[Dxbase] LoTW flag in QSLs Suggestion and Question

Tue Jan 3 14:39:47 EST 2006

Paul,
You can use the Access97 program to make the "mass" changes
to your QSLS column .. that would be the fastest way.
73 Joe wa6axe
Paul Cassel wrote:
> It's NOT the CONFIRM column I am faced with fixing, it is the QSLs field
>> I have tried your method already however the Edit/Replace only works when a
> single record is selected. I am unable to make it work when highlighting
> all records in the QSLs colum. (This is the column with a pull down choice)
>> Paul
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: FireBrick [mailto:w9ol at billnjudy.com] 
>>Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 2:26 PM
>>To: Paul Cassel; 'DxBase Reflector'
>>Subject: Re: [Dxbase] LoTW flag in QSLs Suggestion and Question
>>>>>>Put the cursor in one of the entries ABOVE, the qso's that 
>>may have the wrong confirmed 
>>data.
>>That would be in the column with the heading CFM (there are 
>>options, Card, LoTW, and Both)
>>>>Then select the Edit>Replace menu item, and enter LoTW into 
>>the Find window and None 
>>window)
>>click on Find, and if you want to make the change, click on replace.
>>>>I just tried it again. both settings, and it most certainly 
>>worked for me...
>>>>I wouldn't use the Replace all unless your sure that all the 
>>following qso's were NOT 
>>qsled via LoTW.
>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Paul Cassel" <paul at ve3sy.com>
>>To: "'FireBrick'" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>; "'DxBase Reflector'" 
>><Dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
>>Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 1:12 PM
>>Subject: RE: [Dxbase] LoTW flag in QSLs Suggestion and Question
>>>>>>There must be another secret you are not mentioning on using 
>>the Edit Replace feature under the Edit menu item. All I get 
>>when searching for Both or LoTW is "beep"
>>>>Paul
>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: FireBrick [mailto:w9ol at billnjudy.com]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 1:48 PM
>>>To: Paul Cassel; 'DxBase Reflector'
>>>Subject: Re: [Dxbase] LoTW flag in QSLs Suggestion and Question
>>>>>>>>>Good Question
>>>I did an experiment and used Edit>Replace to find Lotw and replace 
>>>with NO. That worked, Then I tried Find Both and replace with Card
>>>>>>I think if you do the Both first, and then repeat with the 
>>>>LoTW that 
>>>>>should fix up your log.
>>>>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Paul Cassel" <paul at ve3sy.com>
>>>To: "'DxBase Reflector'" <Dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 12:33 PM
>>>Subject: [Dxbase] LoTW flag in QSLs Suggestion and Question
>>>>>>>>>>>>>This is a Suggestion as well as a Question.
>>>>>>>>When creating an ADIF output from DXb, the user is asked a long 
>>>>question about flagging the log entries about to be 
>>>>exported to set 
>>>>>>LoTW in the QSLs field. It is very easy on occasion to
>>>>>>accidentally
>>>>>>>accept the default of YES. This results in all entries
>>>>>>being exported
>>>>>>>having the QSLs field flagged with LOTW or BOTH depending on QSL 
>>>>status.
>>>>>>>>For those users who do not use the LoTW this is an
>>>>>>annoyance and I am
>>>>>>>suggesting that a "[ ]Do Not Show This Message Again" box
>>>>>>be added to
>>>>>>>this Dialogue box as well as offer this choice in General Options 
>>>>somewhere in the User Profile.
>>>>>>>>So now that I have done this in error enough times to have really 
>>>>messed up my QSLs fields, how can one remove or change 
>>>>the LoTW or 
>>>>>>BOTH status messages to just NONE or CARD for the 
>>>>effected entries?
>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>Paul VE3SY
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