> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jim Brannigan
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 3:00 PM
> To: Don Cassel; writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Cabrillo
>
>
> Someone has got to pay for the programming.
> W/L has the major contests covered.
> I don't want to pay for the Upper Slobovian Yodelers club annual sprint
> Cabrillo module.
> Perhaps they could be made available, at extra cost, for those interested.
>
> Jim
BUT he could do this once (LIKE TRLOG) and make a way to allow EASILY a USER
to configure almost any contest. The best way to do it would be a GUI where
you could set up almost any parameter you could think of. Once this is done
anyone can do it without being a C++ programmer or buying the VERY expensive
C++ Visual from Microsoft.
If not that, then commands in an in file which is what TRLOG does.
Until that happens WriteLog IMHO anyhow is NOT complete.
I do NOT expect him to program every contest, as you say that would not be
reasonable, but an interface for the user (NOT THE CONTEST WIZARD) would be.
The program itself is by far the best contest program out there for windows
for the supported contests.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Cassel" <doncassel@compuserve.com>
> To: <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 07:35
> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Cabrillo
>
>
> > Interesting comments. It seems that the new "Standard" is not really
> > standard at all. I think the difference would only be in the fields
> > required. ie. some would require a QSO # field others would not but the
> way
> > a field is defined would be the same for all. Thus a Cabrillo file could
> be
> > produced for each contest which contains only the fields
> required for that
> > contest. That would be independent of whether the contest sponsor
> specifies
> > the need for a Cabrillo file. Writelog would just create the
> file with the
> > available fields. A no-brainer.
> >
> > The problem with WLs approach is that every time a contest
> sponsor decides
> > to require Cabrillo then Writelog needs to create a new release of the
> > software.
> >
> > Don't get me wrong. I like Writelog a lot and use it for most of my
> > contesting. It has mostly great qualities and this is just the 1% that
> irks
> > me.
> >
> > Don VE3BUC
> >
> > |-----Original Message-----
> > |From: stevebaron@starlinx.com [mailto:stevebaron@starlinx.com]
> > |Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 9:20 PM
> > |To: Don Cassel
> > |Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Cabrillo
> > |
> > |
> > |
> > |Definitely not so.
> > |
> > |The Cabrillo file format IS NOT the same for every contest.
> > |
> > |It is the responsibility of the contest sponsor to specify the
> format ...
> > |then the logging programs can produce the file.
> > |
> > |----- Original Message -----
> > |From: "Don Cassel" <doncassel@compuserve.com>
> > |To: "Graeme Bracht vk4dz" <fab1@uq.net.au>; <writelog@contesting.com>
> > |Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 21:43
> > |Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Cabrillo
> > |
> > |
> > |> Graeme,
> > |>
> > |> My experience has shown that WL does not support Cabrillo for every
> > |contest.
> > |> This has always bugged me as it seems that it should be a standard
> output
> > |> for every contest. Not so.
> > |>
> > |> Gud luck,
> > |> Don VE3BUC
> > |>
> > |> |-----Original Message-----
> > |> |From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> > |> |[mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Graeme
> Bracht vk4dz
> > |> |Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 4:39 PM
> > |> |To: writelog@contesting.com
> > |> |Subject: [WriteLog] Cabrillo
> > |> |
> > |> |
> > |> |
> > |> |Hello All
> > |> | Sorry to ask but only had the program for 1 week so
> > |> |still learning.The cabrillo option in the "contest" drop down menu
> > |> |is not available. (greyed out) And if you go to the "export" menu
> > |> |cabrillo is greyed out here also.So how do i do the for the volta
> > |contest.
> > |> |Thanks in advance
> > |> |Graeme vk4dz
>
>
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