GEDCOM Utilities

System Requirements

Windows CMD or 16/32bit o/s

File Size : 608 KB   Version : Various   Author : Randy Winch

This is a small selection of very useful GedCom tools, they all run on either a CMD line or 16/32bit windows.

The programs should be copied to a directory in your path or into the directory where you keep your GEDCOM files :

• GEDSplit.exe Windows 32bit program to split any GEDCOM file in useful ways.
• Analyze.exe Windows 32bit command line program to display the unconnected individuals in any GEDCOM file
• GEDPlace.exe Allows editting of places in a GEDCOM file
• Addnote.exe Windows 32bit Beta version
• addnote.exe Adds a user specified note to each individual in a GEDCOM file.
  Usage: addnote [-x] old.ged new.ged "Note to add", Option -x add note as XREF tag
• Addsour.exe Windows 32bit Beta version
• addsour.exe Adds a user specified source to each individual in a GEDCOM file.
  Usage: addsour [options] old.ged new.ged "Source to add", Options -x add source as XREF tag and/or -t TAG add source under TAG
• Gedcaps.exe Windows 32bit Beta Version - changes the capitalization of names and/or places in a GEDCOM file
• gedcaps.exe Changes the capitalization of the surnames in a GEDCOM file. Can convert to/from uppercase.
  Usage: gedcaps [-u] old.ged new.ged, Option -u change surnames to upper case
• GEDLivng.exe Native Windows 32bit version
• 16 bit gedlivng.exe (runs in a dos box or at the dos prompt)
• 32 bit gedlivng.exe (Must run in a Windows 32bit dos box) Privatises a GEDCOM file. (beta testing)
  Usage: gedlivng [options] old.ged new.ged, Options -b place message as birth date -c YYYY sets cutoff year (default: 1917) -c YY sets cutoff year to current year - YY -d deletes living individuals -l "message" replace "Living individual, details withheld" with message -m no message. same as -l"" -n keep notes -r removes unreferenced GEDCOM lines -y replaces dates with year only. This overrides -b -l & -n