[Dx4win] Importing EQF Logs

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

Bill, can you send me the ADIF file that you're trying to import?

I'd like to see exactly what's going on.  I can probably fix it for 
you to avoid having to manually edit the notes.

73 - Jim AD1C

At 10:34 PM 7/8/2005, William Klepser wrote:
>I guess I wasn't very clear about the problem.  The serial number is 
>part of the RST in EQF.  Eqf isn't putting it into the IOTA field 
>and DX4WIN is only showing it in the error message in he Notes 
>field.  The error message refers to it as an IOTA reference.  The 
>log entry in DX4WIN is OK except for the notes.  I guess the fix is 
>to manually edit the notes.
>
>One of the locals says that is also what I'll have to do to enter 
>the ARRL checked status in the QSO window.
>
>Sorry I wasn't clear and thanks for the help.
>
>Bill
>WB2AIV
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
>To: "William Klepser" <wfklepser at adelphia.net>
>Cc: <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 10:29 AM
>Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Importing EQF Logs
>
>
>>--- William Klepser <wfklepser at adelphia.net> wrote:
>>
>>>I exported an ADIF file from EQF and imported it into DX4WIN using the ADIF
>>>filter in Import.
>>>The Q's are all there and the entries in the qso window look OK.  The
>>>problems are primarily with the QSL status entries
>>>and DXCC credits.  In EQF, the QSL "received" status is "A" for contacts
>>>checked by ARRL & credited.
>>
>>There is no ADIF field to transfer this information.  You'll have 
>>to update the
>>info manually.
>>
>>>DX4WIN also has picked up some serial number entries from contest contacts
>>>and assumed they are IOTA references.
>>>They do not appear in the IOTA box, but only as "errors" in the notes field.
>>>The serial numbers were probably entered as part of the signal report (like
>>>599 102).
>>>This isn't a big problem now, but I'd like to know how to avoid problems in
>>>the future when importing logs from TR-Log.
>>
>>I'm confused here.  If EQF is putting serial numbers in the ADIF IOTA field,
>>then there is a bug in EQF in how it exports to ADIF.  If the serial numbers
>>are part of the RTS field that EQF exports, then yes, you will get errors in
>>DX4WIN, but you can delete these errors by manually editing the notes for the
>>offending QSOs.  The error message tells you the serial number if you want to
>>manually move that serial number to the Rcvd field (to the right of RST)
>>
>>73 - Jim AD1C
>>
>>
>>--
>>Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
>>USA +978-251-9933, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us


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USA +978-251-9933, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us