Welcome. So you want to know a little bit more about GenProg? GenProg version 2 is back in development. It tends to go in fits and starts and it's been slow going but I hope to release beta 1 sometime in 2011. My genealogy time is divided between research, program development, and archiving. As of November 17, 2008, I now have a flatbed scanner and am archiving all of the family slides, negatives, and photos. The results can be seen in my photo gallery but this will take some time.

UPDATE - Well obviously the beta is on hold. My duties as webmaster at the Gwinnett Historical Society and the series of articles I'm writing for the newsletter along with archiving projects have taken over my time. Development is on indefinite hold.

UPDATE 2018 - Done with GHS. Long story. I have free time again.

Background:
This piece of software got its start as a FoxPro 2.0 for DOS program back in 1993. In 1999, it got a full makeover with enhancements in Visual FoxPro. It was designed primarily to print reports that could be put into a data binder that I could take into the Georgia Archives or into the field conveniently.

The Future: (Currently in the works or planned)
• Descendant charts
• An HTML (static) formatting option for reports (generate documents for the web!)
• GEDCOM & PAF compliance
• Ability to handle multiple data sets
• Import/Export data in both GEDCOM and GenProg formats
• Source citation system
• Toolbars

This program is NOT GEDCOM compliant. Genprog started out as a program to track ancestors and print reports for a single user before the GEDCOM standard (or the web) was devised. However, since I don't expect the genealogy world to accept MY standard anytime soon, GEDCOM import/export is in the works. Beyond that, the current alpha release is missing some features and waiting for others to be determined.

Bugs:
Glassy Aero effect doesn't always work. (Win7)
There are some problems with printing particularly over a network.
The help system is an absolute mess and a holdover from version 1.
The backup system doesn't work under Linux/Wine.

Progress Report for 2.0:
GenProg 2.0 should be ready for beta around build 125 or so. Currently, I'm working on code to merge two individual records into one and designing a Source citation system. These might release as builds 71 or 72 at the earliest.

Update - March 2021 (2.0): It's been a productive month. Alpha build 2.0.67.4 is also ready.
Update - March 2021: Yes, alpha 2.0.66.7 is done. Linux support is on indefinite hold until I reinstall it on one of my computers.
Update - November 2010: Mostly on hiatus - build 66 might release in November.
Update - November 2008: On hiatus.
Update - August 2007: The first alpha version (2.00.52) is released.

Changelog:

GenProg 2.00 alpha 70	23 Apr 2021	Alpha 2.0.70.2 Final code tweaks for Full Search Open windows remember their placement (but only open ones ... for now) Updated the Help system a bit and repositioned some forms
GenProg 2.00 alpha 69	17 Apr 2021	Alpha 2.0.69.5 "Extended" Pedigree Chart includes an extra generation Web browser navigation and toolbars added to the Extended Pedigree chart Fixed and removed some icons
GenProg 2.00 alpha 68	6 Apr 2021	Alpha 2.0.68.1 Made improvements to the Full Search form
GenProg 2.00 alpha 67	29 Mar 2021	Alpha 2.0.67.4 Added some "developer tools" - Be careful with these. Web browser navigation (Back and Forward buttons) Toolbar Connect Child to existing pre-parents works - with two exceptions Added/changed some icons
GenProg 2.00 alpha 66	6 Mar 2021 2014?December 2018	Alpha 2.0.66.7 Updates the 2018 release. Contains some bug fixes and corrects the "save pending changes" issue of the edit form. Tweaks to the Pedigree Chart generator Font fix for tabs on Linux which WINE 1.2 broke Fixed scientific notation bug with large ahnentafel numbers Fixed marriage notes navigation bug Added full-title field (separate from last name) Tweaks to descendent tree DNA match checkbox Notable/historical person checkbox Veteran checkbox Verification status(i.e. verified or just a possible match - will the DAR accept as proof) New installer (required due to table changes) This release will likely drop support for anything prior to Windows XP (e.g. 98/SE, 2000, and Millennium).
GenProg 2.00 alpha 65	24 May 2011	Improvements and additions to the Pedigree Chart generator
GenProg 2.00 alpha 64	4 May 2011	Back Up and Restore utilities added
GenProg 2.00 alpha 63	18 Nov 2010	Fix for navigation bug on children tab Add Parents from Menu Cleaned up and streamlined code for editing
GenProg 2.00 alpha 62	3 Nov 2010	Dropdown button navigation added to Main and Pedigree pages
GenProg 2.00 alpha 61	1 Nov 2010	Pedigree page fixes and navigation improved Linux crash(80000100 error) workaround Mouseover "white" button bug fixed
GenProg 2.00 alpha 60	12 July 2010	Compatability update - primarily to improve the Linux version More icons and mouseover effects General file cleanup.
GenProg 2.00 alpha 59	6 June 2010	Fixed the installer Small changes to the program Compiled under VFP9 for a more modern look Dropped support for Win95 and NT4
GenProg 2.00 alpha 58	11/16/2008	Hosting and hyperlinks moved to new website Fixed "sex change" bug Update checker added Fixed navigation bug on main page
GenProg 2.00 alpha 57	2/24/2008	Hyperlinks are completely fixed New icons
GenProg 2.00 alpha 55	End of 2007	Dynamic(ASP) page pack released. More reports
GenProg 2.00 alpha build 52	June 2006 Aug 2007	First public release of version 2. Major changes to data tables. Changes to several of the forms.
GenProg 1.16	---	More User Preferences. Outline report now prints cousins. Fixed a truncated number glitch in the PageView report.
GenProg 1.15	02/12/2002	Improved User Preferences. Ability to turn off update confirmations. Expanded numbers(ahnentafel) to 1 billion. Ability to edit from TreeView. Fixed bug where screens flash before program loads.
GenProg 1.14	01/01/2002	User Preferences. Resizable Windows. No excuse for the amount of time between updates.
GenProg 1.13	4/14/2001	Fixed 'Cousin deletion' code. Fixed 'Too many cousins' glitch. Backup utility added. Rewrote the 'Help' system. Added ability to reorder children.
GenProg 1.12	2/12/2001	Patched some potential problems. TreeView now prints.
GenProg 1.11 beta 3	11/1/2000	Pedigree page now prints. Clean up utility works. Changes are checked for and a light comes on to remind you to save. Plus other tweaks to the code.
GenProg 1.11 beta 2	9/2/2000	Minor enhancements.
GenProg 1.11 beta 1	8/25/2000	Adds Pedigree-Page View. Fixes the 'splash page' bug and some other minor issues.
GenProg 1.10 beta 2	7/25/2000	Adds Tree View
GenProg 1.10 beta 1	5/25/2000
GenProg 1.0.1	12/25/1999

That's it.
Use and enjoy.
And PLEASE give me feedback. Thanks.