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sorry
last question for now.
is it usual that the FTM file when opened and saved from FH will double in size?
Bill

Ok and thanks, will see how it goes
Bill

Mike I think you misunderstood me, I was just making clear I knew how to save UTF8 etc, sorry, its the way I wrote it.

re the geds It's a mystery, as all the previous are ok, I got round it, but its a pain. Lets see what happens on future ones sent me
thanks
Bill

Descendants of James Day - c1829.ged Hi Mike last weeks are filed in their own folder, I always either add something to a name and file it myself, or I keep in named folders so I know where I am at. In the week he did some major changes, and sent an update, these are just used by me as reference fi...

Hi Mike I just tried again, both Gedcoms that are an issue, (last weeks Older versions are fine,) but the one I sent, and a larger one that cannot send via attachment here still open straight to project page, the icons are standard gedcom ( 3 green squares)exactly as received , and all am doing is t...

Sorry, instead of opening the Gedcom, it opens a box that is the project Window, the one I said I never really use.
It doesnt just try to load the ged as I usually do.

I tried also to import via this box as a project, that also fails.

sorry Mike, Hard day. I understand now.

so geds on is small, other is 6557kb. Have tried attach both only one is small enough, both when clicked just throw up the import ged box
thanks Bill

Hi Mike sorry but from reading the earlier post I thought Ansi and UTF8 were the same , I understand more what you said now on reading this latest bit from you :) I knew I should have paid attention many years back when I started using a BBC micro. I just had to break in the middle of this and answe...

Mike following last post, a week ago my relation sent me some gedcoms from his FTM. and I opened them with no problems in FH just by clicking on them. After that they wouldnt open in Simpleged etc, and i assumed had changed something in FH. I was using Firebric to sort that, but you say that causes ...

HI again sorry to be a pain! I have been reading back over the Gedcom issue, as I has a similar problem again the last couple of Days with a friend who sends me Geds, ( from an old Family Tree Maker), I open and use/read them in FH just by clicking on the gedcom itself. Then just save it again, as I...

Ok, thanks for that, I'll try and learn a bit more.
Bill

I have looked myself, but cannot figure what FIrebric has actually done, I have used it on several Geds which wouldnt open in Simple Family Tree, and after 'FIXED' are fine, but reading at the start of this post what it does doesnt suggest it changes the whole format? I hate not knowing wjhats going...

PS irebric is the link at the start of this thread, that seems to have been recommenede by this post?
Bill

Hi just in case , I have played around with the geds some now. I still am not clear what the Firebric APPlication is Fixing, but it does seem to work. So if its not changing the Standard Fh gedcom into the older UTF 8 you speak of, does anyone know what it is actually changing to make my geds readab...

Hi Mike Just a tad confused. so I can see I have to use a different means to get a file for Ancestry by what you say, in a different format. So is that the same thing happening with the SImple GEd and Viewged programs as well? And if I export a version to use for Ancestry, or simpleged will it then ...

Hi again ok, a fixed ged uploaded first time using Mozilla, with no problems that I can see. So do I now have to 'FIX' all of my geds using the Firbric online tool, or is there a Family Historian Plugin that works the same way? Lastly, WHY are all my geds giving these errors, when they are the same ...

Hi I have read through old Topics and the latest regarding the problems uploading Gedcoms to Ancestry. I noted the suggestion previously (2007) to use IE extension Tab for Mozilla, which I use mainly, is that still necessary, as I tried instal that and couldnt access a further required add on? But I...

Thanks again. I followed the steps with split tree helper , and used a new copy of the same gedcom imported into a new project again ( i kept backups before did option2). I get that now. It works Must admit the split tree helper has never seemed easy. I never seem to choose the right parameters when...

Ok Mike What was happening was that after highlighting the media to add to named list, it stayed highlighted, when i clicked on LISTS that caused the options you said to be greyed out and so not selectable. Once I cleared that all went ok. I notified as you requested, V6.2.7 Your first option using ...

Hi Mike i had already managed some of what you say, what I did not get is at step6, having highlighted the records as you say, you say select LISTS> ADD TO selected List, it was greyed out because some records were still highlighted. So thanks , that worked and all white boxes are gone. Final questi...

Hi Mike? i realise you are being helpful, and maybe I am being a bit slow somehow, but Your method No 2 I cannot seem to find easily, I have just sat here an hour playing with the MEDIA tabs. Trying to do as you say for number 2. But I have tried by clicking the MEDIA camera icon on the taskbar, whi...

Just to explain a little more, I have opended the media tab and it gives a list on the left, and shows 62 white boxes with a cross on the right. ( and media name under). I have highlighted the 62 boxes, and tried right click etc, but I cannot find a way that gives the option of select all, or the op...

Hi I have carried out the new Project Part. It has opened the Ged and told me as doing that , there are 62 media with broken links that it asked if I want to repair. I selected no. Trying to follow your options for clearing the broken links. I have used split tree helper, but find it much easier to ...

Thanks i will try that later, and see if it clears the problem. I would prefer to clear the whole ged bfore I split it, but I guess anything that works is good.

PS its not removing the media, as others have said, the media is already gone, but the ged is full of links to missing items when I open it in FH. Plus these white boxes where a photo or similar was, that i cannot get rid of!