[Trlog] LOG.DAT vs. LONGLOG.DAT

[Wayne, W0ZW]

Thanks for the info Tree.  OK then LOG.DAT would have any edited changes made using Alt-E during the contest, is that correct?  If this is true then only LONGLOG.DAT should be edited and corrected to match LOG.DAT.

I couldn't quite follow the alternate procedure you were describing.  Which question say "No" to?  Could not find the "P" command.  It sounds like you are describing some kind of Merge which incorporates Freq data into the Cabrillo file.  Could you clarify that process please?

I also struggled to create an ADIF file that contained both Received SN and Frequency (the TR Log ADIF convert tool incorporates RST but not SN).  The solution I came up with was to open LOG.DAT in ADIF Master (yes, it will open a LOG.DAT file) then copy and paste the Freq column by opening the TR Log ADIF file in another instance of ADIF Master.  Fortunately all the rows lined up and the data appeared to be correct.  I used this file to import my contest QSOs into DXKeeper.

Now if only LoTW would only come back on-line...

73,
Wayne, W0ZW


On Mon, May 27, 2024, at 11:07 PM, Tree wrote:
> Well - it's complicated.  The LONGLOG file is written when the QSO is 
> made - otherwise, it wouldn't have the full frequency data available.
>
> I came up with a better way to use LONGLOG I think.  Say no to the 
> question when making the Cabrillo log.  Then use the POST U P command 
> (I think that's right) which will pull the frequencies from the LONGLOG 
> file into the Cabrillo log for the QSOs that it finds match up.
>
> Tree
>
> On Mon, May 27, 2024 at 7:31 PM Wayne, W0ZW <w0zw at fastmail.com> wrote:
>> This past weekend I used TR Log (Linux) to log my entry in the CQWW WPX CW contest.  Overall I found TR Log quite fun to use and discovered I could concentrate on operating the contest instead of on the logging software.  
>> 
>> However, when it came time to create a Cabrillo log there were many discrepancies found between the LOG.DAT and LONGLOG.DAT files.  These had to be resolved before Post would create the Cabrillo file.  In my case the discrepancies seemed to be mostly from having made edits to the received SNs by using Alt-E during the contest.  The SN would be one value in LONGLOG.DAT and another value in LOG.DAT.  Other edits were the occasional call sign or prefix difference.
>> 
>> Why would there be differences between these two files?  Shouldn't edits made during the contest be consistent across the underlying files?  What did I do wrong or am not understanding?
>> 
>> 73,
>> Wayne, W0ZW
>> 
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