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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Ada and GEDCOM
Date: 29 Jul 2003 06:04:42 -0500
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In article <q5KdnVjkX6aSnbuiU-KYgg@gbronline.com>, Wesley Groleau <wesgroleau@myrealbox.com> writes:
> Bruce or Tracy Jacobs wrote:
> 
>> I actually starting writing some for my mother who was
>> needing to convert some genealogy records.  The code is
>> about 3/4 written. 
> 
> Just curious.  Of course there's tons in C and Java,
> and I've found (and written a little) in perl.  Are you
> considering "publishing" any you've written?  Want any
> help with it?
> 
> I'm just not happy with the assumptions that all genealogy
> programs force on us.  Even the most flexible and "open-minded"
> (LifeLines) wasn't flexible enough for me, and so I now just
> edit my GEDCOM with a plain text editor (pass it through LifeLines
> or something solely for error checking).

You sound quite experienced.  What are the limitations of Reunion ?

> So anything that I write or someone else writes to simplify
> my work without tying my hands on some major point....