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║ Information About INSTREL - From File INSTREL.INF ║
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║ PAF Review - Edition 93.5 - September 1993 ║
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Shows if/how you are related to someone else by comparing the
information in GEDCOM files.
Version: 1.03
Author: Larry Maddocks
Address: Knowledge Software Systems, 935 E. Best Ave.,
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
Version Date: June 1993
BBS File Name: INSR3A.ZIP
Software Type: Shareware
Fee: $15 ($50 after December 1993)
Read/Write: Read only of GEDCOM/creates own database
Instant Relatives was written to help genealogists extend their
lines without repeating other's research. PAF has a match feature
but it only matches on data that is exact in spelling. INSTRL is
more flexible; it will report "possible" matches. You can compare
single or multiple GEDCOM files. INSTRL does not perform merging.
It also does not match families, only individuals, though it looks
at the parents' names to help decide if an individual matches.
INSTRL has been tested with two kinds of GEDCOM formats, Personal
Ancestral File (PAF), version 2.2, and the GEDCOM created by the
International Genealogical Index (IGI) PC computers. PAF will
create a GEDCOM file from the genealogy information that it
stores. There are also other programs that create GEDCOM files.
INSTRL begins by looking at the first record in data-base 2. This
may or may not be the first record in your GEDCOM file. It then
searches data-base 1 for any matches. Those that match are
displayed. This continues until all records have been processed.
To determine matches, it uses: given name, surname, birth or
christening date and place, mother and father's names. These
fields are weighted in such a way that if they match, a score is
increased. The score is decreased if the field does not match.
If the final score is greater than or equal to a user adjustable
threshold, the two records are considered a match.
Note that HOWREL is an early, Freeware version of INSTRL.