When you re-import you log into an empty file from a DXQ/DXN set... it
should not double up...

I tried Guy's solution also. I had been using | as a separator... but I
also had many records with 3 fields... result was a 6 solid hours of
"fixup"... not something I ever want to do again!


Tonno Vahk wrote:
> It does not work this way Guy!
> 
> I am also in trouble with the delimiter as I have used space between name
> and QTH.
> 
> I have been trying to find way to export the log to change the delimiter but
> it is impossible with DXQ-QXN export-import because the Notes for This Call
> gets doubled! Meaning the old values are not replaced whatever you do but
> anything you import on top of them are added with "/".
> 
> Even if you export your log, delete ALL QSOs after that and import all the
> QSOs back then your Notes for This Call get multiplied by two with "/" in
> between. Crazy.
> 
> And it is not possible to open a new log file (thus getting rid of the old
> Notes... data) and import all QSOs there because then you also lose all the
> Groups list.
> 
> Thus as far as I have no idea how do change delimiter automatically in ADIF
> file with my domestic tools like excel etc I don't see any way to accomplish
> this task without the program being modified to let the user choose the
> delimiter, better yet logic similar to Excel Text to Columns.
> 
> What I really need is to be able to split at the first space. As there are
> often spaces in QTH description (like near Rome or alike).
> 
> 73
> Tonno
> ES5TV
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of ON4AOI
> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 6:27 PM
> To: 'Mel'
> Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Ver 8.01 issues
> 
> Thats normally fixed in a few minutes
> In version 7
> Export your log >>> DX4WIN6
> THE *.DXN file contains the name and qth, change the delimiter with textpad
> or similar to IN
> Save and import
> 
> Guy ON4AOI
> 
>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: Mel [mailto:ve...@videotron.ca]
>> Verzonden: dinsdag 4 augustus 2009 17:18
>> Aan: ON4AOI
>> Onderwerp: Re: [Dx4win] Ver 8.01 issues
>>
>> very nice... but I have 25,000 QSOs not formatted that way Guy ;-)
>>
>> ON4AOI wrote:
>>> Mel and others
>>>
>>> The delimiter in or IN works perfect
>>>
>>> So MEL IN STE-MARTINE works 100 %
>>>
>>> And will populate Name = MEL and QTH= STE-MARTINE
>>>
>>> When you do multiple QSO´s operations - Set Name and Qth
>>>
>>> Guy ON4AOI
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>>> Van: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-
>>>> boun...@mailman.qth.net] Namens Mel
>>>> Verzonden: dinsdag 4 augustus 2009 17:07
>>>> Aan: David, K2DBK
>>>> CC: DX4WIN
>>>> Onderwerp: Re: [Dx4win] Ver 8.01 issues
>>>>
>>>> I would suggest that you not use DX4Win to populate the name and QTH
>>>> fields then. If Paul doesn't allow a specified delimiter ("," or "|"
>> or
>>>> "in") then either Jim will modify one of his programs or I will
>> write a
>>>> new one. I already have a program than could do this (To recognize a
>>>> ","
>>>> as well as "|" is a one line change) but it works with ADIF which
>>>> doesn't preserve LotW status for example. I used it to transfer
>> DX4Win
>>>> data to another logger I was testing (D4W was better). Jim's
>> programs
>>>> work with DXQ which is preferable... so I'm hoping that he might
>> hack
>>>> one of his programs if we ask him really nicely ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Mel...VE2DC
>>>>
>>>> David, K2DBK wrote:
>>>>> I'd been using ","  (such as   "David, River Vale") but I can live
>>>> with
>>>>> it. I suppose the optimal solution would be to have the user
>> specify
>>>> the
>>>>> delimiter, but if I really feel the need I can export my log,
>> massage
>>>>> the data, and re-import it. I'm just happy to have the new version
>>>> out,
>>>>> and am anxiously awaiting my version 8 key. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Mel wrote:
>>>>>> Perhaps he could also delimit on "|"... I don't believe I am the
>>>> only
>>>>>> one using this convention.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> re MFSK ... conversion to MFSK16 should be OK as I don't think
>> MFSK8
>>>>>> is used a lot.... not really an issue here as I can change the few
>>>>>> QSOS involved manually in less time than it took me to complain
>>>> about
>>>>>> it ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I exported in DX4Win ver 6.03 format. I'll send you the file if
>> you
>>>>>> like Jim.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe you could make your program QSX & Name fix... I already
>> wrote
>>>> a
>>>>>> program to do this and it works fine... but it works on the ADIF
>>>> file.
>>>>>> If I export/import ADIF I will lose information.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I will send file direct.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regarding name, etc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you read the on-line help, you'll see that DX4WIN looks for:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   <name> in <QTH>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> MFSK is not a real mode.  Neither is PSK.  PSK was removed from
>>>> this
>>>>>>> release, QSOs should automatically convert to PSK31.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> For QSOs where the Frequency string was "Frequency=N,NNNKHz) the
>>>>>>>> "Frequency=" was left in the notes field instead of being
>>>> supressed.
>>>>>>> Since that's from an import, Paul can (hopefully) fix this.  I
>> can
>>>>>>> modify my "qsxfix" program to deal with this.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm curious about the Satellite QSOs.  What export/import format
>>>> did
>>>>>>> you use?  Would you be willing to send me the file you tried to
>>>> import
>>>>>>> (please ZIP it first)?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 73 - Jim AD1C
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Mel<ve...@videotron.ca> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I exported my ver & data and imported it into ver 8 to verify
>> the
>>>> data
>>>>>>>> converts properly.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Issues...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I had a few rejects where the mode was MFSK... should probably
>>>> convert
>>>>>>>> to MFSK16.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I had over 100 cryptic errors {Satel Mode=X}... These were not
>>>>>>>> satellite
>>>>>>>> QSOs and were various modes and bands.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When extracting Frequency...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> For QSOs where the Frequency string was "Frequency=N,NNNKHz) the
>>>>>>>> "Frequency=" was left in the notes field instead of being
>>>> supressed.
>>>>>>>> When Extracting Name QTH
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I store my data in the Format"Name| QTH| Notes"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I would have thought this would have been easy to extract... but
>>>> the
>>>>>>>> entire string ends up in NAME... what delimiter is being used?
>>>>>>>> Shouldn't
>>>>>>>> the line break be a valid delimiter?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mel, VE2DC
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