[DXBase] Import question
Jack
[email protected]
Mon, 9 Feb 2004 19:23:56 -0500
Actually, DXbase will ignore the numeric value representing the field data
length. So you put any single digit number there regardless of the actual
length of the data.
Regards,
Jack
----- Original Message -----
From: "Art Searle W2NRA" <[email protected]>
To: "'Fred Handscombe'" <[email protected]>; "'DXBase
reflector'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 2:49 PM
Subject: RE: [DXBase] Import question
> Hi Fred,
>> The adi file for import into Special 1 would look like this:
>> <SPEC1:6>abcdef
>> The 6 represents the number of character to be imported into the Special 1
> field.
>> Also if the comment is universal to every log entry that you are going to
> import you can put it in the "Populate Special Field 1" on the import
> screen.
>> 73,
>> Art
> W2NRA
>> Art Searle
> Director of Finance/Treasurer
> [email protected]
> (631) 730-4084
>>> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On
> Behalf Of Fred Handscombe
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 12:19 PM
> To: DXBase reflector
> Subject: [DXBase] Import question
>> Hi all
>> I want to import an ADIF File which I believe I know how to do!
>> However I want the contents of the "comment" Field in the ADIF to be
> imported into the "Special-1" column of my DXbase log.
>> What do I rename the comment field in the adif file to?
>> Is it "spec_1" or "spec-1"?
>> It would be handy to have a cross reference to all the DXbase columns
>> Thanks
>> 73 Fred
> G4BWP
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