Hi Joe If you do "Help", "About DXBase 2007" then list of registered calls are displayed. They could be copied into a utility manually?
I guess many people only have one call, although with the licensing process in the US and vanity calls maybe that is not so! Thanks for looking, I'll just have to scroll all 50+k QSOs! or learn about MS Access 73 Fred ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe WA6AXE" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 6:13 PM Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Suggestion for new utility/report > > > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
