RE: [Xlog-discussion] Fun with adif and twlog (xlog 0.7-beta2)

[WILLIAMS,TED (HP-NewJersey,ex2)]

And I have gotten a clean compile without hamlib.  Joop has the changes
that were needed.  Also reading twlog logfiles here.

73,
Ted


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephane Fillod [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 1:12 PM
> To: Xlog mailing list
> Subject: Re: [Xlog-discussion] Fun with adif and twlog (xlog 
> 0.7-beta2)
> 
> 
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2002, Joop Stakenborg wrote:
> > I guess Stephane could test if he can correctly read his twlog files
> > and see if he can use it for general logging. Printing 
> won't work yet,
> > as the column titles will be messed up. However, I can't really say
> > if it is safe to start using xlog instead of twlog. I have done
> > couple of tests and all seems okay....
> 
> xlog reads twlog files like a charm. The switch is now complete.
> I'm so happy. Thank you very much!
> 
> > I noticed a small flaw in the adif code. When the remarks column is
> > empty, it will be filled with the entry in the previous column.
> 
> AHA!
> fixed in the attached patch :-)
> Also in the patch some misc fixes, and the flog column with 
> is bumped from
> 8 to 15 chars.
> 
> > I have started to work on the log-editor, so we can use free fields
> > in the log and add/remove columns.
> > The safest (and probably also the quickest) way to get things going
> > would be to make a copy of the current log, with new columns added.
> > The copy will have some other name, so the original file will not
> > be touched. Lateron, you can decide to remove the old log, if things
> > are okay.
> > 
> > Does the seem like a good way?
> 
> sounds good. The multi-log ability of xlog is to prove to be very
> useful. Maybe the log-editor should also be fired up at 
> logfile open time?
> 
> 
> Happy easter,
> Stephane F8CFE
>