[WT-support] Wt problem with Cabrillo file

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Dave,

Sorry you lost points, but I don't think it would be a good idea to change
Win-Test to automatically update Cabrillo, ADIF, or TXT files every time you
exit the program.  It would just slow down commands like REOPENNOW,
CLEARLOGNOW, and CTYFILES (the command which downloads a new CTY_WT_MOD.DAT
file, then closes and reopens the log).

Furthermore, what if you uncheck any of those boxes?  Should the
Cabrillo/ADIF/TXT file then be immediately *deleted* when you exit
Win-Test?  If you don't delete them, the files would be there but out of
synch.

What if your PC loses power?  Do you expect the Cabrillo/ADIF/TXT files to
be in synch with the .WTB at that point too?

It's currently simple enough to generate updated Cabrillo/ADIF/TXT files
afer you update something in the log.  Just type WRITELOG [Enter] and press
[OK] (that's a shortcut to "Create log files").  Win-Test remembers all the
file options you selected the previous time, even the SOAPBOX comments, so
it's really quick and easy.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Dave Sharred <g3nkc at ultradx.com> wrote:

> I think I have discovered some undesirable operation in WT.
>
> In IOTA contest this year, We (MD4K) lost a lot of points. It never cost us
> a place (Tonno !); but could have done.
>
> I created some log files using the "File" "create log files" command (ADIF
> and Cabrillo).
>
> After log checking, we entered our corrections in WT as usual.  These are
> saved immediately in WT, but the "create log files" are not automatically
> updated. It looks like you have to invoke the "create log files" window
> every time , in order for those files to be updated; so I submitted still a
> raw Cabrillo file. Even when I re-open / close a log, these are not
> updated.
>
> Could all enabled formats be automatically updated on log exit ? I would
> think that this is more useful ?
>
> (Note - I opened a totally new log ; it looks like the Cabrillo flag is
> always enabled (logically); so I would have expected this to be updated
> automatically after log changes)
>
> Using Version 3.22, by the way
>
>
> 73
>
> Dave
> G3NKC / op-MD4K / op-6Y1V
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