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The core export file format of GRAMPS is called GRAMPS XML and uses the [[file extension]] .gramps. It is extended from [[XML]]. GRAMPS usually compresses GRAMPS XML files with [[gzip]].<ref>[http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_make_a_backup How to make a backup] - GRAMPS</ref> The file format Portable GRAMPS XML Package uses the extension .gpkg and is currently a [[.tar.gz]] archive including GRAMPS XML together with all referenced media. The user may rename the file extension .gramps to .gz for editing the content of the genealogy document with a text editor. Internally, GRAMPS uses [[Berkeley DB]] as the working database format.
The core export file format of GRAMPS is named GRAMPS XML and uses the [[file extension]] .gramps. It is extended from [[XML]]. GRAMPS usually compresses GRAMPS XML files with [[gzip]].<ref>[http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_make_a_backup How to make a backup] - GRAMPS</ref> The file format Portable GRAMPS XML Package uses the extension .gpkg and is currently a [[.tar.gz]] archive including GRAMPS XML together with all referenced media. The user may rename the file extension .gramps to .gz for editing the content of the genealogy document with a text editor. Internally, GRAMPS uses [[Berkeley DB]] as the working database format.


GRAMPS can import from the following formats:<ref>[http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Import_from_another_program Import from another program] - GRAMPS</ref> GRAMP XML, GRAMPS Package (Portable GRAMPS XML), GRAMPS 2.x .grdb (older versions GRAMPS), [[GEDCOM]], [[CSV]].
GRAMPS can import from the following formats:<ref>[http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Import_from_another_program Import from another program] - GRAMPS</ref> GRAMP XML, GRAMPS Package (Portable GRAMPS XML), GRAMPS 2.x .grdb (older versions GRAMPS), [[GEDCOM]], [[CSV]].
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* [[PhpGedView]] (version 4.1 and up) supports<ref>[http://www.phpgedview.net/neumont.php PhpGedView @ Neumont University] - <br>*Clippings Cart (v4.1)<br>** Add option to zip the GEDCOM/Gramps XML with the associated media files Gramps XML<br>*Gramps XML (v4.1)<br>** Add option to download entire GEDCOM in Gramps XML form<br>** Add option to retrieve raw data from the SOAP web service in Gramps XML format<br>** Gramps XML export support to include full source and media support<br></ref> output to GRAMPS XML.
* [[PhpGedView]] (version 4.1 and up) supports<ref>[http://www.phpgedview.net/neumont.php PhpGedView @ Neumont University] - <br>*Clippings Cart (v4.1)<br>** Add option to zip the GEDCOM/Gramps XML with the associated media files Gramps XML<br>*Gramps XML (v4.1)<br>** Add option to download entire GEDCOM in Gramps XML form<br>** Add option to retrieve raw data from the SOAP web service in Gramps XML format<br>** Gramps XML export support to include full source and media support<br></ref> output to GRAMPS XML.
* [http://www.gramps.van-staveren.net/?page=pagina_1_engels.php GrampsXMLview] - uses [[PHP]] to display the contents of a GRAMPS XML on your website.
* [http://www.gramps.van-staveren.net/?page=pagina_1_engels.php GrampsXMLview] - uses [[PHP]] to display the contents of a GRAMPS XML on your website.
* The script [http://www.cohsoft.com.au/tmg2gramps/ tmg2gramps] by Anne Jessel converts [[The Master Genealogist|The Master Genealogist v6]], genealogy software datafile to a GRAMPS v2.2.6 XML.
* The script [http://www.cohsoft.com.au/tmg2gramps/ tmg2gramps] by Anne Jessel converts [[The Master Genealogist|The Master Genealogist v6]] genealogy software datafile to a GRAMPS v2.2.6 XML.


==Languages==
==Languages==

Revision as of 22:33, 12 March 2009

GRAMPS
Original author(s)Don Allingham
Developer(s)The GRAMPS Team
Initial release2001/04/21[1]
Stable release
3.1.1 / March 9, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-03-09)
Preview release
Through SVN
Repository
Written inPython
Operating systemLinux, BSD, Solaris, Windows, Mac OS X[2]
Available inMultilingual (22)
TypeGenealogy software
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitehttp://www.gramps-project.org/

GRAMPS, an acronym for Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System, is free genealogy software. GRAMPS is programmed in Python using PyGTK. It uses Graphviz to create relationship graphs.

Features

File format

GRAMPS XML
Filename extension
.gramps
Internet media type
application/x-gramps-xml[5]
Developed byGRAMPS
Type of formatGenealogy data exchange
Extended fromXML
Portable GRAMPS XML Package
Filename extension
.gpkg
Type code.tar.gz archive
Developed byGRAMPS
Type of formatGenealogy data exchange
Container forGRAMPS XML and referenced media

The core export file format of GRAMPS is named GRAMPS XML and uses the file extension .gramps. It is extended from XML. GRAMPS usually compresses GRAMPS XML files with gzip.[6] The file format Portable GRAMPS XML Package uses the extension .gpkg and is currently a .tar.gz archive including GRAMPS XML together with all referenced media. The user may rename the file extension .gramps to .gz for editing the content of the genealogy document with a text editor. Internally, GRAMPS uses Berkeley DB as the working database format.

GRAMPS can import from the following formats:[7] GRAMP XML, GRAMPS Package (Portable GRAMPS XML), GRAMPS 2.x .grdb (older versions GRAMPS), GEDCOM, CSV.

GRAMPS supports exporting data in the following formats: Gedcom, GeneWeb's GW format[8], Web Family Tree (.WFT) format [9], vCard, vCalendar, CSV.

Programs that support GRAMPS XML

Languages

GRAMPS is available in the following languages:[11] Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish.

History

Selected release history[12]:

  • GRAMPS 1.0.0 "Stable as a Tombstone" released - February 11, 2004 - Used XML to store all information.
  • GRAMPS 2.0.0 "The Bright Side of Life" released - May 5, 2005 - Introduction of the Berkeley database backend.
  • GRAMPS 2.2.1 "One, two, five!" released - October 30, 2006 - Originally only available for Unix-like operating systems, with this release GRAMPS became available for Windows.
  • GRAMPS 3.0.0 "It was just getting interesting." released - March 24, 2008 - Introduced the new Family Tree database format and deprecated the old .grdb database format. Plugin system called "Gramplets".
  • GRAMPS 3.0.4 "All the children sing" released - December 7, 2008 - Bug fix and introduced support for python 2.6.
  • GRAMPS 3.1.0 "I am the director of a publishing company" released - March 7, 2009 - New features and bug fixes.
  • GRAMPS 3.1.1 "Spam, bacon, sausage and spam" released - March 9, 2009 - Crash fix.

References

  1. ^ "GRAMPS officially started April 21, 2001." - History of GRAMPS - GRAMPS Wiki
  2. ^ Installation - GRAMPS
  3. ^ Features - GRAMPS
  4. ^ Relationship Calculator - GRAMPS
  5. ^ Generate XML - Why doesn't GRAMPS just use a .gz extension? - GRAMPS
  6. ^ How to make a backup - GRAMPS
  7. ^ Import from another program - GRAMPS
  8. ^ GeneWeb - The GW format
  9. ^ Web Family Tree - simonward.com
  10. ^ PhpGedView @ Neumont University -
    *Clippings Cart (v4.1)
    ** Add option to zip the GEDCOM/Gramps XML with the associated media files Gramps XML
    *Gramps XML (v4.1)
    ** Add option to download entire GEDCOM in Gramps XML form
    ** Add option to retrieve raw data from the SOAP web service in Gramps XML format
    ** Gramps XML export support to include full source and media support
  11. ^ GRAMPS translations - Wiki
  12. ^ gramps-announce - SourceForge.net

This article contains text from the GNU GPL GRAMPS Manual V2.9.

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