GEDCOM Import

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NOV Diagram can import family trees stored in the popular Genealogical Data Communication (GEDCOM) format.

To use family tree shapes and diagram shapes with code-behind in general, you should set a compiler service in the entry point of your application, right after you initialize NOV:

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// Optional: If you plan to use Diagram smart shapes (for example Family Tree shapes), // you should specify the compiler service to use to compile their code-behind NApplication.CompilerService = new NRoslynCompilerService();

Set the compiler service

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// Optional: If you plan to use Diagram smart shapes (for example Family Tree shapes), 
// you should specify the compiler service to use to compile their code-behind 
NApplication.CompilerService = new NRoslynCompilerService();

Importing GEDCOM Files and Streams

The following code examples show how to load GEDCOM data from a file and from a stream in a drawing view:

Importing GEDCOM data from a file	Copy Code
drawingView.LoadFromLocalFile(@"D:\Documents\MyFamilyTree.ged");

Importing a GEDCOM data from a stream	Copy Code
drawingView.LoadFromStream(stream, NDrawingFormat.Gedcom);

Export

GEDCOM Export

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