diff --git a/gramps/src/WriteXML.py b/gramps/src/WriteXML.py
index eba1369f9..42cb71555 100644
--- a/gramps/src/WriteXML.py
+++ b/gramps/src/WriteXML.py
@@ -133,6 +133,25 @@ class XmlWriter:
         self.write_xml_data()
         self.g.close()
 
+    def write_handle(self,handle):
+        """
+        Write the database to the specfied file handle.
+        """
+
+        use_g = 0
+        if self.compress:
+            try:
+                self.g = gzip.GzipFile(mode="wb",fileobj=handle)
+                use_g = 1
+            except:
+                self.g = handle
+        else:
+            self.g = handle
+
+        self.write_xml_data()
+        if use_g:
+            self.g.close()
+
     def write_xml_data(self):
 
         date = string.split(time.ctime(time.time()))
diff --git a/gramps/src/plugins/WriteGedcom.py b/gramps/src/plugins/WriteGedcom.py
index 4cdf7a59d..57f587f46 100644
--- a/gramps/src/plugins/WriteGedcom.py
+++ b/gramps/src/plugins/WriteGedcom.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def add_persons_sources(person,slist,private):
             if sbase != None and sbase not in slist:
                 slist.append(sbase)
 
-    for event in person.getAttibuteList():
+    for event in person.getAttributeList():
         if private and event.getPrivacy():
             continue
         for source_ref in event.getSourceRefList():
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def add_persons_sources(person,slist,private):
             if sbase != None and sbase not in slist:
                 slist.append(sbase)
 
-    for name in person.getNameList() + [person.getPrimaryName()]:
+    for name in person.getAlternateNames() + [person.getPrimaryName()]:
         if private and name.getPrivacy():
             continue
         for source_ref in name.getSourceRefList():
diff --git a/gramps/src/plugins/WritePkg.py b/gramps/src/plugins/WritePkg.py
index 8210e5fef..6256c7cc7 100644
--- a/gramps/src/plugins/WritePkg.py
+++ b/gramps/src/plugins/WritePkg.py
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ def exportData(database, filename):
 
     t = TarFile.TarFile(filename)
     g = StringIO()
-    WriteXML.write_xml_data(database,g,callback,1)
+
+    gfile = WriteXML.XmlWriter(database,None,1)
+    gfile.write_handle(g)
     mtime = time.time()
     t.add_file("data.gramps",mtime,g)
     g.close()