[Trlog] Changing Config Files & Ctrl-V Questions

[Jim Smith]

Hi James,

Here's how CTRL-V works. 

Let's say you're going to Brevard, Volusia and Flagler counties 
(preferably not today).

Create a text file with all the cw messages and any other config items 
specific to Brevard.  Save it as Bre   Just those 3 letters, no dot plus 
extension.

Do the same for Volusia and name it Vol

Ditto for Fla

Now, when you enter Brevard you hit CTRL-V.  TR will ask you for a file 
name.  Type Bre <Enter>.  Bingo, all your messages etc are the ones you 
want for Brevard.

When you enter Volusia do the same except that you type Vol <Enter> and 
now you're set for Volusia.

Similarly, Fla <Enter> for Flagler.
No need to shut down TR during any of this.

Nothing special about the file names, other than meeting DOS 
requirements.  Put extensions on if you want but it takes longer to type.

You could name the files B, V and F if you want.

You could use the config files you wrote for your batch file solution.  
Just hit CTRL-V and enter the file name of the appropriate config file.

CTRL-V will, I think, change any of the config parameters listed in the 
Appendix.  If not, I'm sure it can be used to change any of the 
parameters you can change with CTRL-J.

Let me know if you need any additional help with this.

73 de Jim Smith   VE7FO

James Walter wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>I've been using TR for quite some time.  Recently I've been operating mobile
>in several state qso parties and have used three different methods for
>handling county changes.
>
>Initially I created a config file for each county I was planning to operate
>from.  This worked well as all the function keys could be set up ahead of
>time with the correct county abbreviations, etc.  The down side is not
>having any mult info or partial callsign info follow to the next county.
>
>My second iteration was to edit the abbreviations in the config file with a
>text editor when changing counties.  This worked ok but a bit cumbersome on
>the fly.  I'd then restart the computer, do a Ctrl-K to reset the dupe sheet
>and I was off.  Was nice having the mult info as well as partial callsign
>info in the noisy mobile environment though.
>
>This past contest I once again created a separate config file for each
>county.  I had a local DOS guru create a batch file subroutine.  I'd simply
>type Go <county config file name> and TR would start running using the
>appropriate config file.  Upon exiting TR the subroutine would copy the .dat
>and .rst files as Log.dat and Log.rst (for lack of better names).  Upon
>executing the Go command for the next county it would rename the Log.dat and
>Log.rst to the new county name, boot to TR using the new config file and we
>were off.  Of course I'd still have to reset the dupe sheet.
>
>This seems to be a fairly elegant solution but there might be a simpler way.
>Someone pointed out the Ctrl-V command but that doesn't appear to do
>anything for my CW messages.
>
>By the way, what parameters can be changed with Ctrl-V?  The manual doesn't
>appear to address this with any depth.
>
>73...Jim, WT9U
>
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