[WriteLog] wl_cty.dat File Location and Updating

Thu Nov 19 00:37:07 EST 2015

(From a Win7 user)

C:\ProgramData\WriteLog is not visible on directory tree
ProgramData folder is hidden in Win7, 
I search for wl_cty.dat and click "Open Folder" if you desire to see date
tagged on file, etc... or do manual update

The expected response to typing "Version" in callsign field is found at 
http://www.country-files.com 

LOOK carefully when open this web page.   
Today for Example you'd see Rwanda, 9X with quick glance but that is not the
cty downloaded by WL (BIG CTY)
The current version is "Spratly Islands" which is listed next as CTY WL
downloads

Use the Writelog menu "Convert CTY to Writelog"
once it opens, use Download button - wait until done, pause
Is writelog closed?
Click Convert button
Pause second once complete but insure you see it's "ALL DONE"
before closing this window - keep this window open while program is
converting & watch the update notes....
Once ALL DONE, If you hadn't closed WL, Close & reopen 

If you didn't see words "ALL DONE" on conversion repeat.....

Tested cty update tonight & once WL closed & reopen - the new version was
active
(VERSION returned correct country)

 bit more time involved when do manual update of wl_cty.dat with the folder
being hidden

73 Robert W5AJ

-----Original Message-----
From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Marsh
Stewart
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 1:45 PM
To: 'Alan Zack' <k7acz at cox.net>; 'Chuck Dietz' <w5prchuck at gmail.com>
Cc: 'Writelog Reflector' <writelog at contesting.com>
Subject: [WriteLog] wl_cty.dat File Location and Updating

Hi Chuck and Alan,

I get the feeling there may be some question about where WriteLog puts what.

I recently updated to Win 10 from Win 7. WriteLog ran fine under Win 7 and
runs fine under Win 10. My overall experience with Win 10 has been great so
far.

After I upgraded to Win 10 I did a full install of WriteLog and then updated
to version 11.30C. Win 10 put its files where it wanted to and WriteLog put
its files where it wanted to. No problems.

The WriteLog app (WriteL32.exe) is in:
C:\Program Files (x86)\WriteLog\Programs\

The program data files WriteLog uses are in:
C:\Program Data\WriteLog\
This is where wl_cty.dat, the SCP files, etc. all go.

My log files are in:
C:\Users\Marsh KA5M\My Documents\WriteLog\Contest\ This is where .wl (log
files) go.

The WriteLog initialization file wl.ini is in:
C:\Windows\
This is the .ini file WriteLog uses when it starts up.

The three (4) file locations above are what I believe to be the default
locations. I'm fine with where they are. The locations seem intuitive to me
and I have no reason to want to put them somewhere else.

Alan, you might want to consider upgrading to Win 10 from Win 8.1. It should
be free for you. Yes, it takes a while to download and install, but getting
started with it is straightforward. Windows XP, 7, and 10 all were easy to
navigate. For some reason Windows 8.1 drove me nuts and I went back to Win 7
(this was before Win 10 was released).

Chuck, to get the latest wl_cty.dat file (VERSION = Spratly Islands dated 27
Oct 2015) in Win 10 go to All Apps => WriteLog => Convert CTY to WriteLog.
Then click on the box that says "Download wl_cty.dat" After the download,
you must click on the box that says "Convert wl_cty.dat". If you do not
convert it will not work.

I hope something in the above helps.

73,
Marsh, KA5M

-----Original Message-----
From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Chuck
Dietz
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 7:31 AM
To: Alan Zack
Cc: Jim Reisert AD1C; Gary AL9A; Steve Woodruff; Writelog Reflector
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] WL_CTY File

If it makes you feel any better, I'm in the same boat.  I have given up on
trying to update the CTY file. The log checking software will correctly
score the log.
For me, this has been going on for years, through several versions of
windows, now up to Win 10.  It should update annually, when you update and
do a full install.

Chuck, W5PR

On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 7:55 PM, Alan Zack <k7acz at cox.net> wrote:

> Gentlemen,
>
> First, thank you for your help and patience in attempting to help me 
> to
get
> my WL_CTY file to work with WL.
>
> You all had excellent suggestions and I have tried them all. Believe 
> me I have put probably over 100 hours playing with this on two different
PC's.
I
> know I am missing something somewhere but I don't know what.
>
> Here is what I have done so far:
>
> Removed all WL_CTY files from anywhere I could find them. I searched 
> my WL Program Date folder, WL Program Files (x86) folder, WL Documents
folder.
>
> I then UNINSTALLED WL and restarted the PC
>
> Then I installed wl1130cFullhNs19sEsl.exe (Full installation of WL 
> 11.30 recently purchased) Then I installed  
> <http://writelog.com/Downloads/wl1130cmsiupg.exe>
> wl1130cmsiupg.exe
>
> This should have put me into the latest version of WL.
>
> Then I started experimenting:
>
> Steve suggested I do the simple automatic WL_CTY update by using FILE> 
> Web update data files, Download, click OK.
> This gives me SAUDI ARABIA when I type VERSION into the callsign window.
> BUT
> when I open Program Data/WL, and find WL_CTY and open it with Notepad 
> and search for VERSION it comes out as Uzbekistan.
>
> Next Gary suggested I close WL and open the READCTY32 program. I did 
> the download and the convert functions. Received the ALL DONE msg, 
> closed
> READCTY32 and opened WL. Again, when I typed VERSION into the callsign 
> window it still comes up SAUDI ARABIA. So I closed WL, went back to 
> the WL Program Data folder, opened WL_CTY and searched for VERSION and 
> found SPRATLY ISLANDS. From checking Jim, AD1C's website I knew his 
> latest file is
> 2512-27-OCT-2015 and SPRATLY ISLANDS is the VERSION entity.
>
> I also tried to do the update from Jim's County Files.com page with 
> the same results.
>
> So I know I have the latest WL_CTY file in my WL Program Data folder. 
> Why can't WL find it when I open my log and start a new log and type 
> in VERSION?
> It always comes up as SAUDI ARABIA.
>
> I have done this over and over again, uninstalling WL, reinstalling 
> it, restarting the PC, sometimes restarting the PC after every attempt 
> to download the latest WL_CTY file, with the same results.
>
> I must have a WL_CTY file somewhere with SAUDI ARABIA as the VERSION 
> but I don't know where.
>
> I am using WIN 8.1 and the only way I know how to search for a file is 
> to bring up the little looking glass search charm as they call it and 
> type in WL_CTY in the search box. But it doesn't show me any WL_CTY 
> files. I know
I
> have at least one in the WL Program Data folder but it doesn't find it.
> Maybe because the files in the Program Data folder are hidden files? 
> In
the
> property box I unclicked the HIDDEN function but my searches still do 
> not find any WL_CTY files.
>
> I am curious over what are all the other _CTY files are about such as 
> NA_CTY, SA_CTY, etc. Could one of them be causing the problem? I 
> haven't messed with them as I am afraid I might make natters worse,
>
> TIA for any insights you might be able to provide. I hope to have my 
> CTY file working for the CQWWDX CW coming up.
>
> 73
> Alan, K7ACZ
>
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