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Subject: [WriteLog] Saving your configuration
From: don.wsixffh@verizon.net (Donald Eriksen)
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 08:13:09 -0700
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Gil, I'm guessing here, you may have to ask Jerry to be sure, but it =
appears that Jerry is using the FKeys software by Keith, WB6BIG. FKeys =
has a .ini file where the layouts of the menus are kept.
If you don't know what FKeys is, you can look in =
http://www.kregli.com/fkeys.htm

It's for those of us that would rather use a mouse (in my case =
trackball) instead of punching keys.

73 Don W6FFH
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Gil Baron=20
  To: Jerry Pixton ; writelog@contesting.com=20
  Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 4:53 AM
  Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Saving your configuration


  At 19:31 10/3/2001, Jerry Pixton wrote:

    Gil, and others,

    There is a technique used by many of us. I first heard about it from =
Dick Stevens, N1RCT. It makes use of Bat files to save and reuse a copy =
of the writelog.ini,  and others like Fkeys.ini. Also can move your =
audio wave files into a general area.

    I have a ham directory on my "data" drive (so it gets backed up) =
that has the following subdirectories (contest, inifiles, qso, =
satellite, and wavefiles). The contest directory holds all the logs and =
reports from past contests. The inifiles directory holds ini files =
specialized for each contest. The qso directory holds monthly writelog =
files for general dxcc contacts. The satellite directory has monthly =
writelog files for my satellite contacts. And finally the wavefile =
directory is where all the wave files are kept for each contest.

    To get ready for each contest, I make new directories, make new =
copies of the batch file to save the contest ini files and to initialize =
the same files. Then I set up the WriteLog for that contest, copying the =
Function key message file from old contests. When all is setup, you save =
the writelog contest file and save the configuration files. I also make =
a backup copy of the contest file just before the test in case I have to =
restart things during the test. Also I make a copy for testing purposes =
to try logging contacts to see if all the behaviors are right.


    Here is a copy of the save file from last weekend --
    ------------------------------------------
    copy c:\winnt\writelog.ini d:\ham\inifiles\cqww_rtty_dx.ini
    copy c:\ham\fkeys\FKeys.ini =
d:\ham\inifiles\Fkeys\Fkeys_cqww_rtty_dx.ini
    pause
    exit


  I have NO SUCH DIRECTORY as FKEYS. Where did that come from.
  My F Keys seem to be in the Contest FIle. =20

  Gil Baron http://members.home.com/gbaron
  W0MN 44.08208 N 92.51263 W 1055'
  "Baila como nadie te ve"=20



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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Gil, I'm guessing here, you may have to =
ask Jerry=20
to be sure, but it appears that Jerry is using the FKeys software by =
Keith,=20
WB6BIG. FKeys has a .ini file where the layouts of the menus are=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you don't know what FKeys is, you =
can look in <A=20
href=3D"http://www.kregli.com/fkeys.htm";>http://www.kregli.com/fkeys.htm<=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It's for those of us that would rather =
use a mouse=20
(in my case trackball) instead of punching keys.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>73 Don W6FFH</FONT></DIV>
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  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
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  <A title=3Dgbaron@home.com href=3D"mailto:gbaron@home.com";>Gil =
Baron</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Djpixton@shentel.net=20
  href=3D"mailto:jpixton@shentel.net";>Jerry Pixton</A> ; <A=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 04, =
2001 4:53=20
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WriteLog] Saving =
your=20
  configuration</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>At 19:31 10/3/2001, Jerry Pixton wrote:<BR>
  <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dcite cite type=3D"cite">Gil, and =
others,<BR><BR>There is a=20
    technique used by many of us. I first heard about it from Dick =
Stevens,=20
    N1RCT. It makes use of Bat files to save and reuse a copy of the=20
    writelog.ini,&nbsp; and others like Fkeys.ini. Also can move your =
audio wave=20
    files into a general area.<BR><BR>I have a ham directory on my =
"data" drive=20
    (so it gets backed up) that has the following subdirectories =
(contest,=20
    inifiles, qso, satellite, and wavefiles). The contest directory =
holds all=20
    the logs and reports from past contests. The inifiles directory =
holds ini=20
    files specialized for each contest. The qso directory holds monthly =
writelog=20
    files for general dxcc contacts. The satellite directory has monthly =

    writelog files for my satellite contacts. And finally the wavefile =
directory=20
    is where all the wave files are kept for each contest.<BR><BR>To get =
ready=20
    for each contest, I make new directories, make new copies of the =
batch file=20
    to save the contest ini files and to initialize the same files. Then =
I set=20
    up the WriteLog for that contest, copying the Function key message =
file from=20
    old contests. When all is setup, you save the writelog contest file =
and save=20
    the configuration files. I also make a backup copy of the contest =
file just=20
    before the test in case I have to restart things during the test. =
Also I=20
    make a copy for testing purposes to try logging contacts to see if =
all the=20
    behaviors are right.<BR><BR><BR>Here is a copy of the save file from =
last=20
    weekend --<BR>------------------------------------------<BR>copy=20
    c:\winnt\writelog.ini d:\ham\inifiles\cqww_rtty_dx.ini<BR>copy=20
    c:\ham\fkeys\FKeys.ini=20
    =
d:\ham\inifiles\Fkeys\Fkeys_cqww_rtty_dx.ini<BR>pause<BR>exit</BLOCKQUOTE=
><BR><BR>I=20
  have NO SUCH DIRECTORY as FKEYS. Where did that come from.<BR>My F =
Keys seem=20
  to be in the Contest FIle.&nbsp; <BR><X-SIGSEP>
  <P></X-SIGSEP><FONT face=3D"Courier New, Courier">Gil Baron <A=20
  href=3D"http://members.home.com/gbaron"=20
  eudora=3D"autourl">http://members.home.com/gbaron</A><BR>W0MN 44.08208 =
N=20
  92.51263 W 1055'<BR>"Baila como nadie te ve"=20
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