[WriteLog] File Tree - Where is Stuff?

[Gary AL9A]

Eric,

Operating off of memory here so I may not have everything exact.  As Jim 
says V10.77 made a big change to where the WL default files reside.  This 
was done to comply with the way Vista and Win 7 work with UAC turned on. 
Basically all the default WL files now reside in C:\ProgramData\WriteLog 
rather than in C:\Program Files\WriteLog\Programs.  These changes to WL 
created problems for some of the plug-in's and 3rd party contest modules 
whose installers were no longer compatible with the new WL directory 
structure as of V10.77.  This led Wayne to add the LegacyHelper utility in 
the WL program group to make it possible for these modules to still work 
with the new layout.

You indicate you had difficulty locating your ARRL DX contest files due to 
the revised file structure.  I'm not sure what the default WL path name is 
for the contest log location, but you should be able to find it by checking 
your writelog.ini file.  In the [Configuration] section you should see three 
path names that specify the location of your files.

WaveFileLocation=C:\(path name)
RecordingLocation=C:\(path name)
DataFiles=C:\(path name)

If you ever want to change your default file locations, as I have done years 
ago, this is where you make the changes.

73,
Gary AL9A


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
To: "Eric Rosenberg" <ericrosenberg.dc at gmail.com>
Cc: "Writelog Reflector" <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: March 14, 2011 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] File Tree - Where is Stuff?


On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 10:21 PM, Eric Rosenberg
<ericrosenberg.dc at gmail.com> wrote:

> Over the years, the location of the WL files has changed. I've lost
> track of where they are now, but became aware that the location had
> changed when all of a sudden there was a Writelog directory (and
> sub-directory) in the my documents folder. I almost lost my log for ARRL
> DX as a result.
>
> The question is... what are the default directories for WL?

Eric, it was documented in release notes when they made the change
(10.77 or 10.78) but I don't think you can find the information on the
WriteLog web site anywhere.  It might be buried in release notes
somewhere, but I can't find it in the program Help either.  Maybe you
can persuade Wayne or Steve N9OH to put the information on the web
site for everyone to see.  I asked for this months ago, and don't
remember even receiving an acknowledgement.

73 - Jim AD1C

-- 
Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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