[SD-User] Cabrillo Mapping

[Anthony Jaacks]

Thank you for that excellent explanation, Paul.

73,

Will
NQ2W

On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 8:32 AM Paul O'Kane <pokane at ei5di.com> wrote:

> The QSO records in SD's .ALL file looks very like Cabrillo records but,
> in many cases, the fields in each QSO are in inappropriate positions.
> The MAP parameter lets us take any field in the input file (the .ALL
> file) and place it in the appropriate position in the output file (the
> Cabrillo .LOG file).
>
> Each field is identifies solely by its starting position, and its length.
>
> MAP         :41 3 45            'RST Sent
>
> This means - take 3 characters starting at position/column 41 in each
> QSO and place them at position 45 in the .LOG record - or, in terms that
> people with an IT background might relate to - "take 3 characters
> starting at position 41 in the input record and map them to position 45
> in the output record".
>
> MAP         :FIXED 0 49         'State or DX Sent
>
> "FIXED" refers to an exchange element sent in every QSO
> (state/zone/district), specified by the user at startup, that does not
> need to be held in each .ALL record, but which must to be included in
> the .LOG Cabrillo QSO.  In this case, it's your State abbreviation and
> it goes to position/column 49 in the Cabrillo record.  The "length"
> parameter has no significance, and is included as 0.
>
> I hope that explains things.  I should have described it in the manual,
> and I will do that now.
>
> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
>
>
>
> On 18/04/2024 03:48, Anthony Jaacks wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I have been playing around with writing some .TPLs.
> >
> > I have just copied and pasted the Cabrillo info without really
> > understanding the mapping part. Can someone explain that to me?
> >
> > MAP         :41 3 45            'RST Sent
> > MAP         :FIXED 0 49         'State or DX Sent
> > MAP         :27 12 56           'Call Logged
> > MAP         :50 3 70            'RST Rvcd
> > MAP         :59 4 74            'County Rcvd
> >
> > What do the numbers mean?
> >
> > Any info would be appreciated. If you could point me to a link with an
> > explanation, then that would be great, as well.
> >
> > Thank you and 73,
> >
> > Will
> > NQ2W
> >
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