[TRLog] Next release

[Guy Olinger, K2AV]

On Mon, 02 Nov 1998 11:44:31 -0600, swca@ionet.net wrote:

>
>>> This means ALL of your files can be located in one directory.
>
>>Not a good idea, in general, I don't think.
>
>One of the troubles with The Other Leading Brand has always been, for me
>anyway, the difficulty of identifying a file uniquely with 8 letters which
>you can then figure out what it is a couple years later.  So, from Day One
>I assumed I would not be able to figure out what a particuar log file on my
>HD was by looking at the Filename, and I keep a separate list of what they
>are, thus:
>
>1997
>
>N5OT97-1.LOG = NA QSO PARTY JANUARY 1997
>N5OT97-2.LOG = NA SPRINT CW FEBRUARY 1997
>
>1996
>	
>EEN96-1.LOG  = NA QSO PARTY JANUARY 1996
>OTU96-1.LOG  = CQWW 160 METER CW JANUARY 1996
>OTU96-2.LOG  = NA SPRINT CW FEBRUARY 1996
>OUT96-3.LOG  = NA SPRINT PHONE FEBRUARY 1996
>OTU96-4.LOG  = ARRL DX CW FEBRUARY 1996
>OTU96-5.LOG  = CQWW 160 METER SSB FEBRUARY 1996
>OTU96-6.LOG  = ARRL DX SSB MARCH 1996
>OTU96-7.LOG  = NA SPRINT CW SEPTEMBER 1996
>
>1995
>
>OTU95-1.LOG  = NA QSO PARTY AUGUST 1995 - IN CT FORMAT
>OTU95-2.LOG  = NA SPRINT SEPTEMBER 1995
>OTU95-3.LOG  = CQWW SSB OCTOBER 1995
>OTU95-4.LOG  = SS SSB NOVEMBER 1995
>OTU95-5.LOG  = CQWW CW NOVEMBER 1995
>OTU95-6.LOG  = ARRL 160 METER CONTEST DECEMBER 1995
>W6UE95-1.LOG = NA QSO PARTY JANUARY 1995
>W6UE95-2.LOG = NA SPRINT FEBRUARY 1995
>
>'Has worked good for over 10 years.  It also facilitates having the log of
>more than one station in the same contest in your records at the same time.
> Tree's new method will allow me to look at these files without copying and
>renaming them "LOG.DAT" one at a time.  


>Good plan, Tree.

I won't tell anyone else how to paint their own house. But if I AM
FORCED to us a structure like the above, I'll go find something else
to use. I would find it maddening, especially the first time I got the
names mixed up and destroyed a log that I needed. The directory
structure is my safety net.

The important thing is not to FORCE a change like this on everyone. 

73, Guy.

Guy L. Olinger
k2av@qsl.net
Apex, NC, USA

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