[Dxbase] Re: Dxbase ADIF Import issue

[Garth Hamilton]

I have also had this problem and I have used the Comment field to 
deal with it. Not as convent as the callsign field I admit but it 
does work. The comment field can be placed on the QSL card as well 
designed for the contest.

As a QSL MGR it is a real chore to keep all the callsigns in order 
and switch logs and registrations. I find too, that you are locked 
into upgrading constantly as DXBASE staff can not or will not update 
a key if things change in a version that is not the current one. This 
one issue is fast turning me off DXBase for use as a QSL MGR. When I 
started with DXBase it was great but it has become a burden trying to 
keep all the logs upgraded and the keys up to date. I understand the 
need to provide for security of the product but I think there has to 
be another way. (IMHO)  I reduced the number of people I was handling 
cards for by one third just because of this issue.

regards
Garth VE3HO

At 04:03 AM 11/16/2006, you wrote:

>Paul
>
>I have had this boring exchange with Jack in the past. I am afraid he does
>not use the term "operator callsign" in the same sense as we do in UK, or as
>you do in Canada it seems.
>
>I wanted to request a file from Jack with every operator that uses the
>callsigns I keep the log for and then he conceded it was a less good idea!
>In the UK ANY licenced operator can use my station and I need to log who it
>was (for the rest of this year as we are relaxing logging conditions next
>year), so I need many, many "operators" to be authorised with my DXbase.
>
>But the solution is easier than you think as there is a "find and replace"
>tool under "edit".  Get the log book in focus and run that, replacing the
>operators with your own callsign, it only took me a few minutes to clean up
>all the logs I had.  Rind and replace also works in the panding label data
>window too.
>
>The interesting fact was that "operator call" had existed for many DXbase
>versions but it only started work in 2005 or 2006 when I faced the same
>issues you have described.
>
>73 Fred
>G4BWP