[Dxbase] Manually Entering Old Log Data

[Clark L. Stewart]

Dean,

      You might think about using my Excel spread sheet to enter old 
logs.  I find that I can enter old logs SIX to EIGHT times faster into the 
spreadsheet than I can enter them into DXBase.  Once they are in the 
spreadsheet, it will save them as an ADIF file and you can then import that 
file into DXBase.  Works well for just uploading logs to LoTW as well.

      Here is a link to my website where you can read a full description 
and download the spreadsheet.

<http://www.w8tn.com/software.htm>

      One thing that makes this spreadsheet faster is that once you enter a 
date or band or mode, the spreadsheet remembers that and automatically 
enters it for the next QSO.  So, if you make a lot of QSO's on the same 
date, band and mode, all you have to enter is:

TIME  [tab]  CALL  [Enter]
TIME  [tab]  CALL  [Enter]
TIME  [tab]  CALL  [Enter]

      And so on.  Makes it really go quickly.  You can, of course, 
over-type the date, band or mode for any particular entry and the new 
information will carry down to the next entry.

      You will need to have a copy of Microsoft Excel 97 (or a later 
version) to run the template I created.  If you have any questions, just 
drop me an email.



At 09:38 PM 11/24/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi folks - well in the pitts of a long packed away box, I discovered 3 log 
>books from the 60's and 70's. I'd like to manually enter the data into DX 
>Base 2005. After doing about 25 QSO's one issue that is really annoying 
>has come up.
>
>With every entry the date and time change back to the PC's system time 
>when I move to an empty field to enter the next QSO. Upon re-entering 
>everything, it's just fine - no changes when moving to an empty record.
>
>So how can I avoid entering all dates / times 2x for every QSO?
>
>Your comments suggestions would be most welcome.
>
>73's,
>Dean Maples, K4EQQ
>Evans, GA


CUL, 73, Clark, W8TN

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