[Dx4win] Master Calls listing import

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

The procedure works exactly the way I wrote it. You must have missed
this line contained in step 4 of "Converting the master calls for
DX4WIN"

"Note that if you are converting a text file, it will not show in the
file browser, but you can still type in the name by hand:"

73 - Jim AD1C

On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Karl Oyster <k1ko at cox.net> wrote:
> Hi, Guys....
>
> I was trying to fire up the master calls window in D4W and found
> that there's a step missing in the instructions, which read:
>
>
> "If you want to use all the calls stored in your own log, the
> steps are simple:
>      1. Export your log using the 'calls' filter
>
>      2. Save the file somewhere, and call it """"calls.txt""""
>
>      3. From the PopUp menu in the Master Calls window select
> 'Convert'
>
>      4. When asked for the file to convert, select the file you
> created in step 2
>
> Master call PopUp Menu
>
> Convert
>
> Convert file to Master log format
>
> You will be prompted for a file containing callsigns. The file
> will be scanned for callsigns and all calls found will be sorted
> and duplicates will be removed. The resulting file, DX4WIN.MAS,
> will be stored in the DX4WIN directory."
>
>
> Note the """"calls.txt"""" in step #2 above.  Nothing happened
> when I tried to do it this way because the program needs to see
> "master.dta", an easily enough accomplished thing (change the name
> of the file before you try to 'convert').  Not really all that
> difficult, but a step 2A ("change the file name to "master.dta")
> would surely have increased the speed with which it is
> accomplished.
>
>
>
> Didn't think I'd EVER get to the point where I could make a legit
> complaint about software AND HAVE THE ANSWER TO IT MYSELF!!!!
> Think I'll go have some pizza!!
>
>
>
> 73,
>
>
>
> Karl, K1KO




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Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us