[WriteLog] Where oh where are my .dat files?

[Marsh Stewart]

Randy:

For Windows 10:

The WriteLog program files including WriteL32.exe should be in:
C:\Program Files (x86)\WriteLog\Programs\

The program data files WriteLog uses are in:
C:\ProgramData\WriteLog\
This is where wl_cty.dat, the SCP (.DTA) files, etc. all go.

Log files go in:
C:\Users\Randy K5ZD\My Documents\WriteLog\Contest\

The WriteLog initialization file writelog.ini is in:
C:\Windows\

These are the defaults. 

Make a new folder called C:\Unzipped
Download the latest country files from 
http://www.country-files.com/
It will be a .zip file
Copy the downloaded .zip file to C:\Unzipped
Unzip it
Copy the unzipped files to C:\ProgramData\WriteLog

Go to Start => All apps => WriteLog > Convert CTY to WriteLog
Click on Convert wl_cty.dat

You're all done. You've got the latest and all the files are where they
should be.

73,
Marsh, KA5M


-----Original Message-----
From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Randy
Thompson K5ZD
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 3:40 PM
To: 'WriteLog'
Subject: [WriteLog] Where oh where are my .dat files?

I too am struggling with getting the WriteLog cty files updated.  I ran the
Convert CTY to Writelog utility.  It downloaded the wl_dat.cty file no
problem.  It appeared to run the conversion.  But, I can't find where it put
the files!

 

I am running Windows 10.

 

I have WriteLog installed in c:\Writelog

 

Normally when I run this utility, it puts the output files in a folder under
c:\Users\...   Can't find it.

 

Two enhancement suggestions.

 

Good: Have the output tell us the directory where it placed the files.
Should be easy to add to the output stream.

 

                Better: Have a button to select the output directory (and
also tell us where the files were written).

 

 

Good luck to everyone in CQWW CW this coming weekend.

 

Randy, K5ZD

 

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