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Re: [WriteLog] Prefill Files - a warning

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Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Prefill Files - a warning
From: "Darren Collins (G0TSM)" <daz@g0tsm.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 13:23:07 +0000
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Thanks Gary, Alan & Garry.
That did have me puzzled. I'll have to try and remember that tip when I next run in a contest.

73 Darren G0TSM / M7X



On 05/03/2014 20:08, Gary AL9A wrote:
Darren,

To change from Insert to Overstrike go to Contest/Exchange Format Setup... In the Edit QSO Exchange Fields look down the left most column of field names to find the one you want. In the ARRL DX Contest that will be QTH. Click on the QTH field name and examine the attributes that have been setup for this field. Click on the box preceding 'Overstrike: Overstrike rather than insert characters', then click on OK.

Now setup using a prefill file for this module and make an entry in the CALL field. When the QTH field is populated from the prefill file make a change to it by typing in something different and you will see you are now in Overstrike mode rather than Insert. I never thought of this before but Alan has a very clever idea on how to fix prefill error problems! This will work best with a fixed length field such as QTH that always needs 2 characters, but will also work for a longer field as long as the new characters being typed in exceed the number of prefill characters so they are all overwritten. Otherwise you will still have to delete the left over extra characters.

When satisfied that this works Save the file and do a Save Configuration. That will retain your settings for the duration of this contest. However, when you use this module to start a new contest, you will have to again edit the exchange field attributes to make Overstrike the option instead of Insert.

73,
Gary AL9A

-----Original Message----- From: Darren Collins (G0TSM)
Sent: March 05, 2014 10:01 AM
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Prefill Files - a warning

I couldnt get mine to overtype, all it ever did was insert...Is there a
setting somewhere I missed?

73 Darren G0TSM / M7X

On 05/03/2014 15:48, Alan Marshall wrote:
I find that the prefill is best used if you change the field that is "prefilled" to be OVERTYPE rather than insert. Then no deletes are needed and you can run just like you do with NO prefill. When you forget that it is prefilled and don't see it in the heat of the battle you are good-to-go!

   -Alan, W1CCE

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