Re: [Dx4win] Converting an ADIF Field?

2009-04-09 Thread Larry Gauthier (K8UT)
Eric, From my experiments: comments:nn imports into Notes for this QSO notes:nn imports into Notes for this callsign field How did I test this? I create a monthly ADIF extract from DX4Win to track my CQ Marathon score (using AD1C's nice marathon.exe utility). In that extract the Notes for

Re: [Dx4win] Converting an ADIF Field?

2009-04-09 Thread Mel
Unfortunately the import is correct and I don't think you can do anything about it. Comments refer to a specific QSO. Notes apply to the callsign. This is where the name normally goes. This is how it works in all the logging programs I am familiar with. You don't really need a name on a QSL

Re: [Dx4win] Converting an ADIF Field?

2009-04-09 Thread Eric Rosenberg
I've received two conflicting answers. As to the comment: You don't really need a name on a QSL card... and it gets meaningless if you do a lot of contesting where the ops name is often unknown. I agree in the contest context. However, this was a special event station and it would be a

Re: [Dx4win] Converting an ADIF Field?

2009-04-09 Thread Eric Rosenberg
So if, using a text editor, I change comments:nn to notes:nn it will work? I assume the nn is the length of the field. Eric W3DQ Washington, DC Larry Gauthier (K8UT) wrote: Eric, From my experiments: notes:nn. imports into Notes for this QSO notes:nn imports into Notes for this callsign

Re: [Dx4win] Converting an ADIF Field?

2009-04-09 Thread ON4AOI
Eric, (Adif) Notes = Notes for this Call (Adif) Comment = Notes for this QSO So yes you are correct when you do change the fieldname your problem will be corrected With ADIFMaster you can change the columm name directly from notes to comment And delete the original comment colum took me 25

Re: [Dx4win] Converting an ADIF Field?

2009-04-09 Thread Larry Gauthier (K8UT)
Oops - I mis-typed my previous posting. Should have said: From my experiments: comment:nn imports into Notes for this QSO notes:nn imports into Notes for this callsign field where nn is the length of the field. Use Notepad (or any text editor - Notepad is notoriously slow at

Re: [Dx4win] Converting an ADIF Field?

2009-04-09 Thread Mel
Get out the ol' pen... Eric Rosenberg wrote: I've received two conflicting answers. As to the comment: You don't really need a name on a QSL card... and it gets meaningless if you do a lot of contesting where the ops name is often unknown. I agree in the contest context. However, this

[Dx4win] D4W with Linux

2009-04-09 Thread Mel
Anyone tried to run DX4Win on the Ubuntu platform? __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by:

Re: [Dx4win] Converting an ADIF Field?

2009-04-09 Thread Gary McConville
I use a homebrew converter program that I threw together in Visual Basic that lets me customize fields. Works great from Writelog adif output. It's a work in progress, if anyone wants to play around with it... --- On Thu, 4/9/09, Larry Gauthier (K8UT) k...@arrl.net wrote: From: Larry

Re: [Dx4win] D4W with Linux

2009-04-09 Thread Isidro Acosta Hernández
Hello all. Anyone tried to run DX4Win on the Ubuntu platform? I played a while with it. It seems to work well, but I didn't test the COM or LPT ports. 73 de Isidro, EA8NQ E-mail: ea8...@hotmail.com (remove the _ ) Visit the EA8NQ's web page (in