[WriteLog] Fw: 7qp Dupe problem - TNX

[James L. Cheatham]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: James L. Cheatham 
To: Jerry Bliss 
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:21 AM
Subject: Re: 7qp Dupe problem - TNX


Jerry,

Sorry, I wasn't at the radio computer and at the time could not recall which field is was!

It was under the Contest;Exchange Format setup; call; then it shows blocks for what can be added!

On one Contest, maybe NEQSO, I had to go in and under "RCV" had to add a space so that Writelog would except the "CountyState" abrev. and also checked the "Dupe" block because Writelog was not checking for DUPE either.

Like I said, for this one time in the contest it worked and begin checking Dupes, but not the ones I had already recorded before the change.

If you look up the heading in Writelog help file, you will see that you can Edit QSO Exchange Fields. Also if like the 7QP Contest for the RCV field had to have at least five spaces in this field for it to record the StateCounty "RECV" field.
At first I thought that they had only four spaces in this field that made it drop the fifth char. in the "RECV" field.

But when I went to this area of the Writelog and changed these two fields under RCV and Dupe, it made no difference!

Jim, AF5P
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jerry Bliss 
  To: James L. Cheatham 
  Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 10:53 AM
  Subject: Re: 7qp Dupe problem - TNX


  James,
  I am trying to figure out what box you checked to allow/disallow WL dupe checking. Can you give me specific details?

  ALSO.... looking in the WL INI file, Band Map colors... do you know what each of the colors are used for? I think I recall there was some sort of color editor software that could be downloaded to easily accommodate color changes.

  Saw your fine photo on QRZ.COM - you will see my pix & bio there, too.

  73 de Jerry, k6iii
  Grass Valley, CA


  On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 7:54 PM, James L. Cheatham <southerner at centurytel.net> wrote:

    Jerry,

    I am in the same boat, so to speak!  I am running 10.59D, which I purchased years ago.  The problem with me, I have seen so many remarks, concerning the upgrades and problems with different radios, so I have been reluctant to upgrade.

    I had the same problem last year with the program no checking DUPES.  I was able to shut the program down and bring it up again, and then go into the program and check a box for Writelog to check for Dupes, and it worked.
     Tried the same thing this time but it did not change anything.
    Don't understand the difference from last year and this year.

    Maybe someone will come up with a fix!

    Jim, AF5P

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Jerry Bliss 
      To: southerner at centurytel.net 
      Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 9:41 AM
      Subject: 7qp Dupe problem - TNX


      James,
      Thanks for your confirming observations (below).
      I wonder if WL will fix this. My WL license has expired. I is annoying
      to think that I will have to pay out additional $$ to them to get
      something fixed that should have worked correctly when released.
      Jerry, k6iii
      Grass Valley, CA


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      11 May 2008, James wrote in the WL Reflector: 
Dave,

Yes, I had the same problem with the 7QP. Ver. 10.59D did the same as K6III 
said. Would not show a DUPE and you could not enter a call into the log if they 
were worked somewhere else.  Showed the call as a new station and when you 
entered the "RCVD" field everthing looked fine until you hit the space bar or 
enter key.  Writelog would drop the fifth letter and give the Unknown Mult 
error.

James, AF5P