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║ Information About FOREST - From File FOREST.INF ║
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║ PAF Review - Edition 93.2 - April 1993 ║
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Counts the number of trees in your PAF files. It helps you find
individuals (and groups) in your family history data base which
are not connected properly.
Version: 1.0? (no version specified in file - a later
version is part of PAFSPLIT/commercial only)
Author: Ann Turner
Address: 418 Gilbert, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Version Date: July 1990
BBS File Name: FOREST.ZIP
Software Type: Shareware
Fee: $5.00 suggested - $7.50 to order from author.
Read/Write: Read only
Are all the individuals in your PAF data base connected into one
family tree? The old saying goes "You can't see the forest for
the trees," but the reverse may be true for a large genealogy data
base. When we import GEDCOM files, or even when we do a large
amount of data entry ourselves, we may end up with many separated
small family trees which cannot be located in the tangled forest
we have created. It becomes harder and harder to tell if we have
grafted all the branches in our file onto one large tree.
FOREST will count the number of independent trees in your data
base and create a file called FOREST.PAF which lists the RIN
(record identification number), name, and tree number for each
individual. It also produces a status report on the screen
which tells the number of trees it has located and the number of
individuals on each tree. A file called FOREST.LST provides a
summary as well. You may optionally make an abbreviated file
called FORESTX.PAF which contains all individuals "eXcept" those
who were included in the largest tree.
The word "tree" is used here in its mathematical sense, a branched
structure of points (people) and connections (relationships). A
tree consists of all individuals who are linked in some way,
whether it be by birth OR marriage.
The documentation gives some helpful hints on how to use FOREST to
clear up connection problems in your PAF data.