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[[File:ImportGramplet-Addon-GrampsXML-example-50.png|thumb|right|450px|Import Text Gramplet - Addon - Showing Gramps XML example]]<!-- to recreate open a *.gramps file and copy a section that looks similar -->
The {{man label|Import Text}} Gramplet allows you to paste the content of selected file formats and import directly into Gramps without having data in a file.
* Gramps XML
* [[Addon:ImportGramplet#Import_CSV_.28spreadsheet_input.29|CSV (spreadsheet input)]] with [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#CSV_Dialect|configurable delimiter dialects]]* [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard vCard] files - The vCard (Virtual Contact File or VCF) import and export currently supports only the version 3.0 format with property types for the name (FN, N, NICKNAME, SORT-STRING), address (ADR), telephone number (TEL), birthday (BDAY), occupation (ROLE), URL (URL), email address (EMAIL), and gender (GENDER, X-GENDER). This is a core subset of the dozens of propertt property types available in the vCard format.
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* Create a new Family Tree to test the following.
* Add the {{man label|Import Text}} Gramplet to your Dashboard.
* verify which [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#CSV_Dialect|configurable delimiter dialect]] option is selected * Copy the contents of the [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees:_CSV_Import_and_Export#Example_CSV_with_multiple_areas|CSV example]] from User manual
* Paste the contents directly into the text input area of the Gramplet.
* Then select the {{man button|Import}} button '''only once''' unless you want the same information imported multiple times.
* Then empty the text input area by selecting the {{man button|Clear}} button.
* View the imported results in Gramps
* If you want to reverse the imported result because you made a mistake or pressed the the {{man button|Import}} button multiple times you can select {{man menu|Edit > Undo CSV import}} from the Gramps menu as many times as you need.
[P011],"Miami,Miami-Dade,FL,USA",City,,</pre>
Notice that the sample place list has placeholder commas when the Latitude and Longitude are missing for 10 of the 11 rows. And this test data has the Place name in the flat form. After importing, you can use the [[Addon:PlaceUpdate_Gramplet#Generating_a_place_hierarchy|Generate hierarchy]] option of the {{man label|[[Addon:PlaceUpdate_Gramplet|Place Update]]}} add-on addon Gramplet to convert the flat form into a hierarchy. Then filter for Unknown types and use the Place Type option to set the State and County types to an extended selection of the enclosing Places.
The example above is for importing non-hierarchical Place definitions. You would still have to reassemble the hierarchy. The following example assembles a country enclosing a state having 2 counties. And one of those counties has a city.
You'll notice that the last line does not specify a Place ID. This lets Gramps use the next automatically generated ID. But, the drawback is that if you were to run this import twice, The Import Text addon wouldn't recognize it as an existing place and would create a duplicate Place of the same name, in the same county. This add-on addon ONLY compares IDs and uses matching IDs to update/overwrite records rather than create new ones.
<pre>Place,Enclosed_by,Name,Type,Latitude,Longitude
[P23],,USA,Country,38.9072,-77.0369
[P35],[P23],OH,State,39.9612,-82.9988
[P36],[P35],Franklin county,County,[P35],40.0155,-82.9932
[P30],[P36],Columbus,City,39.9612,-82.9988
,[P35],Mahoning county,County,40.9872,-80.7214
== Issues ==
* allow import from pasted GEDCOM file Feature Request: {{bug|5436}}allow import from pasted GEDCOM file.
== See also ==
* [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#CSV_Dialect|configurable delimiter dialects]] Discourse forum discussion:* [https://gramps.discourse.group/t/csv-template-for-text-import/5277/5 CSV template for Text Import] * [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees:_CSV_Import_and_Export|CSV Import]] (the CSV foundation for the interactive [[Addon:ImportGramplet|Import Gramplet]] add-onaddon) [[Category:Addons]]
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