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From: Terry Reigel <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] GEDCOM Export quirk
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 08:04:51 -0400
References: <4.2.0.58.20000802145421.00aba9c0@mail.internode.on.net>


Robin Lamacraft wrote:

> I have some custom tags (census info) that I tried to export to GEDCOM from
> TMG (I knew that the witness stuff would not export but I at least wanted
> my tag memos.) At first they would not export at all even though they had
> blank GEDCOM label as is required to see your custom tag as the EVEN /
> TYPE. Then I realized that they had 2 principals. I set the second
> Principal ID# to zero and they export OK but not very usefully!!
>
> Is this another known limitation of GEDCOM - that EVEN events can't have 2
> principals?
>
> From my examination of the GEDCOM files created it seems very likely that
> this is so.

There was an exchange on this subject on the List in June. There is a problem
with tags with two principals, and the results vary depending upon whether they
are shown as married, if you can believe! Jim Byram has done a lot of work on
this and has an analysis posted. I can't find the address right now, but I
believe there is a link on Lee Hoffman's TMG Tips site.

Terry Reigel

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