[1000mp] Fw: WriteLog Digest, Vol 70, Issue 2

Thu Oct 2 18:57:57 EDT 2008

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>   1. CTY-1809 Contest Country Files - 01 October 2008
>      (Jim Reisert AD1C)
>   2. Lotus .wk1 files (Jerry Pixton)
>   3. Re: Lotus .wk1 files (Don Cassel)
>   4. Re: Lotus .wk1 files (Bernd DC3HB)
>   5. Re: Lotus .wk1 files (Gary AL9A)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 21:09:33 GMT
> From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
> Subject: [WriteLog] CTY-1809 Contest Country Files - 01 October 2008
> To: writelog at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <18402772l.597422000l9546828l15l at alum.mit.edu>
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> The Contest Country (CTY) Files were updated on 01 October 2008.
>
>    http://www.country-files.com/cty/
>
> Please follow the Installation link to find instructions for your
> particular software.
>
> Here are the release notes:
>
> 1 October 2008 (CTY-1809)
>
>    * FO/DJ7RJ is Marquesas Is., FO/m
>    * GB0MFG is Scotland, GM
>    * GB0VK is Wales, GW
>    * GB2MDG is Scotland, GM
>    * GB2SAC is Wales, GW
>    * GB2STI is Northern Ireland, GI
>    * KH6HTV/0 is United States, K
>    * LU1DHO/D, LU2VDV/D, LU3DC/D, LU3EOU/D, LU4EHP/V, LU4EV/Q,
>      LU5VAT/D, LU8DR/D, LU8DRA/W, LU8EFF/D, LU8WFT/Q, LW2EFS/D,
>      LW4ECV/D, LW7EJV/D, LW7WFM/W and LW9DX/D are all Argentina, LU
>    * OP0LE is Antarctica, CE9
>    * SV0LB is Crete, SV9
>    * TO4X is St. Martin, FS
>    * VP8DLJ is Antarctica, CE9
>    * YU8/IW0HEU is Kosova, YU8
>
>
> 73 - Jim AD1C
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:16:03 +0000
> From: Jerry Pixton <jpixton at shentel.net>
> Subject: [WriteLog] Lotus .wk1 files
> To: writelog at contesting.com
> Cc: jpixton at shentel.net
> Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20081002120552.012acd38 at pop.shentel.net>
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> Good morning,
>
> In working with my cqww log, I discovered that Microsoft Excel 2007 will 
> no
> longer read the .wk1 formatted file that Writelog puts out. I have used
> this file for pivot tables in Excel and also use the qslcvt.xls worksheet
> as a quick way to get my contacts imported into an Access database.
>
> In looking at all the other outputs, none seem to have the full log
> information other than the .wk1 format.
>
> Has anyone already worked this problem with Excel 2007 before I go off to
> reinvent the wheel?
>
> At the moment, fortunately I did not upgrade all my computers to Office
> 2007, so I could use Excel 2003 on my wife's computer. But that is not a
> long term solution. Hi
>
> Jerry, W6IHG
> ------------------------------------------
> Dr. Jerry R. Pixton, PIXOS Designs
> http://www.shentel.net/pixosdesigns/RadioTuner/
> jpixton at shentel.net
> ------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 08:30:33 -0400
> From: "Don Cassel" <ve3xd at rogers.com>
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Lotus .wk1 files
> To: "'Jerry Pixton'" <jpixton at shentel.net>, <writelog at contesting.com>
> Message-ID: <06BC1A92D80F4BA79FAD76001656AC82 at Toshiba1>
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> Hi Jerry,
>
> I too cannot open it in Excel 2003. Something about the registry policy
> setting.
>
> However my version of Corel Quattro X3 opens it okay as it has a Lotus 
> 1-2-3
> Version 2 compatibility mode.
>
> 73, Don VE3XD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Pixton
> Sent: October-02-08 8:16 AM
> To: writelog at contesting.com
> Cc: jpixton at shentel.net
> Subject: [WriteLog] Lotus .wk1 files
>
> Good morning,
>
> In working with my cqww log, I discovered that Microsoft Excel 2007 will 
> no
> longer read the .wk1 formatted file that Writelog puts out. I have used 
> this
> file for pivot tables in Excel and also use the qslcvt.xls worksheet as a
> quick way to get my contacts imported into an Access database.
>
> In looking at all the other outputs, none seem to have the full log
> information other than the .wk1 format.
>
> Has anyone already worked this problem with Excel 2007 before I go off to
> reinvent the wheel?
>
> At the moment, fortunately I did not upgrade all my computers to Office
> 2007, so I could use Excel 2003 on my wife's computer. But that is not a
> long term solution. Hi
>
> Jerry, W6IHG
> ------------------------------------------
> Dr. Jerry R. Pixton, PIXOS Designs
> http://www.shentel.net/pixosdesigns/RadioTuner/
> jpixton at shentel.net
> ------------------------------------------
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:31:37 +0200
> From: Bernd DC3HB <dc3hb at freenet.de>
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Lotus .wk1 files
> To: "writelog at contesting.com" <writelog at contesting.com>
> Message-ID: <48E4CD39.4000300 at freenet.de>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Hi Don, hi Jerry,
>
> if you have Excel 2003 with SP3 then it can't open wk1. With 2007 too.
>
> You must set any values in the registry.
>
> See here
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922848/EN-US/
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938810/en-us
>
> 73 Bernd, DC3HB
>
> Don Cassel schrieb:
>> Hi Jerry,
>>
>> I too cannot open it in Excel 2003. Something about the registry policy
>> setting.
>>
>> However my version of Corel Quattro X3 opens it okay as it has a Lotus 
>> 1-2-3
>> Version 2 compatibility mode.
>>
>> 73, Don VE3XD
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Pixton
>> Sent: October-02-08 8:16 AM
>> To: writelog at contesting.com
>> Cc: jpixton at shentel.net
>> Subject: [WriteLog] Lotus .wk1 files
>>
>> Good morning,
>>
>> In working with my cqww log, I discovered that Microsoft Excel 2007 will 
>> no
>> longer read the .wk1 formatted file that Writelog puts out. I have used 
>> this
>> file for pivot tables in Excel and also use the qslcvt.xls worksheet as a
>> quick way to get my contacts imported into an Access database.
>>
>> In looking at all the other outputs, none seem to have the full log
>> information other than the .wk1 format.
>>
>> Has anyone already worked this problem with Excel 2007 before I go off to
>> reinvent the wheel?
>>
>> At the moment, fortunately I did not upgrade all my computers to Office
>> 2007, so I could use Excel 2003 on my wife's computer. But that is not a
>> long term solution. Hi
>>
>> Jerry, W6IHG
>> ------------------------------------------
>> Dr. Jerry R. Pixton, PIXOS Designs
>> http://www.shentel.net/pixosdesigns/RadioTuner/
>> jpixton at shentel.net
>> ------------------------------------------
>>
>>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 07:32:24 -0800
> From: "Gary AL9A" <al9a at mtaonline.net>
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Lotus .wk1 files
> To: <writelog at contesting.com>, "Jerry Pixton" <jpixton at shentel.net>
> Cc: jpixton at shentel.net
> Message-ID: <C12299EE12BC439C8091E07E2566940F at AL9APC>
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> reply-type=original
>
> Jerry,
>
> I also have Excel 2007 and discovered this problem after the ARRL Field 
> Day
>last June.  They wanted just a list of stations worked by band and mode - 
>no
> Cabrillo.  Someone told me to use File/Export/DIFF spreadsheet format... 
> I
> did and Excel reads it in just fine.  Once in Excel you can delete any
> fields you don't need, sort as necessary and save as an xls file.  Good
> luck.
>
> 73,
> Gary AL9A
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jerry Pixton" <jpixton at shentel.net>
> To: <writelog at contesting.com>
> Cc: <jpixton at shentel.net>
> Sent: October 02, 2008 4:16 AM
> Subject: [WriteLog] Lotus .wk1 files
>
>
>> Good morning,
>>
>> In working with my cqww log, I discovered that Microsoft Excel 2007 will
>> no
>> longer read the .wk1 formatted file that Writelog puts out. I have used
>> this file for pivot tables in Excel and also use the qslcvt.xls worksheet
>> as a quick way to get my contacts imported into an Access database.
>>
>> In looking at all the other outputs, none seem to have the full log
>> information other than the .wk1 format.
>>
>> Has anyone already worked this problem with Excel 2007 before I go off to
>> reinvent the wheel?
>>
>> At the moment, fortunately I did not upgrade all my computers to Office
>> 2007, so I could use Excel 2003 on my wife's computer. But that is not a
>> long term solution. Hi
>>
>> Jerry, W6IHG
>> ------------------------------------------
>> Dr. Jerry R. Pixton, PIXOS Designs
>> http://www.shentel.net/pixosdesigns/RadioTuner/
>> jpixton at shentel.net
>> ------------------------------------------
>>
>>
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