[Dx4win] DX4WIN

[David Kozinn, K2DBK]

Hi Cort,

My answer to you was incorrect. I did a few tests starting DX4WIN 
normally (not with autohotkey) and this is what I found:

As you said, when you first start, it defaults to showing the last QSO 
logged. Note that at this point, it's not in "add real-time" mode and 
status underneath where it says "File Radio  Help" is blank. Also, the 
text in the Callsign field is highlighted. At this point, a couple of 
things can happen:

     -If you hit F9 (just one keystroke), the status changes to "Add 
real-time" and the callsign QSO window is re-initialized, ready to enter 
a new contact. Entering a contact here causes no issues.

     -If you simply type over the callsign in the QSO window,  as you 
said it does overwrite the last logged QSO, although you do have to 
click "Yes" to the "Do you want to save the changes" dialog box that 
pops up, so it's not doing it without warning. This is essentially the 
same as using F8 to find a QSO, highlighting the callsign, then hitting 
enter.

So it appears that there is in fact no way that I can find to have it 
start in Add real-time mode. The best I can offer is the Autohotkey 
solution I mentioned.

Incidentally, I've tweaked my AHK script a bit. If anyone is interested, 
contact me individually so we don't clog up the list.


On 4/5/2017 6:25 PM, Courtney Judd wrote:
> well, then you have the answer... how do you get it to open in 
> ADD-REAL TIME? This is exactly what I want it to do. I never open any 
> radio software before the radio is turned on. MicroHam router software 
> loads up at start up so radio and computer are talking first then I 
> select either DX4WIN or Writelog... shut down goes in reverse. Thanks, 
> Cort K4WI
>
>> David Kozinn, K2DBK <mailto:k2dbk at arrl.net>
>> Wednesday, April 05, 2017 4:39 PM
>> Mine opens in Add Real-time mode and does time-out when I forget to 
>> turn on the radio. My fix is to try to remember to turn on the radio. :)
>>
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