[WriteLog] Prefill Files - a warning

[Darren Collins (G0TSM)]

Thanks Gary, Alan & Garry.
That did have me puzzled. I'll have to try and remember that tip when I 
next run in a contest.

73 Darren G0TSM / M7X



On 05/03/2014 20:08, Gary AL9A wrote:
> Darren,
>
> To change from Insert to Overstrike go to Contest/Exchange Format 
> Setup... In the Edit QSO Exchange Fields look down the left most 
> column of field names to find the one you want.  In the ARRL DX 
> Contest that will be QTH. Click on the QTH field name and examine the 
> attributes that have been setup for this field.  Click on the box 
> preceding 'Overstrike: Overstrike rather than insert characters', then 
> click on OK.
>
> Now setup using a prefill file for this module and make an entry in 
> the CALL field.  When the QTH field is populated from the prefill file 
> make a change to it by typing in something different and you will see 
> you are now in Overstrike mode rather than Insert.  I never thought of 
> this before but Alan has a very clever idea on how to fix prefill 
> error problems!  This will work best with a fixed length field such as 
> QTH that always needs 2 characters, but will also work for a longer 
> field as long as the new characters being typed in exceed the number 
> of prefill characters so they are all overwritten.  Otherwise you will 
> still have to delete the left over extra characters.
>
> When satisfied that this works Save the file and do a Save 
> Configuration. That will retain your settings for the duration of this 
> contest.  However, when you use this module to start a new contest, 
> you will have to again edit the exchange field attributes to make 
> Overstrike the option instead of Insert.
>
> 73,
> Gary AL9A
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Darren Collins (G0TSM)
> Sent: March 05, 2014 10:01 AM
> To: writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Prefill Files - a warning
>
> I couldnt get mine to overtype, all it ever did was insert...Is there a
> setting somewhere I missed?
>
> 73 Darren G0TSM / M7X
>
> On 05/03/2014 15:48, Alan Marshall wrote:
>> I find that the prefill is best used if you change the field that is 
>> "prefilled" to be OVERTYPE rather than insert.  Then no deletes are 
>> needed and you can run just like you do with NO prefill.  When you 
>> forget that it is prefilled and don't see it in the heat of the 
>> battle you are good-to-go!
>>
>>    -Alan, W1CCE
>
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