| You often will get the question from researchers, "How Are We
Related?" Most genealogy programs have a tool to find blood relations.
This is very handy, but it does not show relations across marriages. Using the
GEDCOM files as input, the RELATION program can trace through all individuals and trace
the relationship, even across multiple marriages. When finished it will post a text
file on your desktop showing the sequence of persons to trace the link between any two
persons, so you can now show how you are related to your brother-in-law's, sister's
husband. The process is done by sequential testing and will proceed until the second
person is reached. GEDCOM files containing up to 5,000 persons have been tested
successfully. Click on relation.exe (version
3 - Mar 2003) to download a simple 52K ".exe" self contained program file
to find these links. See instructions below.
This totally FREE program contains no hidden processes and has been proven virus
clean. The source code is available upon request. See also the simple Cousins Table for blood relations.
The above program may be saved in any location of your choice. I recommend
placing it in your "C:\Program Files\relations" folder. You will need to
search for "C:\Program Files" when the "Save As" dialog box comes up
and then make a new folder named "relations". Open that folder and click
on "Save". Once downloaded (10 seconds) make an icon as follows:
Locate the program file "relation.exe", right click on it and select
"Create Shortcut". Right click on the "Shortcut to relation.exe"
icon and rename it to "Relation". Right click on the "Relation"
shortcut and select "Properties", select the "Program" tab and select
"Run:" as "Maximized" and check mark "Close on exit", and
then click on "OK". Copy the shortcut icon and place in a convenient spot
such as your desktop or "Programs" menu. Clicking on the shortcut will
start the program. Initially the program will use "C:\" as the default
location for temporary files and for the GEDCOM files. Once you have entered your
preferences, it will use them until you change again. Four temporary random access
files are created and used by the program to save GEDCOM information and are deleted when
the program is finished. The program results are saved in a ".txt" file on
your desktop that has the same first name as the GEDCOM file. This file may be
opened in your text editor by clicking on it and deleted when you are finished with it.
Please enjoy this program. |