Writelog does look only for .wl and .cnf(?) files in the SSB/CW/RTTY setup
window. But you can specify the extension in the "open filename" window.
e.g. open *.wav will show all the .wav files in the selected directory.
73 Bruce W1CSM
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scot Herrick" <sherrick@ameritech.net>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 1:48 PM
Subject: RE: [WriteLog] wav files and WriteLog
>
> Hi Bill,
>
> There are two places you can use the 'browse' button in WriteLog as it
> relates to .wav files. Those are:
>
> 1. From the Port's menu under Setup. It's purpose is to get you to a
> directory where you will store your .wav files for the contest. That way
> when you press a function key during the contest, WriteLog will go to the
> proper directory to get the file. Here is where you can have .wav files
> anywhere on the computer. The limitation is that ALL your .wav files for
the
> contest have to be located here (with some M/M and M/S exceptions).
WriteLog
> looks in one place for messages, not different places depending upon
> function key.
>
> 2. From the CW/RTTY/SSB messages window where you tell WriteLog what .wav
> file to put in the function key. The Browse button here is expecting you
to
> import all the messages for function keys from some existing WriteLog
> contest on your hard drive. It imports all the messages you stored for
that
> contest (so it looks for files ending in .wl, not .wav). I think this is
> where you are at from your message, but this windows purpose is to import
> messages from a different contest, not from a directory.
>
> There is the limitation here that your Function key (let's say F2) must be
> named in the .wav file as msg2.wav (with the 2 being the function key
> number). This is done so WriteLog can find the right .wav file for the
> function key in the directory you specified in #1 above. It also avoids
some
> problems where if you named it 'f2.wav,' for example as your function key
2
> message, and F2AA called you while you also had the alphabet stored as
.wav
> files, WriteLog will take the 'F2' and send your F2 message instead of
> 'Foxtrot 2' as you were hoping would happen. So for function key messages,
> there is some structure that needs to be followed.
>
> By the way, all the other special characters apply in SSB messages. So '%c
> <msg2.wav>' would send the call sign in the QSO entry screen and then the
> exchange (if that is what was recorded in msg2.wav).
>
> Somewhat of a long response. Hope it helps.
>
> CU...Scot, K9JY
>
> mailto:scot@k9jy.com
> www.k9jy.com
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-writelog@contesting.com
> > [mailto:owner-writelog@contesting.com]On Behalf Of K2OWR
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 12:13 AM
> > To: writelog@contesting.com
> > Subject: [WriteLog] wav files and writelog
> >
> >
> >
> > ::::I have a problem with writelog finding a .wav file. If you use the
> > "browse" feature to locate a wavefile, it can never find one because the
> > software is configured to only recognize .wl files. I realize that you
can
> > record to writelog with the "shift F2, etc." routine, but why
> > can't I simply
> > import a .wav from anywhere to put in F2-F10??
> >
> > BILL K2OWR
> >
> >
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