Problem: You want to upload the GEDCOM file generated by your genealogy software program to RootsWeb's WorldConnect but WorldConnect perversely insists that you tell it where on your computer it will find the GEDCOM file.

Solution: If you know the exact location of the file, simply type it in the blank box (item #9 on the standard setup page or item #22 on the advance setup page). For Windows users, this location might look something like this: C:\FTW\SMITH.GED -- the file will end with the extension .GED or it is not a valid GEDCOM file and WorldConnect will not accept it. Remember also that the locations of files on your computer include the backward, not the forward, slashes.

What if you don't know or can't remember where the file is? Then use the BROWSE button, located just to the right of the blank box in the Upload Options section. Let's say you know the file is somewhere on your computer's hard drive (probably named the C drive), and you know it is somewhere within your genealogy program folder. Use the BROWSE button to navigate from the C drive to the appropriate folder. Open it and then look within the folder for the proper file ending in .GED. Highlight it and click on Open. This displays the GEDCOM's location in the box for item #9 (standard setup) or item #22 (advanced setup).   Your GEDCOM is now ready to be uploaded to WorldConnect. For more tips on this subject, see "Preparing Your File for Submission": http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help/wc2.html




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from 07/19/00