[Dxbase] just found a little feature

Jim, K8FT k8ft at comcast.net
Fri Oct 29 15:45:12 EDT 2004


FireBrick wrote:

> Not sure this is documented and I found it by accident.
> I run DXB and MMTTY simultaneously.
>
> But obviously clicking on a cluster spot does not put the Callsign 
> into the Call Field of MMTTY.
> Hence the buffers won't pick it up unless you manually type it in.
>
> Just by chance, I clicked on the DX Call in the DX Info window.
> The field is then surrounded by a outline. use keystroke Ctrl C and 
> then mouse to the Call Field of MMTY and right click/paste.
> Viola...no typing and no mistakes....
>
> I can't do a Copy of a call I manually enter into MMTTY and paste it 
> into the Callsign field of the DXB QSO log though. Ctrl V doesn't work 
> either...
>
>
> I can't copy/paste a rst from MMTTY into the RST field of DXB
>
> BUT!
>
> I CAN copy/paste a name from the MMTTY Name Field into the Name Field 
> of DXB...
> I CAN copy/paste a QSL MANAGER callsign from MMTTY into the Manager 
> field of QSL Info window.
>
>
> Curious if other can duplicate this.
> Running XP Pro/SP2 on a 3200 Athlon.
>  
> Bill H. in Chicagoland

I run HamScope 1.54 (which usesd the MMTTY engine) and I can cut 'n 
paste just like you describe. Cool tool. Thanks for sharing it.

Jim, K8FT


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