On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 02:47:17 -0000, "W. Wright, W5XD"
<w5xd@writelog.com> wrote:
>I recommend against that last technique (delete all the QSO's from
>last year's file). The reason is that the details of the exchange
>fields (the columns in the log) are determined at the time WL
>creates a new file and cannot be changed again. The prime example
>is the width in characters of a column. Sometimes during a year,
>a contest module gets updated to widen a column (and usually there
>is a very good reason for that) but deleting all the QSOs from last
>year's log preserves last year's column widths.
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It would be nice if this could be fixed so last year's setup can be
used again. It's a shame to require thousands of contesters to
re-invent the wheel every year for every contest.
--
Bill, W7TI
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