GEDCOM 4: Importing GEDCOM data

Importing a GEDCOM file into an existing database is, in many ways, the reverse of the export process.  For example, someone has sent a GEDCOM file as an attachment to an e-mail and the first problem is to store this attached file in a suitable folder on the local hard disk. We will not go into the details about storing an attached file, except to say that by right-clicking on the attached file and using Save As... we can store the file in a suitable folder from which can be retrieved.

Fig 6.10  Append/Merge Family File

The first step, in FTM, is to select File > Append/Merge Family File... Navigate to the folder and select the GEDCOM file that will be merged to the database. It is important to set the Files of type to GEDCDOM (*.GED) so that the dialogue window will list the GEDCOM files, without which the window could be blank or showing different file types.

[ Click on Append file in the illustration ]

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