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--- ged2wiki [2007/02/14 21:14] – jims
+++ ged2wiki [2013/01/06 15:48] (current) – jims
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 ==== Ged2Wiki ====
-Ged2Wiki is a project to convert a GEDCOM into [[http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:dokuwiki|DokuWiki]]
+Ged2Wiki is a project of my own creation to convert a GEDCOM into
-pages so that they can be added to this (or any other [[http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:dokuwiki|DokuWiki]]-based)
+[[http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:dokuwiki|DokuWiki]] pages so that they can be
-site.
+added to this (or any other
+[[http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:dokuwiki|DokuWiki]]-based) site.
-It is my intention to write this program in the [[wp>Perl]] programming language, possible using
+This program is written in the [[wp>Perl]] programming language -- and while I
-the [[http://search.cpan.org/dist/Gedcom/|GEDCOM module from CPAN]].
+had initially thought that the [[http://search.cpan.org/dist/Gedcom/|GEDCOM
+module from CPAN]] would be a good starting point, I later decided that starting
+from the ground up was easier (for me).
-As of 14 Feb 2007, though, this project is nothing more than an idea kicking around my head...
+The program reads a GEDCOM file and stores all the relevant data in hashes.  It
+then spits out a wiki page for each family (and any individuals who do not have
+families of their own).
-//(more details to come)//
+It makes an effort to mark living people as "Private", so their information will
+not show up.  However, be aware that this feature is not 100%!
-\\
+Finally, it creates an Index file for all non-Private names it finds.
-[[start|(Back to the start page)]]
+Modification History:
+  * 01 Feb 2009 -- Initial upload (very buggy and mostly useless)
+  * 30 May 2010 -- Fixed most bugs, but still had major problems marking people as "Private"
+  * 06 Jan 2013 -- Added Index feature and enhanced Privacy feature
+The latest version of the program can be found here: {{:ged2wiki.zip|}}
+An example of the output can be found here: [[owen:f189|John Thomas SEYMOUR]] (+ [[owen:index|Name Index]])