[RTTY] Macros

[Larry Gauthier (K8UT)]

Neil,

There are two places to save Function Key definitions in N1MM Logger/MMTTY.

- The first place is the buttons along the bottom rows (8, 16, or 24 
buttons) of the DI (Digital Interface) window - in which case your 
definitions were stored in the config file for MMTTY. I'm guessing that's 
not where you had a problem.

- The second place is in the N1MM Logger Message keys in the QSO Entry 
window. This is where you probably had trouble.
It's important to understand that those Message definitions are stored in 
the current open database. Any changes you make to those definitions are 
save only to that database. This all works fine until/unless you decide to 
use an external Function Key definition file - like the .MC Sample Macro 
Files you can download from the N1MM Logger website. If you define a contest 
log using >File >Open Log, with an >Associated File of a .MC file, the 
program will import that definition file every time you perform >File >Open 
Log. This means that if you import those definitions to the current open 
database, then make changes to those definitions, those changes are only 
saved in the current open database. If, subsequent to making changes, you 
perform another >File >Open Log, the program will re-import that original 
(unchanged) .MC file from the disk - overwriting any changes you may have 
made to the Messages stored in the current open database.

Can this problem be avoided ? Yes - two ways.
If you prefer to edit the definitions outside of N1MM Logger -- use a .MC 
disk file for your Function Key definitions, edit that file outside of N1MM 
Logger using a text editor like Notepad. After saving your changes, select 
 >File >Open Log and those changes will be re-imported into your current open 
database. This process overwrites the definitions in the current open 
database with definitions from the .MC disk file.
_or_
If you prefer to edit the definitions within N1MM Logger -- edit the Message 
definitions within the program by right-clicking on the buttons. After 
you've made changes export those changes _out_ of the current open database 
and back to a .MC Function Key file by selecting >File >Export >Export 
Function Keys to a file. This process overwrites the definitions in the .MC 
disk file with definitions from the current open database.

Hope my long-winded explanation isn't too convoluted...

-larry (K8UT)


-----Original Message----- 
From: Neil Ensign
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 6:52 PM
To: rtty at contesting.com
Subject: [RTTY] Macros

Ok, just one more question. I made some macros with N1MM and saved them. 
When I loaded them back up all of the information was gone like my qth info, 
equipment info, ect. Why?

Thanks for your help!

Neil
N7ZYS
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