[WriteLog] to6, to4ww

[Georgek5kg at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/1/2003 1:43:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
jimjarvis at comcast.net writes:

Jim,

Updating the country info is pretty straightforward....as long as you know 
one subtle thing.  The cty file MUST be in the \HAM\PROGRAMS directory.  If you 
download it somewhere else, the conversion program (ReadCTY) will not know 
where to find it.  There is a browz box that will allow you to find the file in 
any directory.  It is titled "Convert alternative prefix database...".

IMHO, the developer should make it really clear in the app where it will 
default to find the cty file, but he doesn't.  

I got snake bit by this several times before I emblazoned it into my brain.

73, Geo...

> Prior to cqcw, I did NOT download the 18nov03 cty file.
> 
> Subsequently, I DID....did run the convert program, and
> re-opened and rescored my log.  Again, it did NOT recognize
> to4ww or the to6.  
> 
> Is there a subtlety in doing this?  Do you have to delete 
> the prior file first?   There was never a flag, asking about
> overwrite permission.  
> 
> Strange, eh?   It was a seriously compromised effort, so one
> or two countries more or less isn't going to change things
> in any meaningful way. But it would be nice to make sure the 
> update process works, before the next time.
> 



George I. Wagner, K5KG
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