[Dx4win] log splitting

[Larry Gauthier (K8UT)]

You need one more step in the process, and it's a little tricky so make sure 
you have your primary log file  backed up before proceeding.

1. Open your primary log (eg. "K8UT")
2. Do a <F>ile, <S>ave as... to a new name (eg. "K8UT 2002")
3. Set a filter for all QSOs _before_ 2002, and then QSO -> Multiple QSO 
Operations -> Delete QSOs
4. Set a filter for all QSOs _after_ 2002, and then QSO -> Multiple QSO 
Operations -> Delete QSOs
5. You now have a file, "K8UT 2002" with only 2002 QSOs in it.
6. Do another <F>ile, <S>ave as... to the diskette drive, or just copy the 
file over.

repeat as necessary for each calendar year...

A suggestion: if your entire log is too big to fit on one diskette (as a 
backup -- my log has 20,000 QSOs and is 2 MB in size - too large for a 
diskette) you can ZIP it (mine gets down to 600kb) or use a USB pen drive 
(256 MB USB drives are about $10). I use the free SYNCBACK program to 
auto-magically copy my ham files to a pen drive every night.

-larry
K8UT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Solly" <petersolly at sympatico.ca>
To: <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 21:25
Subject: [Dx4win] log splitting


> Help!! Want to separate my log by the year and save each as a separate 
> file on a floppy disc. Thus having several small files viruses one large 
> file.
> Have tried setting the qso range and using the filters to isolate part of 
> the log, say for the year 2005. It works to a point but when I try to save 
> it to a floppy the entire log file is saved.
> What am I doing wrong?
> Thanks for the help de VE3AD
>
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