[LOGic] Progress form and grid square errors

[Bill W5WVO]

Way to go, Rick. Glad I could be of some help. Most of the
problems on this list are about features of LOGic I don't use,
being a 6-meter grid-chaser and not an HF DXer.

73,
Bill W5WVO
DM65qh

Rick Tarbert wrote:
> Bill,
> Thanks for the help. I found the offending QSO by exporting the
log to
> excel. I then went to that qso in the log and changed to a rare
grid
> RO20 ))). Deleted en58 from the list of valid values, updated
awards
> progress. I then changed the QSO back to EN58, updated awards
progress
> again and now all is well. Thanks much for the help.
> Rick AK3E
>
> Bill W5WVO wrote:
>> Hi Rick,
>>
>> So it's acting as if there is really a QSO in your log that is
>> showing "en58". Yet there shouldn't be anything in that field
of
>> the log database file in lowercase, regardless of how it was
>> entered. This is strange.
>>
>> I guess if it was my problem, the first thing I would do is...
>> MAKE A BACKUP OF THE LOG FILE!
>>
>> Then, just on general principles, do a CLEAN. This is a
separate
>> launch icon accessible from Run =-> Programs => Logic8 (or
>> whatever version you're using). Probably different wording in
>> Vista. After CLEAN and relaunch, check it out and see if that
>> fixed it. Probably not.
>>
>> Next, I would use the Database commands feature to actually
search
>> the log for a lower-case "en58". From the main menu, select
>> Advanced => Database Commands => Edit => Find, and mark the
"case"
>> checkbox. It may just pinpoint the offending QSO. If nothing
comes
>> up, I'd progress to this next step:
>>
>> I would temporarily change the grid field in all EN58 QSOs in
your
>> log to something valid but distinct, like a grid on the other
side
>> of the world you have never worked. Make a note of that grid
>> square. Use the global "replace" feature (Advanced => Database
>> Commands => Edit => Replace), but make sure the "case" checkbox
is
>> cleared. Check to make sure you got them all by doing a Filter
on
>> Grid = EN58. There should be nothing found.
>>
>> Now go into Lists of Valid Values and once again delete both
the
>> "en58" entry AND the "EN58" entry. Then do an Awards Update. If
>> either "en58" or "EN58" comes back into the list, then there is
>> something seriously screwed up in your log file.
>>
>> At that point, I would export the whole log.dbf file to Excel
>> format (assuming you have MS Excel), sort on the Grid column,
and
>> really comb through it for that "en58". Excel will not
recognize
>> differences in case during a sort, but they should be visible,
>> whereas they will NOT be visible in the LOGic log display
itself.
>> You can also do a Find in Excel and search for "en58"
specifying
>> the "match case" option.
>>
>> If you don't have Excel, there are probably some freeware
>> spreadsheet apps that would work. Or get a freeware dBase
>> reader/editor and try hunting for it using that...
>>
>> Good luck. Don't forget to back up first before doing ANY of
this
>> stuff.
>>
>> Bill W5WVO
>>
>>
>> Rick Tarbert wrote:
>>> Hello Bill,
>>> I've done that but when I update awards progress it shows up
in
>>> valid values list again. Separate from EN58.
>>> Rick AK3E
>>>
>>> Bill W5WVO wrote:
>>>> Something is apparently discrimminating on case when it's not
>>>> supposed to. Try going to Tools => Setup => Lists of Valid
>> Values
>>>> => Grids and see if en58 is listed separately from EN58. If
so,
>>>> delete it. If that's not it, and based on all the other
advice
>>>> you've been given, I'm flat out of ideas. :-)
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps --
>>>> Bill W5WVO
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rick Tarbert wrote:
>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>> Here is my problem. When I look at my totals for 6m grids I
>> have a
>>>>> couple that are in lower case like en58 instead of EN58. I
>> have EN58
>>>>> confirmed. The progress list shows en58 as worked. So this
throws
>>>>> off the total of grids I have worked. I did a filter of the
log
>> but
>>>>> cannot find any en58(note the small letters). Any ideas how
I can
>>>>> find the offensive log entry.
>>>>> Thanks Rick AK3E
>>>>>
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