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Family Tree | |
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GEDCOM |
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Introduction to GEDCOM |
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GEDCOM files used in database |
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Upload your own GEDCOM |
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Family Trees hor. |
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List persons |
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List families |
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Search person |
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Family Trees vert. |
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3-Generation Family tree |
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Complete family trees |
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Infos from GEDCOM-Files |
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Birthday calendar |
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Birthplaces (list) |
Introduction to GEDCOM | |
Meaning of GEDCOM | Explanatory example |
GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a structured text format whose contents can be read out and changed by a normal text editor. The GEDCOM format has been defined in 1987 by the Church of Jesus Christ and further developed since then. This applies to both content (the GEDCOM tags) and structure, the latter now includes includes XML.
This strengthens GEDCOM in his function as a data interchange format between different genealogy programs, which save most of the genealogical data in a separate, own format.
The example on the right demonstrates the basic structure of a GEDCOM file:
The structure of a data set is hierarchical, the upper level (corresponding to the fields of the record) is marked with 1, this level is followed by sub item 2, etc.
CONT means continuing on the next line. | 0 HEAD 1 SOUR PAF 2 NAME Personal Ancestral File 2 VERS 5.2.18.0 2 CORP The Church of Jesus Christ of |