Re: GEDCOM by hand

[email protected] (Mikkel Eide Eriksen) Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:00:17 +0100
Newsgroups perl.gedcom
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I occasionally drop down and edit raw gedcom. Usually if I need to add the s=
ame census info to several individuals or some other repetitive task where t=
he UI of the app isn't ideal.

Not the entire time though. That seems a nightmare.=20

Mikkel

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On 12/01/2013, at 02.15, Philip Durbin <[email protected]> wrote:

> Do I remember correctly that someone on this list mentioned once that they=
 maintain their GEDCOM file by hand?
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> Is that crazy talk? Is it hard? Is it possible? Any tips?
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> In this age of blogging like a hacker* I kind of like doing stuff by hand i=
f it's reasonable.
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> Otherwise, I guess I need to fire up GRAMPS again because my cousins keep g=
etting married and having babies.
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> Phil
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> * http://tom.preston-werner.com/2008/11/17/blogging-like-a-hacker.html
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> --=20
> http://greptilian.com