[WriteLog] Vista & Com Ports

[Ric Plummer]

One word of CAUTION
Writelog .ini entries ARE VERY CASE SENSITIVE
It must be:   CommSlot3=7   for example
if you use lower case it won't be recognized
or if all case it won't work etc
Maybe that's the issue
Ric KV1W


-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of scot at k9jy.com
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 14:48
To: AC0W
Cc: Gary Senesac AL9A; writelog at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Vista & Com Ports


Here's what I have on my site:

Serial and Parallel Ports [Ports]

There are 4 “slots” available for WriteLog rig interfacing. By default,
CommSlot1 is COM1:, but you can change that by changing the number on the
right of the equal sign. These settings are not used for RTTY or for packet

CommSlot1=1
CommSlot2=2

In this example, the third and fourth slots are on COM7 and COM8. COM15 is
as high as is supported.

CommSlot3=7
CommSlot4=8
=========================

So it is in the "ports" section of the writelog.ini file. If the "comslot"
lines don't exist, go ahead and add them into that section.

In the Ports section of setup, once you restart WriteLog after editing the
writelog.ini file, you will see Comm 8 or whatever your number is show up
on the screen.

I think the RIG portion mentioned below is when you want to set the speed
and parity, but not change the "comslot" as done in the Ports section of
the writelog.ini file.

It seems, Gary, that the commslot command in the Ports section isn't
translating with your setup. You may want to rename your WriteLog.ini file
to something else, have WriteLog create a new one by opening the program,
then do the comslot piece and see if that helps. I wouldn't automatically
assume it is Vista, but it is the variable at the moment. Getting a clean
ini file will help tell us.

Hope this helps,

Scot, K9JY



On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:29:44 -0400, AC0W <ac0w at charter.net> wrote:
> Gary,
> 
> I will have to verify this when I get home but if I remember correctly
the
> CommSlot command goes into the RIG portion of the INI file as it is
> strictly related to communications to the rig. In this same section (RIG)
> is where you put the COM parameters for the rig, i.e. COM6=4800,n,8,2
etc.
> 
> Writelog by default assigns the rig communication ports through the
> COMMSLOT command. By default these are COM1-COM4, i.e. COMMSLOT1=1,
> COMMSLOT2=2. etc. Unfortunatelyl the default settings do not show up in
> the INI file so it is difficult to find where to put them.
> 
> The below email is incorrect about redirecting COM3 items to COM5, as
COM3
> is usuable for other purposes, in that example.
> 
> In my set-up the rigs are on COM5 and COM6. I have COMMSLOT1=5 and
> COMMSLOT2=6. This now allows me to use COM1 & COM2 for other items, which
> I am doing. Not being in the shack I don't remember what is on those
> ports, but that isn't important for this.
> 
> Bill
> AC0W
> 
> ---- Gary Senesac AL9A <al9a at mtaonline.net> wrote:
> Writelog will always show Com1, Com2, Com3, and Com4.  The CommSlot3=5
> command in the .ini file does not change this on the Writelog Setup Ports
> screen.  It merely instructs Writelog to use Com5 as though it were Com3.
> Since the slot is still not working I suspect it is something in Vista. 
> I'm
> still running XP so can't offer any Vista help.  Have you checked the
> Device
> Manager (or whatever Vista calls it) to see how your Com5 and Com6 are
> configured?  Sorry I can't be more help.
> 
> Gary AL9A
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sunflower" <mrtoburen at sunflower.com>
> To: <writelog at contesting.com>
> Sent: October 11, 2007 6:28 PM
> Subject: [WriteLog] Vista & Com Ports
> 
> 
>> Does anyone have a solution / recommendation to solve my problem?
>>
>> I downloaded 10.63 and have read all of the reflector, the help file,
> and
>> other references on this subject but I can not get Setup Ports to
>> recognize Com5 and 6.  I am running Vista.  I made changes to the
>> Writelog.ini file in C:windows to:
>>
>> [Ports]
>> CommSlot3=5
>> CommSlot4=6


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