Another approach I've used is to do the work but DON'T save your log until
you've checked that everything looks like it should. Then do the save
operation. If you discover something out of kilter before doing the save,
just exit the log without saving and you'll be back where you started.
However, I have to admit that Dave's method, below, is a more secure method,
and it never hurts to have spare copies of your log saved somewhere in case
of computer crashes, etc.
73, Duane
Duane Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas
www.ac5aa.com
-----Original Message-----
From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of ALAN ZACK
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 5:57 PM
To: 'Dave Earnest'; 'DX4WIN'
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Duplicates
This shows why it is such a good idea to save your dxl file BEFORE making
major changes to your log. It is as easy as going to FILE> SAVE AS. This
opens your SAVE folder. Right click on your CALL.dxl file. A drop down menu
appears. Select SEND TO and send a copy of the dxl file to a thumb drive or
any other back up file or device. Then if you make a change and discover it
is messed up you can go back and replace the messed up dxl file with the one
you saved and start over. I do this before making any DX4WIN CTY file, etc,
updates and even before importing contest logs just in case something gets
messed up. OR, with the SAVE folder open rename the current dxl file so it
will be saved as is. Then if need be you can use the older saved dxl file to
restore DX4WIN back to where it was before you made the changes.
Alan, K7ACZ
-----Original Message-----
From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Dave Earnest
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 8:25 AM
To: DX4WIN
Subject: [Dx4win] Duplicates
I think as a result of trying to merge LoTW info or some other log, I have
now got thousands of duplicate qso's in my DX4WIN lof. Does anyone have a
solution, maybe a utility that can deal with and edit out dupes? Or is my
only recourse to do a line by line purge? I have been doing this over the
weekendand have eliminated a couple of thousand dupes, but I am only on year
2004! I have over 65,000 entries in my log at this point. I always selected
"Imported QSO is ignored" when importing adif log files. Any suggestions
would be appreciated. 73, Dave K7JJ
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