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- ■ PEDRAW data file format
-
- This is the format in which PEDRAW itself saves files. The file
- should be saved with the extension .DAT. This format will be
- created automatically when pedigree data is saved using the
- "Save pedigree file" option <SAVEFILE>. The file is a plain text
- file which can be created by a word processor or the text editor
- supplied with PEDRAW (selected by the "Edit a file" option
- <EDITFILE>), or if pedigree information is kept in a database a
- report can be set up to export information in the correct format.
-
- Each individual needs at least 13 lines. The first line contains
- the ID. The second line is the gender (M, F or X) and an
- optional diagnosis code which is a number from 0 to 9 to
- indicate how the symbol will be shaded. If 100 is added to this
- number the individual is marked as dead. The diagnosis code is
- separated from the gender by a comma. The next line optionally
- contains the ID's of the father then mother, separated by a
- comma. The next ten lines can contain any text. The maximum
- length of an ID or text line is 20 characters. Example:
-
- 12032
- F,4
- 12048,12060
- Miss Linda Smith
- Schizophrenic
- AB
- pos
- wx
- Rr
- ... four more lines, some can be blank.
-
- Note that there is no obligation to keep separate pedigrees in
- separate files. Information about several pedigrees can be
- stored in the same data file, provided each individual has a
- unique ID.
-
- A diagnosis code of 1 shades solid, 2 is half-filled and the
- other numbers produce different patterns. Males are squares,
- females circles and unknowns (X) diamonds.
-