[Dxbase] Glimpses into the OnLine DXCC program and DXbase2007 -- Joe wa6axe

Sun Apr 1 21:26:12 EDT 2012

ALL DXbase2007 users:
Well, I have finally been able to VIEW the online DXCC program's various webpages .. and, now
can see roughly how I want to proceed with a standalone utility exe program that would export
and adi file for you to import into the ONLINE DXCC program's server ... I have played with it and
can see that:
(1) The current DXbase2007 Award computing makes entries in your logbook mdb file in a TABLE
named as DXCCFORM (Just FYI) -- the contents of this DXCCFORM table is what is PRINTED
to the Worksheet or QSO Form when you are in the Awards module of DXbase2007 ..
(2) What I plan to do is to USE the contents of that TABLE (DXCCFORM) to make the adi file ..
The adi file contents have to be in the SAME SEQUENCE as the normal QSO FORM that we
have used in the past .. the fields that will make-up the adi file record are very brief and are these
words are straight from the arrl.org website:
CALL,
 QSO_DATE, BAND (or FREQ), and
 MODE fields. Each ADIF record should contain
 a valid value for the DXCC 
NOTE!! In the far future - hopefully, Neal can program a complete revamping of the AWARD module and
make this ONLINE DXCC output (ADI formatted file) part of that module .. but, for now, the Selection Wizard 
IS NOT able to process the QSOs that are sitting in the DXCCFORM table of your logbook mdb file -- so, that is
why a standalone (totally separate) program will have to be made ... 
NOTE #2 : I even tried to see if I could simply program a REPORT (Standard Style) to do this -- NOPE!!
The contents of the DXCCFORM table (as current structured) won't allow this to happen.
So - what I plan to do is to make the standlaone exe program file -- then, you would first run your
Award Module DXCC -- making ONLY your CARD confirmations as the cfms to be used in the awards module
for this run ... Then, once you are finished with this run - you can go ahead and run my standalone exe
program... and then import that adi into the ONLINE DXCC webpage ... 
The nice thing is that once you import your adi file -- YOU CAN delete any and all QSOs that are shown on 
your Enter QSLs webpage at the ONLINE DXCC website ...
More later on after I have the standalone exe program made and hopefully perfected ---
OF COURSE -- you can HAND POKE the QSOs into your "Enter QSLs" webpage at the ONLINE DXCC website !!! The importing
of an ADI file is just another method to get a whole bunch up there at one time ...
73 Joe wa6axe