Rick,<div><br></div><div>All of these questions are answered in detail in this section of the Win-Test documentation:<div><br></div><div><a href="http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Check_Partial_and_Np1_Files">http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Check_Partial_and_Np1_Files</a> <br>
<div><br></div><div>Brief answers inserted below.</div><div><br></div><div>I have also created a simple batch file that automatically retrieves and updates multiple Win-Test files (SCP, DTA, CTY_WT_MOD.DAT, etc.), but some basic computer skills are required to install and use the batch file. Just go to <a href="http://bit.ly/wtscripts">http://bit.ly/wtscripts</a>, download UpdateCtySCP.zip, and view the Readme file for instructions. In the long run, installing and using this script will save you a lot of time, especially if you must update Win-Test super check and country files on multiple computers.</div>
<div><br clear="all"><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Rick Dougherty NQ4I <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nq4i@contesting.com" target="_blank">nq4i@contesting.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>do I download the .dta file? or do I</div><div>download the MASTER file and rename it master.scp?</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>DO NOT rename MASTER.DTA to MASTER.SCP; they are in different formats.</div><div>
<br></div><div>You may download only MASTER.SCP (an ASCII text file, easy to edit). However, other programs such as CW Skimmer use MASTER.DTA (a binary file, hard to edit), so you might as well download them all. They contain exactly the same data.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If both files are present, Win-Test will load MASTER.DTA. Note that AD1C maintains specialized super-check files for contests like ARRL DX and ARRL Sweepstakes (MASTERDX.DTA, MASTUSVE.DTA, MASTERSS.DTA). Win-Test will not use these files automatically; the files must be renamed to MASTER.DTA.</div>
<div><br></div><div>All of these files should be saved in the databases folder. To view this folder, from Win-Test select File | Explore | /databases directory. Then drag and drop the files into that folder.</div><div>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div> How do I know which is being used and how current it is?</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>In Win-Test, right click on the Check Partials window to bring up a pop-up menu, then left click on "Used files list ..." to display the file being used, and the release date.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If the date is wrong, reload the log file and check again. Quick shortcut to do this: type REOPENNNOW [Enter] in the Win-Test logging window.</div></div></div></div></div>