Fred and all: Fred's email came to me directly - and, I did not notice that he had the DXbase Reflector on the email also - until Mike sent his email too.
ALL -- The "registered callsigns" is "encrypted" and I can not get to that info automatedly. This is purposed done by the author. The only way that I could possibly make some kind of utility - would be to have the USER "by hand" type-in the "authorized/registered callsigns" .. but, this brings in some problems also -- some users do not know where to look for the "Registered Callsigns" that were in their REG file .. Sorry - but, this one is not do-able as a fully automated utility. 73 Joe wa6axe > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Suggestion for new utility/report > Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:36:05 +0400 > > Hi Joe > > I want to add my thanks fo the support you give the DXbase users! > > I have a suggestion for a new report or utility. > > DXBase uses the "Opr Call" column to "validate" the use of the programme. I > have had many discussions with Jack over the years as to why this is wrong > under the licencing conditions in some countries and hopefully something new > will be used under the new ownership/SW release. > > The way the OPR call column is used introduces errors into the logs and the > way they interact with the likes of Club Log and LOTW. In fact it was using > Club log I have spotted my problem (check it out and join at for free > www.clublog.org ) > > First the Opr Cal is NOT validated against the valid registered callsigns > which it should be. You can enter anything in the column and you are NOT > warned, which seems a little unwise when the column is used later to > "validate " the data. > > Second if the Opr call entry is NOT one of the registered callsigns then if > you do an ADIF export to LOTW, for example, then that line of data is NOT > included in the export file. > > Third if you do an LOTW export and certain lines are excluded, these line > ARE marked as sent to LOTW even though THEY HAVE NOT BEEN sent!! How crazy > is that? Maybe you see my disagreemnet with this "method" of validating the > user. > > So Joe my request is a report or utility that checks each log line for a > valid registered call against the registration file, and flags up any wrong > entries in Opr Call column. If there was a way to open each entry for > editing, to undo the errors introduced as above, or do it automatically, > that would be even better > > 73 Fred > G4BWP - A65BD > ______________________________________________________________ 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
