But Gary,
That is the function I am saying DOES NOT work on this strange computer.
It works fine on my other computers.
There is something strange going on with folder/file permissions I
think. I did not get a change to recreate the Writelog folder today.
Will try that tomorrow.
Does any one know which file actually contains the "version name"? Even
with the new files in the Writelog folder I am still getting "Cape
Verde" which was the last one I went through the "Change user to Admin
and then run "Convert CTY to Writelog" kludge. Does something get
transferred from a CTY file into a Writelog file??? Or????
Thanks anyway
Jerry, W6IHG
On 2/24/2016 1:32 AM, Gary AL9A wrote:
Jerry,
In WL V11.32 you should no longer be downloading the wl_cty.zip file and
trying to install it yourself with Convert CTY to WriteLog. The new
improved method is to simply open WriteLog, preferably with a contest
module that has the Country field in the Entry window. Then go to
File/Web Update Country Files... and click on it. The newer WL V11
releases will automatically download all the various .bin and .DAT
files, including wl_cty.dat. From the list that displays you can select
which ones you want or just accept them all to be sure you are getting
the latest updates. Then click on the Apply Update button and they will
be converted for you. Now go to the Call field and type in VERSION and
Space to the next field. In the Country field it should now say PETER I
Island, which is the current wl_cty file version. Much easier and
simpler than the old method, which doesn't work anymore!
However, the File/Update Data Files... option no longer works at all.
Wayne discontinued trying to support this activity so you must go to the
SCP web site and download the various .DTA files manually and place them
somewhere on your computer. It doesn't matter where they reside, but
you will have to go to Setup/Super Check Partial and Browse to the
location where you placed the downloaded files and select the one you
want to use.
73,
Gary AL9A
-----Original Message----- From: Jerry Pixton
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 11:38 AM
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] WriteLog 11.32 and wl_cty.zip
Writelog Help,
I have spent the better part of the afternoon trying to figure out why
WriteLog (v 11.32) fails when trying to download, unzip and install the
wl_cty files.
This is the same Win7 computer I have commented on in the past that the
only successful way was to log in as ADMIN and then run the Convert app
- otherwise it always failed to download the file. I thought I would
solve the problem but not so
My other Win7 computer, that I use to shadow my contest log and in case
the main radio computer fails, has no problem using either the newer
(v11.32) method or the older "convert" method.
Today, with my usual non=admin user, I can download the wl_cty.zip file
and I find it in c:\User\All Users\Writelog. But when I click on the
Apply Update button I get messages "Failed to unzip wl_cty.dat" and at
other times "Failed to unzip DXCCDOS.DAT".
It is like there was a "write" problem. The Writelog folder in marked
"read only" for its files. But so is the folder on the computer that
works. I can not seem to change the folder privilege even as Admin?
I manually unzip the files into the Writelog folder and see all the
files with a 2/21 date. But WriteLog still says it has the Cape Verde
version, not the Peter 1 Is version. Cape Verde is the last one I went
thru the Admin user to Convert.
Anyone have any ideas as to what to try. What step is not being done
when the files are just manually unzipped into the Writelog Application
Data folder? Where does the version name come from?
Really hate the kludge of restarting the computer to get to the Admin
User and using the old method of Convert for each new Country File
Jerry, W6IHG
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http://www.shentel.net/pixosdesigns/RadioTuner/
jpixton@shentel.net
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