[WriteLog] Country designation help needed.

Tue, 13 Nov 2001 09:28:12 -0500

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Hello Barry,

There are a few ways to fix this "problem".  I believe it best to KISS, 
Keep It Simple and Sure!  A couple of the ways to change the log occur 
before final preparation of ur Cabrillo or ASCII files.  This can result in 
WriteLog "self-correcting" ur repairs back to the original form.  So u end 
up submitting the errors anyway.  By doing the corrections on the final 
documents, u avoid the possibility of WriteLog Self-correcting the info.

If u only have a few corrections to make--say less than 25--make a list of 
which QSO numbers are affected, and the pertinent data.  I only list the 
correct data, the way I want the log to appear.  Once u have ur list, go 
ahead and generate ur "Working Copy" of ur logs, I always use working copy 
in the name so there is no possibility of this version being 
submitted.  This working copy still contains the errors that we will get 
rid of in the next step.

I wud save a back-up of the working copy to a floppy as well (the usual 
safety precautions).  At this point u simply look-up each QSO  in ur ASCII 
text editor (I STRONGLY RECOMMEND NOTETAB PRO, OR AT A MINIMUM NOTETAB LITE 
freeware from: http://www.fookes.com/notetab/index.html, these text editors 
are far more powerful than notepad and have a simple check box in setup so 
they replace notepad anytime u need a text editor).  U can make these 
changes in WriteLog "view" after u generate the working copy if u remember 
to check the little square on the screen that says something like view logs 
after generation.

Make ur changes, then of course change the score if any of the errors are 
that significant. Recheck ur list to be sure ur logs reflect the changes u 
wanted---> Save as FINAL LOG and submit!  NOTE:  When u are entering data 
changes i can do it 2 ways.  First, u can simply change to the correct 
info, or in other cases it is better to enter "notes".  In this case it wud 
simply be ZL75=ZL1, with the appropriate change in the country or QTH field 
from Chatham Isl. to New Zealand.

Once u have finished all of ur changes I would save them and close out for 
a few hours *or overnight, then come back and have a look with a fresh 
viewpoint.  It's saved me from sending in logs with errors on a few occasions!

At this point I keep 3 copies, one on my Hard Drive with all my other 
WriteLog files, one on the Floppy with the working copy, and finally on a 
ZIP Disk Archive, which has all of my logs ever submitted by 
computer.  This zip disk also has copies of the logs I prepared on my PC 
then printed and mailed in before computer logs were common.

Good  luck with ur log submission, Barry.

73 de Frank W8HO

At 07:02 PM 11/13/2001 +1300, you wrote:
Well, I have tranferred my hand written log for the Oceania Contest to
Writelog (with help from my friends).
Looks really neat.
One glitch: ZL75 is a special event station in New Zealand, but WL reads it
as ZL7 Chatham Is.
How can this newbie fix it?
73
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Hello Barry, 
There are a few ways to fix this &quot;problem&quot;.&nbsp; I believe it
best to KISS, Keep It Simple and Sure!&nbsp; A couple of the ways to
change the log occur before final preparation of ur Cabrillo or ASCII
files.&nbsp; This can result in WriteLog &quot;self-correcting&quot; ur
repairs back to the original form.&nbsp; So u end up submitting the
errors anyway.&nbsp; By doing the corrections on the final documents, u
avoid the possibility of WriteLog Self-correcting the info. 
If u only have a few corrections to make--say less than 25--make a list
of which QSO numbers are affected, and the pertinent data.&nbsp; I only
list the correct data, the way I want the log to appear.&nbsp; Once u
have ur list, go ahead and generate ur &quot;Working Copy&quot; of ur
logs, I always use working copy in the name so there is no possibility of
this version being submitted.&nbsp; This working copy still contains the
errors that we will get rid of in the next step.&nbsp; 
I wud save a back-up of the working copy to a floppy as well (the usual
safety precautions).&nbsp; At this point u simply look-up each QSO&nbsp;
in ur ASCII text editor (I STRONGLY RECOMMEND NOTETAB PRO, OR AT A
MINIMUM NOTETAB LITE freeware from:
http://www.fookes.com/notetab/index.html, these text editors are far more
powerful than notepad and have a simple check box in setup so they
replace notepad anytime u need a text editor).&nbsp; U can make these
changes in WriteLog &quot;view&quot; after u generate the working copy if
u remember to check the little square on the screen that says something
like view logs after generation.&nbsp; 
Make ur changes, then of course change the score if any of the errors are
that significant. Recheck ur list to be sure ur logs reflect the changes
u wanted---&gt; Save as FINAL LOG and submit!&nbsp; NOTE:&nbsp; When u
are entering data changes i can do it 2 ways.&nbsp; First, u can simply
change to the correct info, or in other cases it is better to enter
&quot;notes&quot;.&nbsp; In this case it wud simply be ZL75=ZL1, with the
appropriate change in the country or QTH field from Chatham Isl. to New
Zealand. 
Once u have finished all of ur changes I would save them and close out
for a few hours *or overnight, then come back and have a look with a
fresh viewpoint.&nbsp; It's saved me from sending in logs with errors on
a few occasions! 
At this point I keep 3 copies, one on my Hard Drive with all my other
WriteLog files, one on the Floppy with the working copy, and finally on a
ZIP Disk Archive, which has all of my logs ever submitted by
computer.&nbsp; This zip disk also has copies of the logs I prepared on
my PC then printed and mailed in before computer logs were
common. 
Good&nbsp; luck with ur log submission, Barry. 
73 de Frank W8HO 
At 07:02 PM 11/13/2001 +1300, you wrote: 
Well, I have tranferred my hand written log for the Oceania Contest
to 
Writelog (with help from my friends). 
Looks really neat. 
One glitch: ZL75 is a special event station in New Zealand, but WL reads
it 
as ZL7 Chatham Is. 
How can this newbie fix it? 
73 
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