[Dx4win] RE: Fill in empty States fields

[Vanderydt Theo]

Hi John,

Let me explain this step by step and you'll see it works.
1) Open Win-EQF
2) From the log entry window select "operation" -> from the drop down menu 
select "search logbook"
3) From this window (left box) hit the "F5" key this changes "Fill in empty 
logbook fields" into YES
    On the right side box scroll up/down till #2  "search fields for patern" 
is highlighted and hit enter.
4) From this window " Search results output to:"  select #2   "screen" and 
hit enter.
5) From this window select "State"  (nothing else !)
6) Next window asks for "patern to search for" Just hit enter and leave 
blank!
7) "Show detailed format" Choose either Yes or No ( I usually choose No). 
Hit enter.
8) Win-EQF starts now searching automatically for blank fields and retrieves 
data from the CD rom
    and fill in the empty fields.
9) When done you'll see (for example) 600 QSO's  found. Hit ESC and the 
program return to the log entry
    window.

Thats all! Now have a look in your logbook and find out that all previous 
empty fields are filled in with
data from the CD even if you only selected "State" in step 5!
Export this log using the import/export feature. When using this feature you 
can choose to export this log in
ADIF format so you can easily import it back into DX4Win.

I'm sure if you follow the above steps you should see the results you need.

Keep me posted please.
GL es 73 de ON4ATW Theo.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Unger" <w4au at verizon.net>
To: "Vanderydt Theo" <ON4ATW at skynet.be>
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] RE: Fill in empty States fields


> Hi Theo -
>
> Thanks for posting your method of adding state and county fields to DX4WIN 
> logs by using Win-Eqf.I am having a difficult time getting Win-EQF to fill 
> in the county fields in my US QSO's that are in my DX4WIN log (approx. 
> 30,000 QSO's).
>
> I am doing the following after importing the ADIF file from DX4WIN into a 
> .log file for WIN-EQF:
>
> Operation -> Search Logbook
> F5 -> Fill in empty logbook fields = YES
> 2 -> Search fields for PATTERN <CR>
> 6 -> ADIF file <CR>
> Search for: COUNTY <CR>
> COUNTY pattern to search for: <CR> (nothing)
> Total Found: 27,512
>
> I can see the program accessing the Flying Horse CD while the Search is 
> running, but the ADIF file that is created does not have any county 
> information in it!
>
> Do you have any idea what am I doing wrong? I should add that I have not 
> used WIN-EQF before this time.
>
> tnx es 73 - John, W4AU