1. Exporting from a WFT CD-ROM to GEDCOM file, the WFT tree number (page number) is not included in the Master Source citations. Exporting to a FTW file, it is. With thousands of WFT trees, and millions of individuals on each CDROM, missing the specific tree number is a serious handicap. Considering that the exact same individual — or like-named different individuals — may appear in numerous trees on that CD, one may have a better chance finding a needle in a haystack than finding the specific reference to which one of these citations refers.
2. The selection mechanisms for exporting part of a file has no way to include spouses' parents– except to include them manually, one by one. 

3. FTM puts a period after abbreviated date words, such as "ABT.". This is in violation of the published GEDCOM Standard and detracts from the portability of these files — which is supposed to be their raison d'être.
4. FTM creates invalid GEDCOM for empty name "\\" with a source citation.  [HAD] 
5. Cause of Death information will not be included on export if there is no Date or Place of Death recorded. 
6. Beginning in version 5, one cannot select which facts are to be exported. [GF#14]

invalid GEDCOM 
not be included

Selectively exclude facts in version 5 and above.

 

1. Importation of sources is not connected to the individuals imported (i.e. from GEDCOM or FTW files). Regardless of which individuals are selected for import, including none, all sources are always imported. This may result in a number of unreferenced sources being imported.
2. Notes are appended to existing notes without insertion of a Return character, causing the new notes to be appended to the last line of the extant notes if the extant notes are not terminated by a Return of their own. (GEDCOM, FTW)
3. GEDCOM and FTW import are inconsistent in adding a trailing Return to new Notes. GED does; FTW doesn't.
4. GEDCOM and FTW import are inconsistent in suppressing the append if the extant and new Notes are identical. (FTW suppresses, GED does not)
5. A leading comma is elided from Birth Location when importing from GEDCOM. The leading comma is commonly used to indicate the absence of a specific town or city. Such loss of information would change  ", Fairfield, CT" to "Fairfield, CT", leading one to believe that the town was referenced, when in fact it the county was intended. One wonders what other subtle changes are performed.

6. Inconsistent citations obtained when importing from WFT result in cases where only the citation for the name has the box checked for "Include citation text in footnote". (The text involved is the date of import.) The other fields (dates of birth, death, &c) do not have this checked. The result is that the citations appear different, causing additional footnotes in the citations section of GenRpts. Unchecking this box on the names in one file reduced a 14 page GenRpt to 8 pages, simply by combining these unnecessary citations.