This is a problem with any logging program. But there is a way. Here is what I do. Prior to a contest I do a Output, Awards, DXCC and choose include deleted. You can do a screen shot of the totals or keep a spreadsheet with the totals. (I do it this way)
Then after the contest compare the DXCC totals with the pre contest totals. This will indicate what band/modes have increased. Then I use the Summary window and click on those band modes. Now I know what qso's are all time new ones or band/modes I still need qsl's from. I've often thought that it would be a great feature for DXB to highlight the first incidence of a new band/mode in the log with a specific color and highlight the first qsl received for a band/mode with a different color. And when firsts are received and submitted/accepted for dxcc credit they have a third color. Jack, Courtney, think that idea can work? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Dougherty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 9:57 PM Subject: [DXBase] Importing ADIF and QSL records > Hi, > > OK, another year's CQWW is in the books, and I have a nice fat ADIF file > (generated by N1MM Contest Logger) that I'm going to be importing into > DXBase in the next few days. Before doing so, however, I have a couple of > concerns. > > I ran reports of which entities I have confirmed and worked/not-confirmed > on all contacts before the start of CQWW. Since N1MM Logger doesn't care a > whit about award chasing, all I have is a file of my activity from the > contest that I will import into DX Base. Is there a way to easily determine > which QSO's will need to be QSL'ed without examining each new QSO? (" Let's > see here...J3...did I already have him worked on 10 before the contest or > is he a 10-Meter new one?") I'd love to know exactly how many new band QSOs > this year's contest yielded for me, but I don't know how to run such a > query (or even if such a thing is possible). > > Second, how can I add a note to each QSO (on a batch basis) so that in a > year from now I'll easily see which ones were contest Q's versus normal > Q's? Is there a way to do that in the import utility or will I need to > modify the records in the contest logger and re-export? > > Third, is there a way to automatically populate the names and other > information on import? I.E. fill in name, note, QTH, etc, either based on > data on my Buckmaster CD or from previous QSOs with that particular entity? > While I only made about 435 or so QSO's, I'd like to be able to have > accurate information on all of them if I can. > > Finally, I did a test-import (to see how it would behave) and while > everything worked well by and large, one QSO was left out because somehow > DXBASE didn't recognize the prefix (TO5T as Martinique). How can I make > sure this goes smoothly when I do it for real into my existing database? > > > Thanks. > 73 de W2IRT > Peter Dougherty > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Please visit http://www.nyctrackbook.com > for details of my book, "Tracks of the New York City Subway" > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > >
