[Dxbase] Dxbase with GlobalQSL.com

Mon May 14 20:48:07 EDT 2007

Hi
I had a bit of discussion with one of the Global QSL guys and they seem
to be very keen to work with logging software authors as they see
excellent integration with logging software as very important. Ideally
this could be done using a suitable API so as to remove entirely the
ADIF part of the process 
It's a shame that we cannot export the label file (or indeed just part
of the label file) as a suitable ADIF file but to be fair to DXbase I
very much doubt that there has ever been a need for this facility until
now.
using QSL_VIA as a tag can break things when importing to globalQSO (it
expects either blank or a manager call in that data field, hopefully
they cane come up with a work around so that one does not have to post
edit the ADIF 
I make a lot of QSO's and like what I see with this service, it's about
the same price as what I was paying for my cards AND they take the
messing about getting things ready for the Buro work off my hands. I
also expect that because the deliver directly to the end user's buro
that buro delivery times should be better than via the EI buro in most
cases. 
For printing my own cards I laser print directly on to the cards, much
handier than printing on labels then sticking labels on the cards. My
old Laser printer (a brother) could not sheet feed QSL cards and they
used to curl very badly. My new printer (a HP P2015) sheet feeds QSLs
from the 'Envelope feed' just fine and does not curl them 
73
Brendan EI6IZ 
On Tue, 2007年05月15日 at 00:11 +0000, Eugene Shablygin wrote:
> GlobalQSL is a great new service, which outsources printing of buro 
> cards. You upload ADIF file to their web site, and they do the rest -- 
> print QSO on cards, sort and send directly to any QSL buro in the world. 
> However, if you need to send a card directly, or via WF5E, you still 
> need to print label for your own card.
>> So, my question is: what is the best way to handle 2 types of QSL 
> printing -- locally (for directs) and globally? When I complete a QSO, I 
> want a simple way to either put a QSO into label database, or to an ADIF 
> file for future upload. In both cases I want to set "QSL sent" flag with 
> current correct date, I want to have QSL manager to be preserved (thus 
> use of the field "QSL VIA" as a tag for the selection wizard is not an 
> option).
>> I believe this service become popular among Dxbase users, and simple 
> workflow will be highly appreciated not just by me.
>> 73 Gene W3UA
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