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GEDCOM 7 and the file header.
- GEDCOM 7: files with
GEDC VERS 7.0are read (@VOID@,PHRASE,SNOTE). Rule 624 reports what is not valid in GEDCOM 7, e.g. CONC, CHAR in the header,FORM jpginstead of a media type, values outside the enumerations, tags that only exist in 5.5.1. - Check as: next to the presets you can choose whether a file is checked by the version in its header or as 5.5.1 or 7.0. This shows whether a 5.5.1 file would pass as GEDCOM 7.
- Header (620-623): required entries (SOUR, SUBM, GEDC, FORM, CHAR), FILE against the actual file name, the GEDCOM-L addendum entry as recommended, the date in the header.
- 625: text after an event tag (
1 EMIG With the ...), only Y is allowed there.
77 rules in total. Packages for Windows, Linux and macOS are attached by GitHub a few minutes after publishing. The Windows installer is not signed: at the “unknown publisher” warning choose “More info”, then “Run anyway”.
Deutsch: GEDCOM 7 und Dateikopf. Dateien mit GEDCOM 7.0 werden gelesen, Regel 624 meldet Verstöße gegen GEDCOM 7. Neben den Voreinstellungen die Auswahl „Prüfen als“: nach Kopf, 5.5.1 oder 7.0. Neue Regeln 620 bis 623 zum Kopf (Pflichtangaben, FILE, GEDCOM-L-Addendum, Datum) und 625 für Text hinter Ereignissen. Insgesamt 77 Regeln. Pakete für Windows, Linux und macOS hängt GitHub nach wenigen Minuten an.