Yeah Doug .. I sent Bill another email (to him only) saying dummy-me!!! Bill can just delete the 1,200 QSOs within DXbase and then re-import the modified adi file.. Then - no dupes will happen..
Joe wa6axe Doug McDuff wrote: > A thought, which might be way off base. Is there a way to block delete > QSO's in DXBase? If I recall there is/was a way in with an add-on > program to block change times in CT. Once that was done, and assuming > the QSO's with the incorrect time had been block deleted in DXBase, then > could you not "re-import" the QSO's which presumably now have the > correct time? > > As I said, I may be way off track with this thought... > > 73, Doug W4OX / KG4OX > > At 10:25 PM 10/9/2005, Joseph Glockner wrote: > >> Bill, >> >> be very careful -- if you re-import that adif that he is >> updating for you, then you probably will have DUPE entries.. >> >> 73 Joe wa6axe >> >> Bill Parry wrote: >> >>> Howdy Joe, >>> That very thought had occurred to me when I was writing the prior >>> e-mail. >>> Since I don't have the spreadsheet programs (nor would I know how to use >>> them) I guess I'll have to find another way. It was the WPX contest and >>> apparently I wasn't the only one that had problems importing from CT >>> back >>> then. (Had a couple of e-mails from others.) >>> I became aware of this thru a QSL problem and after a little looking I >>> noticed that, in my log, the contest started at 0700 instead of 0000. >>> You >>> would have thought I would have noticed it at the time! Anyway, he >>> offered >>> to correct the problem if I would send him the adif file of the contest. >>> Apparently his logging program has a function to make these kinds of >>> block >>> changes. Maybe this would be a good upgrade for DXBase. >>> Bill, W5VX >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Joseph Glockner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 10:18 AM >>>> To: Bill Parry >>>> Cc: 'DXBase' >>>> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Time correction. >>>> >>>> Bill, >>>> >>>> If you have Microsoft Access97 and also a Spreadsheet program >>>> like Microsoft Works Spreadsheet or 1-2-3, etc -- then you >>>> can do it easily ... But, without the above programs, I can >>>> not see a way to easily do them all at one time.. >>>> >>>> The only other question that I have Bill is: When you say that >>>> your time is 7 hrs ahead of what it shud have been, if you >>>> take the TIME backwards by 7 hrs -- "will you also" have to shift >>>> the DATE (in a few cases)?? >>>> >>>> 73 Joe wa6axe >>>> >>>> Bill Parry wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I just became aware that I apparently had a problem with a contest I >>>>> imported back in 1995 into DXBase (Version ?). The import came from CT >>>> >>>> >>>> and >>>> >>>>> for some reason it added 7 hours to all of the 1200 Q's that I worked. >>>>> >>>>> Is there an easy way to subtract the 7 hours from all these QSOs? >>>>> >>>>> Bill, W5VX >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>>> Dxbase mailing list >>>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >>>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> No virus found in this outgoing message. >>>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>>> Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.13/126 - Release Date: >>>> 10/09/2005 >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.13/126 - Release Date: >> 10/09/2005 >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Dxbase mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.13/126 - Release Date: 10/09/2005
