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║ Information About GCFILER - From File GCFILER.INF ║
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║ PAF Review - Edition 93.2 - April 1993 ║
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Converts GEDCOM files to ASCII format for loading into databases,
spreadsheets and word processors (and vice versa).
Version: 1.1
Author: Philip Cain
Address: Orelle Corporation, Box 643, LaGrange, IL USA 60525
Version Date: March 1992
BBS File Name: GCF11.ZIP
Software Type: Shareware
Fee: $15
Read/Write: Read only
GCFiler helps answer the need to correlate large amounts of
detailed information quickly. It can convert GEDCOM files to ASCII
format which allows you to load the data from GEDCOM files into
databases, spreadsheets and word processors.
GEDCOM files are lineage linked files in text format which have up
to four fields, or items, per line. The four fields are called
level, cross reference number, tag and content. For example:
0 @I1@ INDI
1 NAME William "Wild Bill" /Cody/
The first line has a level (0), a cross reference number (@I1@),
and a tag (INDI). The second line has a level (1), a tag (NAME),
and content (William "Wild Bill" /Cody/). All GEDCOM lines have
at least a level and a tag. The other two fields are optional.
Note that the tag is in the third position of the first line and
the second position in the second line. If the file is converted
so that each line has four fields and each field is always in the
same position (e.g. tag always third), then the file can be easily
read by many standard programs that handle data like Paradox,
Lotus and WordPerfect. When converted, the two lines above are:
0,"@I1@","","INDI"
1,"","NAME","William ║Wild Bill║ /Cody/"