[WriteLog] Lotus .wk1 files

[Jerry Pixton]

Gary,

Thank you. Yes, the .dif format does indeed import to Excel 2007. And it 
looks at first glance that all the fields I use are there only needing some 
conversion and formatting. I will play with this

Thanks

Jerry, W6IHG



At 07:32 AM 10/2/2008 -0800, Gary AL9A wrote:
>Jerry,
>
>I also have Excel 2007 and discovered this problem after the ARRL Field Day
>last June.  They wanted just a list of stations worked by band and mode - no
>Cabrillo.  Someone told me to use File/Export/DIFF spreadsheet format...  I
>did and Excel reads it in just fine.  Once in Excel you can delete any
>fields you don't need, sort as necessary and save as an xls file.  Good
>luck.
>
>73,
>Gary AL9A
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jerry Pixton" <jpixton at shentel.net>
>To: <writelog at contesting.com>
>Cc: <jpixton at shentel.net>
>Sent: October 02, 2008 4:16 AM
>Subject: [WriteLog] Lotus .wk1 files
>
>
> > Good morning,
> >
> > In working with my cqww log, I discovered that Microsoft Excel 2007 will
> > no
> > longer read the .wk1 formatted file that Writelog puts out. I have used
> > this file for pivot tables in Excel and also use the qslcvt.xls worksheet
> > as a quick way to get my contacts imported into an Access database.
> >
> > In looking at all the other outputs, none seem to have the full log
> > information other than the .wk1 format.
> >
> > Has anyone already worked this problem with Excel 2007 before I go off to
> > reinvent the wheel?
> >
> > At the moment, fortunately I did not upgrade all my computers to Office
> > 2007, so I could use Excel 2003 on my wife's computer. But that is not a
> > long term solution. Hi
> >
> > Jerry, W6IHG
> > ------------------------------------------
> > Dr. Jerry R. Pixton, PIXOS Designs
> > http://www.shentel.net/pixosdesigns/RadioTuner/
> > jpixton at shentel.net
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Dr. Jerry R. Pixton, PIXOS Designs
http://www.shentel.net/pixosdesigns/RadioTuner/
jpixton at shentel.net
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