[WriteLog] CW keying not working

[Joe Subich, W8IK]

> When WriteLog is brought up the alert - com port not found - 
> comes up which seems strange due to the above.  Go into set-up 
> and find the CW com port 1 isn't checked after having checked 
> it when last used.  Checking CW com port 1 still doesn't allow 
> WriteLog to key the rig.  Isn't the settings saved
> when WriteLog is exited or do I have to do something else?

The symptoms you describe generally mean that some other 
application has control of the port.  That's one of the reasons 
I DO NOT use COM1 and COM2 for Writelog (or DXBase 2K).  Many 
poorly written programs grab control of COM1 and COM2 (some 
compilers do that as a matter of course in their program 
initialization!) and fail to release the ports properly when 
the application exits. 

If Writelog finds a port unavailable, it will clear its use 
(reset the INI file) and not try to use it the next time 
the program starts. 

73,
   ... Joe Subich, W8IK/4 
       <W8IK@ARRL.NET>
 
 

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