+<br>
+Alternatively, programs using the C object model should use the following (in this case, the inclusion of both <code>gedcom.h</code> and <code>gom.h</code> is required):<br>
+
+<blockquote><code>int result;<br>
+ ...<br>
+ <b>gedcom_init</b>();<br>
+ ...<br>
+ result = <b>gom_parse_file</b>("myfamily.ged");<br>
+ </code> </blockquote>
+The call to <code>gom_parse_file</code> will build the C object model, which is then a complete representation of the GEDCOM file.<br>
+<br>
+No matter which of the interfaces you use, the call to <code>gedcom_init</code>() should be one of the first calls