[Elecraft] K3 Location of saved MACRO files?

[Rich - K1HTV]

Dick,
   Thanks for the information on where the K3 Utility macro data is stored. I successfully exported the data then edited the '.reg' file. I deleted all lines except the top line "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Elecraft\K3 Utility]" and the "CommandCaption" and "CommandText" lines, then saved the file. I was able to import it successfully to the registry using regedit.

HOWEVER, I believe that you will find that most K3 users will be reluctant to mess with the Windows registry with regedit. Most of us have read and heard the warnings about what can happen if the registry gets corrupted.

I think that you will find that K3 users who want to easily save and edit K3 macros, then reload them back to the 'K3 Utility' would want to be able to do so USING the "K3 Utility". I don't believe that users should have to export macro data from and import macro data to the Windows registry. The chance of corrupting the registry might be too risky for most K3 users. I still feel that the suggestions for incorporating the capability of saving and loading files through the 'K3 Utility' should be given serious consideration.

73,
Rich - K1HTV
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Dievendorff" <dieven at comcast.net>
To: "Rich - K1HTV" <k1htv at comcast.net>, "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: k3support at elecraft.com
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 6:04:03 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 Location of saved MACRO files?

The macros are stored in the registry as named values under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Elecraft\K3 Utility.

You can "export" that register key with REGEDIT, save it as a .reg file with
a file name you choose, and import it again to restore the macros (and other
K3 Utility settings).  You can also prune the .reg file so that it contains
just CommandCaption1-16 and CommandTest1-16 if you don't want all the other
settings overwritten when you restore.

If you wrote macros 1-8 to your K3, you can read them out of the K3.

73 de Dick, K6KR


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rich - K1HTV
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 10:50 AM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Cc: k3support at elecraft.com
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Location of saved MACRO files?

After I write new macros to my K3 with the "K3 Utility"  I always click the
'SAVE' button.

The "K3 Utility" help file indicates:

"The Save button stores Macro Labels and Macro Commands on your Personal
Computer. Click "Write Macros 1-8 to K3" to send macros to your K3."

However I have looked all over the computer in various Elecraft folders but
can't find any file which has the saved macros. Also, there is no "SAVE AS"
option available in the "K3 Utility" to save the macro file(s) into a
specific folder.  

During this past weekend I had to write some new macros for use in the ARRL
VHF contest with the K8GP Grid Pirates multiop station. I now need to
restore the old, saved, K3 macros used for the home station operation. Where
might I find the old ones? By using "SAVE" in the K3 Utility did I write
over the old macros? Or does the K3 Utility save them with a unique file
name for each 'SAVE', possibly with the date embedded in the file name?

What is the default folder location of 'SAVED' macros and what is/are the
file name(s)? 

What really is needed is a new option in the 'Command tester/K3 Macros'
section of the K3 Utility.  This option would give the K3 user the
capability of copying saved macro data back into the K3 Utility 'Macro
Label' and 'Macro Commands' boxes. This capability should be available for
both the "Macros assignable to K3' tab as well as the 'Additional Macros'
tabs in the K3.  

Fortunately I save each MACRO in a text file, so I can copy and paste each
one into the 'K3 Utility'. But doing it manually is really a pain. We should
be able to copy the saved data back into the K3 Utility.    

I hope that this capability can be implemented in a future version of the
'K3 Utility'.

73,
Rich - K1HTV