[Logic] changing name on user defined field

[Arthur Tan]

Hi Ken,

>From Ken Weigel <w9gm@centurytel.net>:

> 1. I set up a User defined field and am not happy with the name I
> used.  Instead of SAT_NAME I have SATNAME and would like to change
> it. When I tried to change it, the data that had been there
> previously did not show up in the window. Is there a simple way to
> change this?

Sorry, no simple way that I know of.  Your data has not disappeared
even though you changed the name of the field.  To see this, go to
Forms|Log|Userfields.  You should see your old field name and field
data in the USERFIELDS box.  Okay, get ready for some log surgery
here...

First, backup everyting.  Twice.

Go to LOG FIELDS (Tools>Setup>Log Fields...).  Find your old field
name.  Go to the ADIF panel and make sure there is a name there and
that the import and export boxes are checked.

Then export your whole log into ADIF.  Make a backup of this file too,
just in case.

Change the name of the log field in LOG FIELDS. Go to the ADIF panel
and change the name there and make sure that the import box is
checked.

Same goes for LISTS OF VALID VALUES if your old field used the
drop-down capability of LISTS OF VALID VALUES.  LOGic 6 has a nice
button called, "RENAME LIST" in LISTS OF VALID VALUES.  Very handy for
just this purpose.

Get out your favorite editor, Emacs, vi, whatever you like.  Search
and Replace your old field name with your new field name.  That is,
for instance, <OLD FIELD:6> becomes <NEW FIELD:6>.  You get the
picture.

Zap your old log (you better have had a backup from step one stashed
away).  Import your whole log using your modified ADIF file.  Never
hurts to run a CLEAN after something like this.

Let me know if you have any questions.  Again, the most important
thing I can say when doing stuff like this with your log is to just
have backups.

> 2. I set up a second instance of LOGic with a different name for working
> Satellites. My normal set up has two radios and a rotor tied in,    but
> with the second instance I have no need to have radios or rotors set up
> because I am using different software for those functions. It    is
> quicker than going into the menu to drop the radio and    rotor control
> each time.

>    When I set a logform for Satellites, I set up user defined fields
> for the Satellite name and mode. I have them set up with drop down
> menus and it really works nice. I copied this logform to my original
> instance of LOGic, but the "list" information does not copy with the
> logform. Can I just copy the List info. that I have in my drop down
> menus without messing up my original LOGic setup and if so how?

Copy over your LISTS.DBF file.

73, Art AB4RL