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Remove certain facts from a GEDCOM

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Remove certain facts from a GEDCOM

suedotlund  (View posts) Posted: 31 Mar 2008 3:02AM GMT
Classification: Query
I need to make a GEDCOM from RM 3.2.5, which I have previously done successfully, however I need to know if I can edit the file quickly. I would like it to only contain the given name, surname, suffix, birth date and death date. Is there a way to quickly strip the other items on each record that I didn't mention above? This particular file contains around 1800 people - I'm hoping I don't need to go through each person, one by one, to remove the data. The purpose for this special GEDCOM is to use with the DigiRoots wall chart printing offered through Brigham Young University. I have previously made two wall charts with them, but I found that it's a lot of data to cram onto the chart - I ended up dividing the GEDCOM into my father's line and my mother's line, so they would each fit on one chart. I would rather it just shows the names and birth/death dates. Currently, both of my charts are 6 feet by 3 feet. I think I can fit both charts onto just one 6x3 ft sheet with the removal of the excess data. Any thoughts on if this is possible, or not?

Thanks,
Susan

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