PAF (Personal Ancestral File)
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{{FormatInfo | {{FormatInfo | ||
|subcat=Genealogical data | |subcat=Genealogical data | ||
| − | |extensions={{ext|paf}} | + | |extensions={{ext|paf}}, {{ext|dat}} |
|pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/854}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/855}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/856}} | |pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/854}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/855}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/856}} | ||
|released=1983 | |released=1983 | ||
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Personal Ancestral File (PAF) was free genealogy software provided by FamilySearch, a website operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. | Personal Ancestral File (PAF) was free genealogy software provided by FamilySearch, a website operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. | ||
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| + | PAF software up to v2 used individual .DAT file to store genealogical data. File names included, INDIV2.dat, MARR2.dat, NAME2.dat, NOTES2.dat, REPTITL2.dat, etc. | ||
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| + | PAF software versions 3-5 used a single .PAF file to store data. Version 5 header starts with ascii <code>500 500 PAF</code> | ||
==File Format== | ==File Format== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Personal Ancestral File|Personal Ancestral File]] - Wikipedia | *[[Wikipedia:Personal Ancestral File|Personal Ancestral File]] - Wikipedia | ||
| + | * [https://www.ancquest.com/index.htm Ancestral Quest can be used to import all PAF files] | ||
Revision as of 23:03, 23 April 2019
Personal Ancestral File (PAF) was free genealogy software provided by FamilySearch, a website operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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File Identification
PAF software up to v2 used individual .DAT file to store genealogical data. File names included, INDIV2.dat, MARR2.dat, NAME2.dat, NOTES2.dat, REPTITL2.dat, etc.
PAF software versions 3-5 used a single .PAF file to store data. Version 5 header starts with ascii 500 500 PAF
File Format
TimeLine
