I have an additional usability question about the WriteLog cty.dat update
utility. Why can't it just be a one-step process? Why does the user have
to go through 3 steps:
1. Run the cty.dat update applet,
2. Click a button to download, then
3. Click a second button to convert/install.
Ed W0YK
-----Original Message-----
From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Randy
Thompson K5ZD
Sent: 27 November, 2014 16:07
To: 'Gary AL9A'; 'Writelog Reflector'
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Convert CTY to Writelog question
I am dealing with the problem... My question is why a very helpful utility
provided by WL has to be hard coded to a specific directory. Why doesn't it
let me specify the path for the files or put them where WL is installed?
R
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary
> AL9A
> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2014 10:56 PM
> To: 'Writelog Reflector'
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Convert CTY to Writelog question
>
> Randy,
>
> I know of no way to change the directory path for Reacty32.exe so it puts
> the cty file in a different directory. If you did that then you would
> also need to modify WriteLog itself or perhaps each individual contest
> module so they would know the correct location where you had placed the
> latest cty file.
>
> But why do you need to change its location? And why on your system is
> C:\ProgramData\WriteLog a hidden directory? It isn't a hidden directory
> on my system. I just created a shortcut on the Desktop that jumps to
> C:\ProgramData\WriteLog whenever I need to the latest cty update. I can
> find the file there and click on it to open it in Notepad, then do a Find
> for VERSION and can quickly locate the current version information to
> make sure the file updated correctly. Not a big deal.
>
> 73,
> Gary AL9A
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randy Thompson K5ZD
> Sent: November 27, 2014 9:56 AM
> To: 'Writelog Reflector'
> Subject: [WriteLog] Convert CTY to Writelog question
>
> I have WL installed at c:\writelog
>
>
>
> When I run the "Convert CTY to Writelog" utility (located at
> C:\WriteLog\Programs\Reacty32.exe) it downloads the latest cty file and
> creates the new wl_cty.dat file at C:\ProgramData\WriteLog (a hidden
> directory).
>
>
>
> Is there any way to configure the Convert CTY program to put the
> converted wl_cty.dat file where I want it to go (C:\WriteLog\Programs)?
>
>
>
> Randy, K5ZD
>
>
>
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