jun 2003 15:44

Bravo Alison, I knew you could do it!! Believe me if I can then anyone can - gives you quite a feeling of power doesn't it? Regards, Beryl.

Lorraine

Lorraine Report 15 Jun 2003 19:37

maybe I am a bit simple but what is a ged-com and what exactly does it do?...Please help as I so want this all to work.

Beryl

Beryl Report 15 Jun 2003 19:58

Lorraine, Some people have used a software computer package to record their family history before joining this site. Most of these packages enable you to load the info in a GEDCOM file format and this can be uploaded to this site to save having to type up all the info again. If you click on Help/FAQs in the list on the left it explains in more detail. Regards, Beryl

Unknown

Unknown Report 17 Jun 2003 16:51

I too was apprehensive and the first time I tried I failed - so I e-mailed the site - lol - by the time it arrived there I had successfully loaded it and went from having a handful of people to having over 700. Its a brilliant site