Hello, all:
I apologize for this unhelpful response. I don't know why I thought
I was reading a different reflector.
73,
Mark
> Hi Dean:
>
> CT has a "MERGE" utility which will merge multiple binary files and
> remove duplicates. I don't remember the exact details, but check
> their web site. I recently merged 10-15 logs for a Field Day in a
> few minutes.
>
> Merge is a stand-alone program.
>
> 73,
>
> Mark, KD4D
>
>
> > Hi Phil,
> >
> > Great job on Sable Island!!!
> >
> > I can only answer one section of the question, which is that if it were a
> > contest, the dupes would be marked in the log, and you would not be
> > penalised.
> >
> > Personally, I think you should just leave the dupes - what if I work you on
> > 20m at 0100z, but wasn't sure I made it into the log, I then work you two
> > days later at 2200z on 20m.. I figure I'll use the second contact which I
> > was sure got into your logs, you on the other hand take out that second QSO
> > on 20m as a dupe... Can you really QSL my report, which is technically not
> > in your log???
> >
> > This could be even more complicated if (I'm 8P6SH) and you worked say 8P6FH
> > soon after me the second time around at say 2204z, 25 QSO's further down
> > the
> > log. When you receive my QSL card, and it shows up as not in log... and
> > then
> > you run into 8P6FH.... you may even be tempted to believe that you did work
> > 8P6SH at the time on my card....
> >
> > I think you should just leave the logs as they are, dupes and all.
> >
> > I'm not so sure I have a solution to the rest of your query.
> >
> > Again congrats on a nice operation on Sable Is.
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> >
> > Dean
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Phil Florig" <W9IXX@arrl.net>
> > To: <writelog@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 3:57 PM
> > Subject: [WriteLog] Networking and dups in log
> >
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Returned from the Sable island trip and Writelog worked great.
> > >
> > > The other two were using CT and were impressed by the Writelog program.
> > >
> > > This is the situation/problem.
> > >
> > > The two computers on CT were networked together and ok for awhile
> > > until some interference happened and they broke the connection to
> > > both work individually. Logging continued with just the network now
> > > disconnected. Looking back should have stopped the logging
> > > here and restarted with new log names to keep the logs seperate.
> > >
> > > Looking at the logs on both computers, now have duplicate entries
> > > while they were networked and stand alone entries after the
> > > connection was broken. How can the logs be combined/merged and
> > > not have the duplicates show in the combined log? I can go in
> > > the ADIF files and manually delete the dups but if the log is
> > > large can be long day... In age of computers must be a fast
> > > way I don't know about.
> > >
> > > I bring this up here, because once I get them to use Writelog and
> > > if this same thing happens, what are the options? I could not
> > > find anything in the archives on my computer or the web.
> > > I noticed in the Help file under File Merge that it will
> > > import ADIF files but would it clean the dups (meaning real dups
> > > with all the parameters the same) or just add the two dups as
> > > independent qso's? See next as answered this question.
> > >
> > > I tried importing the two ADIF files, with dups in them, into
> > > Writelog and it just appended them in the log. Did not strip
> > > out the real dups. Could this then cause a scoring problem
> > > if it were a contest.
> > >
> > > Hope I am clear on this and open to comments/suggestions.
> > >
> > > 73 Phil W9IXX/CY0AA
> > >
> > >
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