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ADDENDUM TO LOGCALL.DOC
The Logcall program has been upgraded significantly! The new
functions and routines are outlined in the LOGCALL.DOC, with the
exception of the DUPLICAT.EXE program, which is a duplicate entry
finding program.
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ERASE DUPS.EXE if you have an earlier version of LOGCALL !!
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DUPLICAT.EXE will find duplicates in ANY of the databases you choose!
To Run Duplicat.exe, make sure the program is in the directory with all
your other LOGCALL program and data files. Type DUPLICAT and press ENTER.
The program will display a selection box of databases you have created
or only the default LOGBK.LGD file if you have no other databases.
Press ESC to Quit, or use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the
database file you wish to search for duplicate contacts in. You can print
the duplicates on the printer or on the screen (see below).
Be aware that the DUPLICAT.EXE program takes mucho time, as it compares each
record against every record in the file, and this can take a lot of time!
However, you would only want to run the DUPLICAT program for an official
contest entry, and it is the most accurate dup finder available! It will
give you the call sign and record number of all duplicate entries, and you
select the one to delete in the main program. It will print the Duplicates
on your printer, which is the preferred method, as each time a screen full of
Duplicates is displayed, the screen will clear to display the next set. You
can display about 15 duplicates at a time on the screen... the printed
version will allow you to select them at your leisure! The DUPLICAT program
is just an added feature that you should not have to use, as you can check
each call for duplication as you make it!!!! Just use the Find feature for
each contact, and it will tell you if you have that contact in the database
already!! (Preferred Method!)!! However, if you have just finished a super
DX contest and want to check for duplicates, run the DUPLICAT program and it
will weed them out for you.. it will warn you before it clears a screenfull
of them, so don't worry about missing some....
Just as an example of the time a dup search takes, 125 records took 4 minutes
to run. If you have a couple of thousand entries, it will take a couple of
hours to run the DUPLICAT.. But the accuracy is worth the time, as the ARRL
will publish your call as a disqualified entrant if you have a bunch of
dupes, and that just won't do!!!! So run the Dup program if you need an
accurate log with NO DUPLICATE contacts!!!!
Dan KB5RZJ