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From: David Bryant <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] TMG Version 4.0C GEDCOM Import Problem
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2001 00:11:12 -0700
References: <MCEMLJNEJNDDJFGLEMJEOEFFCFAA.agonyacres@ainop.com>


Morning Nathan,

I thought of that also (suggested by another TMG user) but I couldn't even get a
"Search and Replace" in the word processor to do the job.

I finally decided to let my old program NOT export the Prefix or Suffix TAGS and
that took care of the problem with TMG. I now manually go into the TMG file
that I am working on and make a NOTE instead of using the Prefix and Suffix
TAGS.

Expert TMG users have given me a GOOD EDUCATION in GEDCOM files that I really
NEEDED. <grin>

Many thanks for the suggestion and for taking the time to write.

Later,
David


"Nathan L. Silver" wrote:

> David,
>
> Could you open a copy of the gedcom in notepad (or some plain text editor)
> and do a "search and replace" on the offending labels? Or if notepad can't
> do search and replace, maybe open it in Word, edit it, and then make sure to
> save it as "plain text"? I dunno, just a suggestion.
>
> Nate
>
> Nathan L. Silver mailto:
> RR 1, Box 299A
> Island Falls, ME 04747
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Bryant [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 4:47 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [TMG] TMG Version 4.0C GEDCOM Import Problem
>
> Great Joe,
>
> Your memory serves you well. I ran a test using two small "TEST" data
> files.
> One that had Suffix and Prefix data and one that did not. I compared the
> way my
> old genealogy program exported that file and the way TMG exported the file
> (with
> identical data entered from the TMG screens).
>
> I was surprised to see that TMG considers my OLD PROGRAM'S GEDCOM labels,
> "NPFX"
> and "NSFX" (which are the prefix and suffix names), as TMG "Name-Var". And
> that
> was where I was getting all the weird alternate names of "Sr.", "Jr.",
> "Doctor"
> and so forth.
>
> I think I have the problem pretty well figured out but have no idea of how
> to
> eliminate the problem with my OLD PROGRAM'S exports (short of manually
> removing
> them from the old program's database).
>
> And you're absolutely correct on the TITL label. Apparently that is the
> "Title"
> label and tells the program what should be used for the individual's Title.
>
> I am not to sharp on GEDCOM so please take my comments with a grain of salt.
> Just learning and enjoying every minute of it.
>
> Later,
> David

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