I cant wait for the answer to this one.
Currently I am using Hyperlog which is DOS based with few features as compared
to some of the windows based programs and it uses my callbook CDROM to fill in
all the callbook fields during an import from writelog. If a callsign is not on
the CDROM, it places that contact in a file that I can edit and enter later.
It makes it nice when importing a couple thousand Q's after a contest.
I had planned on upgrading to DX4WIN because of the windows compatability
and features and posed the question about callbook entry. The reply was:
"When last checked there was an 18% error rate in the info retrieved from
the CD ROM's. We don't feel you should knowingly easily add bad info to an
otherwise accurate database. Too many people will do this with no regard
for the accuracy"
Now I am running an evaluation version of LOGIC and while it has great
callbook capabilities, I have not determined if it will look up and enter info
during an import. I think the program is going to be too cumbersome for me
anyway.
Jim KD0S
Quoting Bill Metzger <wmetzger@earthlink.net>:
> Hello,
>
> I have been using Writelog now for about 2 years. After each contest ends,
> I export the data to an ADI file and then import it into DXBase 2004
> (previously 2003). DXBase is my master log and allows combining PSK/RTTY
> contacts from MixW, SSB ragchew and casual contacts inputted directly and
> then finally contest contacts. Contesting generates the majority of my
> QSO's.
>
> Recently I generated a report to see where I stood on WAS, since in the ARRL
> RTTY RU I had worked all but 2 States. Surprisingly I found only a very few
> States. Looking into it further, I discovered that Writelog does not
> identify the State for each QSO and thus does not put it into the ADI file.
> Once I realized this, it was obvious since a callbook lookup is not set up
> in Writelog like MixW.
>
> I ended up looking up every record and manually inputting the State into
> DXBase. Quite a time consuming job.
>
> So my question is for all the Writelog "experts", is there a way to have
> Writelog look these up and insert the State. I can't find anything in the
> help file on this. On the other hand, for those DXBase "experts", is there
> a way to get DXBase to look each record up and insert the State.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bill
> KF0OH
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