[WriteLog] Lost multiplier in RTTY RU

[Donald Eriksen]

Well, I thought I'd answer anyway. Don't feel alone, I discovered at the end
of the test that I'd forgotten two QTH's. Like you say, it was my own
carelessness,  especially after I realized I could have prevented it from
happening very easily in the pre-test set up. Here's how:

Click on Contest, then Exchange Format Setup.
You'll get the Edit QSO exchange Fields menu.
Under the column showing the Exchange fields, click (highlight) QTH. The
selection boxes will show check marks where the attributes are selected.
In my case (and yours ), the one that says "Required Field. Field is
required for entry in log" was unchecked.
 Click the box to put a check mark in it, hit Save, then OK.
Now go to your WriteLog test and put in any call in the entry window without
a QTH  and hit Enter.
Behold the message "Field QTH is invalid".
Neat huh? Enjoy.

73 Don W6FFH
don.wsixffh@verizon.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Kenwood" <rkenwood@erols.com>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 7:17 AM
Subject: [WriteLog] Lost multiplier in RTTY RU


> This does not require an answer. I am sure its been beaten to death
already,
> but I need to vent.
>
> I lost a mult due entirely to my own carelessness. I failed to enter a
> serial number. Dumb, I know. Won't cost me the top spot. But I feel that I
> should be protected from that kind of dumb trick. A "Required Field
Missing"
> message would be great for those of us who are contest challenged.
>
> 73, Ron
> W3ZV
>
>
>
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