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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.
