Re: Problems with importing GEDCOM file

Unfortunately Wikitree insists on having on obligatory "middle name" field
for names. It is a constant disturbance for most of the world, but despite
its international aspirations Wikitree is *very* American. In Gedcom
exports it is put as a field "_MIDN".


Den lör 13 maj 2023 kl 15:53 skrev Enno Borgsteede <[email protected]>:

> Hello Bret,
>
> > Why are all of the personal names, apart from the first personal name
> > of each of the people, missing?
>
> Most probably because WikiTree puts them in a non standard field, that
> Gramps can't deal with. The site does lots of odd things, and this is
> just one of them.
>
> Note that when I use the term 'odd', I'm hiding my true thoughts.
>
> I bet that you can find those names in the GEDCOM import notes, for
> which I hope that they're attached to the persons where these errors
> were found.
>
> It's a long time since I saw a WikiTree GEDCOM file, and I may be able
> to tell you a bit more if you share parts of the file here, in-line, or
> pass the whole thing to my personal email.
>
> Regards,
>
> Enno
>
>
>
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