The standard has a lot of stuff that we will not include as I imagine no logger (except maybe Dave's) does them all as it is meant to cover all difffernt types of logging programs (it would create a log form the size of Texas to cover everything) but it seems pretty logically specified for what I want DXB to do. Since seeing it in action over the past 6 months I have a lot more enthusiasm for its process and the result seems pretty good.
73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394 NEW PHONE NUMBER Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to [email protected] Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Jack <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I suspected the newer ADIF publications must have changed some things. > It's unfortunate that the group elected to redefine existing fields thereby > making past implementations subject to fail. This hobby is riddled with > loosy goosy standards that tend to be violated over and over again making > automated support a constantly moving target... lol ... > > Jack > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave AA6YQ" <[email protected]> > To: "DXBase Reflector" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 2:52 PM > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] State field in ADIF > > > >>>>AA6YQ comments below > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Jack > > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 9:59 AM > > To: George Harlem W1EBI; 'DXBase Reflector' > > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] State field in ADIF > > > > > > George, > > > > This is interesting to say the least. The ADIF specification which > DXbase > > 2007 was coded to identifies the "STATE" field in ADIF to be the "US > > State". > > > > If the ADIF specification has changed to now use the "STATE" field for a > > Russian State, I would suggest there is a problem. How would any import > > program know that when the STATE field lists NV, that it is NOT a US > State > > but instead is some other non US entity? > > > >>>>By inspecting DXCC field, which identifies the QSO's DXCC entity. If > the > > DXCC field specfies "United States", "Alaska", or "Hawaii", then STATE > > specifies a US State. If the DXCC field indidcates "Canada", then STATE > > specifies a Canadian province. If the DXCC field specifies "Japan", then > > STATE specifies a Japanese Prefecture. etc. > > > >>>>The generalization of STATE and COUNTY from "US State" and "US County" > >>>>to > > "Primary Administrative Subdivision" and "Secondary Administrative > > Subdivision" respectively was completed in ADIF 2.1.5, which was approved > > by > > the ADIF development community in September 2004. > > > > 73, > > > > Dave, AA6YQ > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Dxbase mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
