GENDEX
GENDEX ( GEN ealogical in DEX ) is the specification of a data format with which references to genealogical websites are transferred. A search server (e.g. FamilyTreeSeeker) can collect this data and centrally find millions of family tree pages on the Internet.
GENDEX format
Each line of this ASCII file stands for a person's GENDEX record . Each data record consists of the following fields, which are marked with vertical bars '|' be terminated.
Referenz|Nachname|Vorname /Nachname/|Geburts-Datum|Geburts-Ort|Sterbe-Datum|Sterbe-Ort|
- 1st field: The reference describes the variable portion of the URL on the corresponding person page on the homepage
- 2nd field: Surname
- 3rd field: Full name in the same format as in the GEDCOM name field
- 4th field: date of birth or christening
- 5th field: place of birth or baptism
- 6. Field: Date of death or burial
- 7th field: place of death or burial
example
;; Hier steht ein Kommentar index.htm#I0001|Mustermann|Erwin /Mustermann/|30 JUN 1899|Berlin|20 SEP 1905|Hamburg| index.htm#I0002|Schmidt|Eva /Schmidt/||Berlin||||
If this GENDEX file under
- http://example.org/Ahnen/gendex.txt
then the entries refer to these person pages:
- http://example.org/Ahnen/index.htm#I0001
- http://example.org/Ahnen/index.htm#I0002
Web links
- GENDEX at wiki.genealogy.net
- GENDEX in the TNG Wiki (English)
- What is a GENDEX file? engl. FAQ at FamilyTreeSeeker