In earlier versions of FH I used to create a named list containing the records i wanted to populate a new gedcom and then go through the process of exporting a gedcom. After the new gedcom had been saved FH popped up a dialog box offering to open the gedcom in a new instance of FH, but this no longer happens in FH7.
Am I missing something in Preferences or elsewhere?
* Exporting Gedcom in FH7
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Re: Exporting Gedcom in FH7
No, you are not missing anything. FH V7 no longer produces that prompt.
You have two alternative workarounds:
You have two alternative workarounds:
- Note the folder path where the GEDCOM file is exported.
Use the File > Gedcom File Tasks > Open Gedcom File... command or use keyboard Ctrl+O to open that GEDCOM. - Instead of the File > Export > GEDCOM File... command, use File > Project Window > More Tasks > Copy Project...
Open that copy and use File > Split Tree Helper... command to Delete all Individual records NOT found by the
Individual Query: Named List Members
Under Other Records select the four Delete ... records left with no links to them and finally Perform Tasks
Mike Tate ~ researching the Tate and Scott family history ~ tatewise ancestry
Re: Exporting Gedcom in FH7
Thank you, Mike