[DXBase] DXBase 2002 and exporting

Fri, 5 Apr 2002 12:03:42 -0500

Hi Greg,
The cabrillo file format was designed specifically for contest operation (
nothing else ). The required data in a cabrillo file format consists of
contest specific information such as contest name, operator(s), contest
exchanges, multipliers( sometimes I think ), contest claimed score, etc...
A portion of this "required" data is not produced in a general logging
program, such as contest scoring information). As such, if you intend to
operate a contest and submit a log, you really should use a contest software
program for this purpose. Contests require software functionality be
designed in an entirely different manner than what general logging programs
require. Cabrillo file formats is just one example.
All contest programs provide for ADIF export so that you can easily get your
contest data into a general logging program. The typical scenario would be
to operate the contest using a contest software program, create the cabrillo
file for your log submission to the contest sponsor, export to ADIF using
the tools in the contest program, and import ADIF using the tools of the
general logging program. This is by far the easiest and most accurate
solution.
Alternatively, you can locate some of the software utilities around and
reformat files etc... and then manually edit them to get all the missing
data into them. As you have already stated, this is a chore.
We do plan to include an ADIF export option in the next release of DXbase.
However, the utility developed by Cosme already provides you with this
capability today and as you know, his work is very good and his utility
produces very nice results.
Regards,
Courtney
----- Original Message -----
From: "N4WSM - Greg Tomerlin" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 9:27 AM
Subject: [DXBase] DXBase 2002 and exporting
>> Are there any plans to include more export options in future versions
> DXBase? I have had an awful time getting my log into a suitable format
for
> submission to the recent CQ WPX contest. Cosme's conversion utility is
> nice, but I still spent many hours editing the file after using it to
create
> an ADIF file. Then finding a tool to convert the resultant ADIF file to
> Cabrillo was a job, and I ended up manually editing (for several more
hours)
> the file anyway. There must be a better way!
>> I would like to see a built-in ADIF utility as well as built-in support
for
> the Cabrillo format. Any chance of those two things being added to the
next
> release or update? Does anybody know of a better solution or will I need
> two logging programs... one for contesting and one for everyday logging?
>> Thanks & 73, Greg -N4WSM
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