[Dx4win] F2 action

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

 > I cannot get F2 to set the qsl date to anything.

I have a QSO with 5K0T where I sent a QSL, so the QSL Date is the date I 
sent the card.  I used F2 and two things happened:

- QSO was marked confirmed by QSL
- QSL date was set to today's date (that date I received the card.

If I'm answering cards from the bureau (where I had not sent a card 
first), F2 sets the Cnfm and Label flags.  When I eventually print the 
labels, DX4WIN will set the QSL date to the date on which the labels are 
printed.  I find this very fast and simple.

I don't believe that F2 can set the QSL date if there is NOT already a 
date in the field.  It's only meant to (optionally) change the Sent date 
to the Rcvd date.

73 - Jim AD1C

On 5/6/2010 1:43 PM, John Buck wrote:

> I have updated to 8.04 and got an improvement in the F2 action.
> At least now it works predictably.
>
> With Preferences, F2 key, set as follows:
> Checked: Mark Qso as confirmed, Set QSL Data to today, Qsl method Direct.
>
> QSL method action is only if Mark QSO for Label is checked.
>
> I cannot get F2 to set the qsl date to anything.
>
> I suppose there is some logic to this if the QSL date is set when the
> label is printed.
>
> To me, the coupled logic is not useful.  It may be optimized for some
> sort of batch processing for sending QSLs.
> I receive many QSLs by multiple methods.  I do not routinely send QSLs
> for all contacts made but do respond to all received.
>
> F2 would be much more useful to me, if I, with received card in hand,
> could search for the QSL, confirm the card, then use F2
> to set my choice of Label, today's date, Cnfm, and method. with one
> stroke according to my preference settings.
> Perhaps this simpler logic could be an option to the present approach.
>
> What am I missing, or can you point me to documentation of the way it
> really works?
>
> Aloha,
> John KH7T

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