[ct-user] help with cabrillo

[Alan C. Zack]

I have the basic CT file folder with all the CT required stuff.  I 
give each contest/DXpedition it's own name when I first start it up 
such as ARRL85, WPX01, CQWWDX03, etc, so it will have its own .bin 
file.  The only problem is when I do the WRITELOG at the end of a 
contest/DX trip all the files generated by WRITELOG are placed in the 
basic CT folder.  I then sort the folder by time/date which results in 
the files generated by WRITELOG all lumped together.  I also have a 
sub-folder file inside the CT folder I have named CONTESTS.  After 
each contest I then make a new folder and give the new folder the name 
of the contest.  I then move all the files I just generated using 
WRITELOG and now bunched together into the contest sub-folder.  That 
way my cabrillo file for that contest doesn't get overwritten by the 
next contest.  For the next contest I can just use the CT.exe as 
normal and all my .cfg and batch files are there and are used.
I guess I must have over 100 separate contest folders inside the 
CT/CONTEST sub folder.  If I ever get everything transferred over to 
DX4WIN then I guess I can get rid of them but for now I am keeping 
them.  I also save them all (C:CT\CONTESTS\*.*) onto a CD from time to 
time for safety.
Works for me.............
73

Ed Parish K1EP wrote:

> At 8/10/2004 10:33 PM, Alan C. Zack wrote:
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>>I find it easier to find these files by listing the files in the CT folder by listing them by date and time order, that will group all your WRITELOG files together.
>>GL & 73
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> Actually, I find that annoying.  I start CT in a separate directory for each contest.  Then there is no question as to where the files are and which ones belong to what contest.  And the Cabrillo file doesn't get overwritten.  I use the same name for the .bin file on each contest, so that I can write batch files without regard to the contest name.  My directory looks something like this (YMMV):  c:\logs\K1EP\2004\sscw .  Contests are easy to find and the CT directory doesn't have hundreds of files that mask the other important CT files in a listing.  Usual disclaimers...
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