From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Thu Jun 29 08:12:25 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k5TECPjb001759; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:12:25 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k5TECMwU025670 for ; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:12:22 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k5TBZUFI014405 for ; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:35:30 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k5TBZUFM014404 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:35:30 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k5T2Y9FI012931 for ; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:34:09 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k5T5An5d000513 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:10:49 -0600 X-Envelope-From: mscheffl@twcny.rr.com Wed Jun 28 23:10:49 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k5T5Anjb000504 for ; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:10:49 -0600 Received: from ms-smtp-04.nyroc.rr.com (ms-smtp-04.nyroc.rr.com [24.24.2.58]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k5T5AgcR003554 for ; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:10:42 -0600 Received: from m1070n (cpe-24-92-248-107.twcny.res.rr.com [24.92.248.107]) by ms-smtp-04.nyroc.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k5T5Ae9q005465; Thu, 29 Jun 2006 01:10:42 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <017d01c69b3a$5b2cd0f0$6601a8c0@m1070n> From: "MScheffler" To: "Eliz Hanebury" , References: <200606281042.k5SAgSVc025609@lists5.rootsweb.com> <44A29747.2000208@cebridge.net> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Genealogy programs Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 01:10:36 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Programs such as Access are not easy to learn how to use. Trying to copy and paste between this type of program and one's genealogy program are in "my opinion" a disaster waiting to happen due to the possibility of corrupting one's database. Anyone doing this would be advised to keep a series of backup files over time, so that you can go back to an earlier backup if some database corruption problem emerges. One program with easy data entry is RootsMagic at www.rootsmagic.com Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eliz Hanebury" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Genealogy programs > Dan, I hear many do, but it isn't much touted. I belong to the Legacy > Users > Group and they do have a way I paid no attention because I was not going > to > get Access but now I hear Open Office has a version and I need to find how > to use it > legacyfamilytree.com > Eliz > > On 6/28/06, Dan Brennan wrote: >> >> Is there a genealogy program capable of exporting to and importing from >> database files (.DAT or the like) (Access or similar) or >> to or from a spreadsheet ( think Excel, .XLS or similar) or Adobe >> portable document format (.PDF)? >> >> Something besides a GEDCOM file. >> >> I am tired of the constant clicking to and fro in order to enter all the >> information about an individual. A spread sheet would make it >> a lot easier to enter data, to edit, and to cut and paste to the >> genealogy program, with a link to the original document so updates to the >> original document would be automatic. >> >> It might take some kind of a work-around, but it would be worth the >> effort. Or is there a way to use a GEDCOM in another program? >> >> Thanks to all for the information. >> >> Dan >