[Dxbase] QSLing enhancement for DXB2008.....

Tue Jan 9 17:50:23 EST 2007

I had considered those Joe, but they work just the opposite of what I 
need. I need to be able to set a flag which will cause the flagged 
record to be excluded from wizard output. Those flags will cause the 
record to be included (and exclude anything which is not flagged). 
The idea is that the usual case would be where I wanted wizard output 
excluding these Q's, because I am tired of re-examining these particular 
Q's periodically. Yet I don't want to delete these Q's. And if a card 
or LoTW does come in from my past efforts I would like the Q to be 
automatically be removed from the 'suspended' state.
Ron, N5IN
Joseph Glockner wrote:
> There already are some columns you could use right now - one is the
> User1 or User2 (Checkmark) -- or -- Special1 or Special2 (Narrative
> fill-in) .. and, all of the above are already "in" the selection wizard.
>> 73,
>> Joe WA6AXE
>> Ron Stordahl wrote:
>>> QSLing is a chore and at times quite frustrating. Among the most 
>> annoying things is trying to get those rare ones who you have to QSL 
>> a second time (or maybe a third). In some cases it's just not worth 
>> another try, but making this determination is difficult.
>>>> Once or twice a year I run a list of all my needed QSL's and try to 
>> determine what should be done with some of the difficult but often 
>> much needed ones.
>>>> I would like to see a flag I could set on the QSO record that would 
>> say in effect "SUSPENDED". This would mean it's not worth trying 
>> anymore, yet I don't want to either delete the Q or mark it as not 
>> valid for DXCC. The reason is that a miracle might happen and and 
>> card comes in, either as a real card or via LoTW. It has happened 
>> that such a card has shown up, and if I had deleted the Q I would 
>> have to re-enter it. If such a confirmation does come in, then when 
>> making it confirmed, I would like the "SUSPENDED" status to be 
>> removed automatically.
>>>> When using the Tools>Selection Wizard I would like to be able to 
>> choose to include or exclude suspended Q's from the selection wizard 
>> output. Also in the Summary window if for example I have worked 5T 
>> on 10 Phone but it's suspended then instead of a black W, perhaps a 
>> red W could instead be shown.
>>>> The feature of a SUSPENDED status would reduce the work load on 
>> QSLing by not presenting me again and again the same Q to sutdy which 
>> I have decided before is not work working on again, yet I am not 
>> ready to delete it from the log.
>>>> While my suggestion is for a new status flag, if someone has a 
>> suggestion of another way to deal with this I am listening!
>>>> Ron, N5IN
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