[Dx4win] DX Calendar

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Jim, Fantastic. Thanks, John

On 8/30/2011 2:51 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
> Here is my first attempt to create a calendar for DX4WIN.  It's
> derived from 425 DX News #1060 (
> http://www.jdxn.net/dx/110827-425-cal.htm ):
>
>      http://dx4win.ad1c.us/calendar.txt
>
> Right-click on the link above and choose "Save as".  To load the
> calendar into DX4WIN, go to File | Calendar then:
>
>      File | Import data dd/mm/yyyy
>
> (make sure to select this date format, not the mm/dd/yyyy format).
>
> The conversion still needs a little bit of work, this is just to get
> started.  If you notice any differences between the on-line calendar
> and the one in DX4WIN, let me know (there are a lot of different
> formats to try to parse).  I may find these problems myself, but every
> little bit helps.
>
> If people like this, I'll try to incorporate it into the DX4WIN Data
> Updater, and try to create the calendar on a weekly basis (I believe
> the bulletins come out on Friday).  You'll still have to import the
> calendar each time (after updating/downloading).  Maybe some day tine
> future, there will be a way to avoid that last step, but not today.
>
> 73 - Jim AD1C
>

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