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IARULOG.BAS
Original program by Clarke Greene K1JX
Amiga version by John Gager K7KB
[See bug report at end of this file.]
This ARC file contains the Microsoft BASIC (tm) source code for the IARU HF
Championship log editing program listed in the "Contests" chapter of The
ARRL Operating Manual, Third Edition. The program takes an ASCII log listing
(as created by you with your favorite word processor), and produces a log
package suitable for submission to the contest sponsor. Three separate files
are produced:
1. A LOG file - (identified by the filename extension ".LOG"). This file
holds the actual log. New multipliers are identified and counted, QSO
point value noted, and duplicate contacts identified.
2. A DUPE SHEET file - (identified by the filename extension ".DUP").
This file holds a dupe sheet as required by the contest sponsors.
This is a complete listing of all the contacts made on a particular
band, in alphabetical order.
3. A SUMMARY file - (identified by the filename extension ".SUM"). This
file holds a summary sheet for the band edited. Total valid QSOs,
duplicate QSOs, total QSO points, and multipliers worked are listed as
well as a complete breakdown of QSOs per multiplier.
The file containing the log entries must be an ASCII file in the following
format:
TIME CALLSIGN RCV'D REPORT
At least one space must be between each field of each log entry, and each line
must be terminated by a carriage return. Only a changed digit in the time
field must be present; for example, if the contest begins at 1800Z and the
first contact is made at 1802Z and the second contact is made at 1805Z, then
only 5 need be entered in the time field. If the third contact is made at
1812Z, then 12 should be entered in the time field. If the next contact is
made at 1812Z, then no number need be entered in the time field (however, be
sure to enter a space to indicate separation between fields). If no signal
report is entered as part of the received report, 59(9) (depending on the
mode) is assumed.
The three output files (.LOG, .DUP, and .SUM files) can be printed by using
the Amiga "TYPE" command.
Some reminders:
1. Be sure your log is in an ASCII format. Just about every word processor
can operate in an ASCII or Non-Document mode - that should work fine. As an
alternative, you can use one of the many utilities available in the
marketplace and in the public domain to convert your word processor output
into an ASCII format. (See note below.)
2. If enter the callsigns in your log in lower case, they are automatically
converted to upper case for the final .LOG file.
3. Since you probably will copy this program onto a working disc (rather than
suffer the usual consequences of Mr. Murphy), remember that IARULOG needs
access to DXPREFIX.LIB. DXPREFIX.LIB must be on the same disc as this
program, and in the root or main directory of your disk.
4. Each band requires a separate entry file. The output files will be named
as the original filname plus the appropriate extension (for example
HFCW15.LOG, HFCW15.DUP, and HFCW15.SUM would be produced from the log entry
file HFCW15.) As a consequence of this, any file with the same name will
be overwritten when IARULOG is run. To avoid any deletion of valid files,
use unique names for the files used on each band and each mode, and don't
use the extensions .LOG, .DUP, or .SUM.
Special notes for Amiga Version
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This ARC contains 4 files:
IARULOG.BAS - AmigaBasic program
IARULOG.DOC - This documentation file
IARULOG.DAT - A small log file used to show example log entrys and to test
the IARULOG.BAS program.
DXPREFIX.LIB - A file of DX prefixes and countries used by this program.
To give credit where credit is due, this program is by Clarke Greene K1JX.
The only thing I've done is go through his program and make it more agreeable
with AmigaBasic, and add a few minor features along the way. I really haven't
had a chance to test this program throughly since I don't get into contesting
very much, but I believe it is free of any major bugs. If you find any bugs
that I have missed, or have suggestions and comments about these programs,
please let me know.
One thing you will notice about these programs is that they are slow!! For
example, I wrote a program that created a log using random prefixes from the
DXPREFIX.LIB file. It created a log of 1439 entries, and the IARULOG.BAS
program took about 1 1/2 hours to process the log! So patience is certainly a
virtue when processing a large log. Although it would have been nice to
compile these programs since I have the Absoft basic compiler, after I ran
the compiled version of IARULOG on the same fake log, it took over 3 hours to
process it! In some defense of Absoft, the MiniMuf program I wrote runs
considerably faster compiled.
73,
John Gager K7KB
Compuserve ID 71336,624
Bug report:
1. Expanded DXPREFIX.LIB memory allocation for bigger library.
2. Added ability for program to distinguish between between USA
prefix ambiguities (i.e. KG6= Guam vs. KG6= Calif.). (Tnx WD5K)
Amiga features include:
* Automatic capitalizing of entries read from log source file.
* Automatic capitalizing of keyboard entries from program prompts.
* Expanded error checking for improper data read both from the log
source file and the keyboard.