[Logic] List of Valid Values & Prefix Table & ARRL/RAC

[Arthur Tan]

> From Bradford J. Williams - N8GLS:

> > now the question, does the contest logform handle the abbreviation
> > change, if not how does one get NWT as the logged abbreviation if
> > its no longer an "official" abbreviation ??

> Hi Brad,
>
> It's all very confusing (to me at least...).  Basically the logform
> can only display the set of values entered into list of valid
> values.  If you want NWT to display on the logform, you have to have
> an entry for it on the list of valid values somewhere - but then
> that messes up the count of the real number of Canadian provinces.
> I wish the RAC/ARRL would just stick with one or the other: NT or
> NWT for all contests and awards programs.  Let me know if you come
> up with a good solution.

More to the point: if you have entries on your logform with "NWT" and
then you suddenly remove "NWT" or change all "NWT" to "NT" in list of
valid values, the next time you run update awards progress info, there
will be *blanks* on your logform where NWT used to show up.  You might
want to go back and retroactively change all NWT's to NT's in your
log.

If you don't want this to happen, again, you will have to have both an
entry for NT and an entry for NWT in list of valid values.

73, Art