Ancestral Quest
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'''AQ''' files are database files for storing genealogy data<ref>https://www.ancquest.com/faqs/dbformats.htm</ref>. Files begin with hex values {{magic|41510000}} or "AQ" in ascii.<br> | '''AQ''' files are database files for storing genealogy data<ref>https://www.ancquest.com/faqs/dbformats.htm</ref>. Files begin with hex values {{magic|41510000}} or "AQ" in ascii.<br> | ||
'''AC''' files are database files for storing genealogy data for collaboration<ref>https://www.ancquest.com/faqs/collaboration.htm</ref><ref>https://www.ancquest.com/AQ2002Features.htm</ref>. Files begin with hex values {{magic|43415100}} or "CAQ" in ascii.<br> | '''AC''' files are database files for storing genealogy data for collaboration<ref>https://www.ancquest.com/faqs/collaboration.htm</ref><ref>https://www.ancquest.com/AQ2002Features.htm</ref>. Files begin with hex values {{magic|43415100}} or "CAQ" in ascii.<br> | ||
| − | '''AQZ''' files are AQ files compressed with [[ZIP | + | '''AQZ''' files are AQ files compressed with [[ZIP]]. |
==Version Information== | ==Version Information== | ||
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* Version 2 - 1996 | * Version 2 - 1996 | ||
* Version 3 - 1999 - "AQ 100 300" | * Version 3 - 1999 - "AQ 100 300" | ||
| − | * Version 2002 (10) - | + | * Version 2002 (10) - "AQ 100 3101" |
* Version 11 - 2003 - "AQ 100 3200" | * Version 11 - 2003 - "AQ 100 3200" | ||
* Version 12 - 2007 - "AQ 100 3500" | * Version 12 - 2007 - "AQ 100 3500" | ||
| − | * Version 14 - 2012 | + | * Version 14 - 2012 - "AQ 100 3500" |
| − | * Version 15 - 2016 | + | * Version 15 - 2016 - "AQ 100 3500" |
* Version 16 - 2019 - "AQ 100 3600" | * Version 16 - 2019 - "AQ 100 3600" | ||
Latest revision as of 07:11, 13 December 2025
Ancestral Quest is genealogy software developed by Incline Software[1], which runs on Windows and MacOS using Crossover(wine)[2].
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[edit] File Information
Ancestral Quest software uses the extension AQ to store family files for version 3.0 to current. Format is similar to the PAF format which was the native format of the software for versions 1.0-2.2[3].
AQ files are database files for storing genealogy data[4]. Files begin with hex values 41510000 or "AQ" in ascii.
AC files are database files for storing genealogy data for collaboration[5][6]. Files begin with hex values 43415100 or "CAQ" in ascii.
AQZ files are AQ files compressed with ZIP.
[edit] Version Information
- Version 1 - 1994[7]
- Version 2 - 1996
- Version 3 - 1999 - "AQ 100 300"
- Version 2002 (10) - "AQ 100 3101"
- Version 11 - 2003 - "AQ 100 3200"
- Version 12 - 2007 - "AQ 100 3500"
- Version 14 - 2012 - "AQ 100 3500"
- Version 15 - 2016 - "AQ 100 3500"
- Version 16 - 2019 - "AQ 100 3600"
[edit] Sample Files
[edit] References
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestral_Quest
- ↑ https://www.ancquest.com/pressreleases/pr191212aq.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20010813065001/http://www.ancquest.com/faqs.htm
- ↑ https://www.ancquest.com/faqs/dbformats.htm
- ↑ https://www.ancquest.com/faqs/collaboration.htm
- ↑ https://www.ancquest.com/AQ2002Features.htm
- ↑ https://www.ancquest.com/VersionHist.htm
