Hi Greg, The cabrillo file format was designed specifically for contest operation ( nothing else ). The required data in a cabrillo file format consists of contest specific information such as contest name, operator(s), contest exchanges, multipliers( sometimes I think ), contest claimed score, etc... A portion of this "required" data is not produced in a general logging program, such as contest scoring information). As such, if you intend to operate a contest and submit a log, you really should use a contest software program for this purpose. Contests require software functionality be designed in an entirely different manner than what general logging programs require. Cabrillo file formats is just one example.
All contest programs provide for ADIF export so that you can easily get your contest data into a general logging program. The typical scenario would be to operate the contest using a contest software program, create the cabrillo file for your log submission to the contest sponsor, export to ADIF using the tools in the contest program, and import ADIF using the tools of the general logging program. This is by far the easiest and most accurate solution. Alternatively, you can locate some of the software utilities around and reformat files etc... and then manually edit them to get all the missing data into them. As you have already stated, this is a chore. We do plan to include an ADIF export option in the next release of DXbase. However, the utility developed by Cosme already provides you with this capability today and as you know, his work is very good and his utility produces very nice results. Regards, Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "N4WSM - Greg Tomerlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 9:27 AM Subject: [DXBase] DXBase 2002 and exporting > > Are there any plans to include more export options in future versions > DXBase? I have had an awful time getting my log into a suitable format for > submission to the recent CQ WPX contest. Cosme's conversion utility is > nice, but I still spent many hours editing the file after using it to create > an ADIF file. Then finding a tool to convert the resultant ADIF file to > Cabrillo was a job, and I ended up manually editing (for several more hours) > the file anyway. There must be a better way! > > I would like to see a built-in ADIF utility as well as built-in support for > the Cabrillo format. Any chance of those two things being added to the next > release or update? Does anybody know of a better solution or will I need > two logging programs... one for contesting and one for everyday logging? > > Thanks & 73, Greg -N4WSM > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase
