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║ NAMCLEAN ║
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║ PAF Review - Version 93.1 - 1 March 1993 ║
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║ Compiled by Mike St. Clair ║
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║ This is file NAMCLEAN.INF ║
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Version: 1.0
Author: Jack J. Chandler
Address: 812 Vermillion Dr., Henderson, NV 89015
Version Date: April 1992
BBS File Name: NAMCLEN1.ZIP
Software Type: Shareware
Fee: $5 donation suggested but not required.
Read/Write: Updates NAME2.DAT, INDIV2.DAT and MARR2.DAT.
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║ Brief Description ║
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Removes unused names from your Personal Ancestral File (PAF)
NAME2.DAT file whichs result from the deletion of records that
once used them or the correction of spelling errors.
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║ Long Description ║
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NAMCLEAN is a PAF utility to remove unused names from your PAF
NAME2.DAT file. It is easy to use and requires only normal
precautions to protect your files from damage during the process.
A good current backup should always be made prior to modification
by any software that changes or writes to your database. The
files that require backups are NAME2.DAT, INDIV2.DAT, and
MARR2.DAT. To speed up the processing, copy these files to a ram
disk or hard disk before running NAMCLEAN and that back to their
normal location after the program is complete. The other files in
your database are not updated.
Run FRCHK on your original files prior to running NAMCLEAN. If
FRCHK reports problems, then attempt to correct them prior to
running NAMCLEAN. If you have the 10 June 1990 or later update
to PAF 2.2, you can run FRCHK -f. This will repair most minor
problems. The results of NAMCLEAN are unpredictable if your data
fails the FRCHK.
Processing time for NAMCLEAN is much faster than using GEDCOM
procedures to clean up the NAME2.DAT file. NAMCLEAN used in
conjunction with RECLAM14 will process my database of 5400
INDIV2.DAT, 2113 MARR2.DAT, and 3600 NAME2.DAT records in about 50
minutes on an 8mhz AT. GEDCOM takes over 3 1/2 hours to complete
this same function. Processing time is dependent upon the number
of name field entries in your INDIV2.DAT and MARR2.DAT files.
NAMCLEAN does not modify any RIN or MRIN numbers.