Norm, It may be easier to convert the file to ADIF and then use the ADIF import. Here is a link to a program written by KH2D that converts a comma delimited ascii file to ADIF. The program is called asc2adif.
http://www.vkham.com/Software/downloads.html 73, Alan N5NA ----- Original Message ----- From: "n-c.beasley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 2:12 AM Subject: [Dx4win] Import error help > Dear DX4WIN Users, > > I am having some troubles importing a comma delimited file, originally > created in Excel. The file has about 3500 QSOs. After going through the > various steps as per the manual, I can only import 1763 of the QSOs. Most of > the records have an error that looks like this in the Notes For This QSO > field, this one from the record for NO7F: > > Error:Band=10 |91 ARRL 10 MTR; 19911215 03:00 WH6CMJ 57 R 10 SSB HI 91 ARRL > 10 MTR; > > The comma delimited file looks like this: > 19911215,02:59,NO7F,57,,10,SSB,,OR,,,'91 ARRL 10 MTR; > 19911215,03:00,WH6CMJ,57,R,10,SSB,,HI,,,'91 ARRL 10 MTR; > > It appears to me that the NO7F QSO's Notes For This QSO field has the > following QSO, and sometimes 2 QSOs, incorporated in it. While both of these > contacts were done on 10 meters, the QSO screen for the NO7F record shows > that the file was imported as a *20m* Band contact. Not what I want! > > I have adjusted my filter's Fields so that there are empty spaces on each > side of each parameter, and my .pro file has extra spaces incorporated for > each parameter. Not sure if this is the way to go, but after multiple > attempts to import this .csv file without errors, this didn't seem to > harm/help the import process. > > How (or What) do I need to change/adjust so that DX4WIN is importing the > band parameters properly? I would rather not go through each of these > records individually to correct this error. > > Thank you for your help in troubleshooting this error. > > Have a great weekend. > > Blessings, > Norm > > ================================ > Norm Beasley, P29NB / KO4CB > SIL PO Box 437 > Ukarumpa, EHP 444 > PAPUA NEW GUINEA > > Telephone: +675 737 4667 (Home) > Telephone: +675 737 4203 (Work) > FAX: +675 737 3507 > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================ > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
