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GEDCOM Help!

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Diane

Diane Report 20 Nov 2016 18:16

I have requested to export a GEDCOM and on it's return by email it automatically converts this to a PDF Acrobat Reader file but I can not open it - states the file is not supported or is has been damaged due to being sent by an email attachment!!!! Can anyone help me with this?

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 20 Nov 2016 18:19

Do you have an off line tree programme? If that won't open it, you might need to contact GR or try to download again.

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Kense

Kense Report 20 Nov 2016 21:18

I don't understand what is converting the file to a PDF file, unless you mean that your PC is set to use PDF to open files with a .ged suffix.

If that is the case then store the file from the email in a known directory. Go to that directory and right click on that file. Select Open With and one of the options it offers should be Notepad. Select that and you will see what the gedcom contains.

In that form it will not make a lot of sense although much of the text will be recognisable. As Det suggests, you need an off line tree program to really see what it contains.

Diane

Diane Report 21 Nov 2016 18:15

Thank you for your help I'll have another look!

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 21 Nov 2016 18:32

download gedcom viewer from here (free)

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Miscellaneous/GEDCOM-Viewer-RKS.shtml

install and then open yr GED file with it.

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