Message Boards

You are here: Message Boards > Topics > Genealogy Software > Personal Ancestral File (PAF) > Multiple.PAF files problem
Names or Keywords
All Boards   Personal Ancestral File (PAF) - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Multiple.PAF files problem

  Replies: 12

Multiple.PAF files problem

spammerbait  (View posts) Posted: 18 Mar 2009 8:02PM GMT
Classification: Query
Almost literally tearing my hair out here, or would be if I had any left.

First problem:

Unintentionally I have managed to create 2 .paf files containing different versions on my family tree. As far as I can tell they are identical up to individual RIN 1241 but each have different individuals after that point.

How can I make a single file with all the information and be 100% confident nothing has been lost ? I do not think I can face adding data again by hand. :-(


I tried the Match/Merge and the Merge Duplicate Sources options on the menu, but neither seemed to do anything sensible. In fact neither asked me for file names to work on to start with !


Second problem:

I though I might be able to tackle this by exporting GEDCOM files for both and looking to see if there was text I could copy across with the intention of importing it to a new paf file in the hope it would solve the issue. (Probably wishful thinking.) But it is continually asking for a name and address before it will export, which as far as I can tell it clearly already has ?!?!

Any advice gratefully received.
  Viewing 1 - 10 of 13  |  Next >>
SubjectAuthorDate Posted
spammerbait 18 Mar 2009 8:02PM GMT 
OHF640 19 Mar 2009 6:27PM GMT 
spammerbait 20 Mar 2009 1:31PM GMT 
roncon60 20 Mar 2009 1:59PM GMT 
spammerbait 23 Mar 2009 7:36PM GMT 
roncon60 24 Mar 2009 4:02AM GMT 
spammerbait 24 Mar 2009 7:48AM GMT 
spammerbait 24 Mar 2009 7:49AM GMT 
spammerbait 30 Mar 2009 9:42PM GMT 
roncon60 30 Mar 2009 11:27PM GMT 
   
Results per page    Viewing 1 - 10 of 13  |  Next >>

Find a Board

Page Tools