IMO POST needs a change

Lee Hiers AA4GA aa4ga@contesting.com
Mon, 09 Sep 1996 02:47:32 +0000


On  8 Sep 96, R. Torsten Clay wrote:

> Yes! It would also make it harder to accidentally overwrite files. I also
> think that using a different file name for each contest (ie not LOG.DAT) 
> would be better. In the past I've lost an entire log because I accidentally
> overwrote it with another LOG.DAT file. 

I like keeping each contest in a separate subdirectory...that way, I 
know all the junk in that directory belongs to that log...better for 
me than combining several contests in one directory like brand CT or 
NA.  (at least last time I checked)


> How about this- give the program an optional command-line argument for a
> file name (.DAT assumed?). If nothing is given, it uses LOG.DAT by default.

I suppose that would keep both of us happy!

73 de Lee

 
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Lee Hiers, AA4GA
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