[WT-support] Super Check Partial Files for WT

[marko.holmavuo at dnainternet.net]

Good answer!

I propose that these instructions will be added in manual.

73 Marko OH4JFN

Lainaus Laurent HAAS - F6FVY <f6fvy at free.fr>:

> Hi Val
> 
> Tnx for your interest in Win-Test
> 
> Valdas Bieliauskas a écrit :
> 
> > Was wondering how does the call sign database in WT is updated. Can WT
> use
> > K5ZD super check partial files in any way?
> 
> The WT databases differ from usual SCP files, because our files (.DTB) 
> do also include exchange informations if it applies for the concerned 
> contest. It is not only a "callsign list" (like the SCP files).
> 
> Thus, the SCP files can't be used DIRECTLY by Win-Test.
> 
> There is no direct tool to convert SCP files to WT (assuming you get rid
> 
> of the exchange), *but* you can easily do it in two steps :
> 
> 1/ Convert the SCP file in a text file (a list of the callsigns included
> 
> in the SCP file). Use the VE3NEA MEdit 
> (http://www.netvampire.com/ham/Files/MEdit.zip) freeware to do it.
> 
> 2/ Now, we have to convert this text list (one callsign per line) in a 
> .DTB compatible file (still assuming you will not have any exchange 
> information). To do that, I use the GNU gawk utility (which is Open 
> Source and free) and wrote a few lines script (I named txt2dtb.awk) :
> 
> {
>    if ($0) {
>      if ($0 ~ /^#/) {}
>      else {
>        $1 = substr((toupper($1) "\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0"),1,14)
>        $2 = substr((toupper($2) "\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0"),1,12)
>        printf("%14s%12s",$1,$2)
>      }
>    }
> }
> 
> The usage is :
> 
> gawk -f txt2dtb.awk file_in.txt > file_out.dtb
> 
> You can even have comments (starting with the # char) in your list .txt
> 
> file. These lines will then be ignored during the conversion.
> 
> 73
> 
> Larry - F6FVY
> 
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