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- This option (E) in the KB0ZPUTL program is useful when you have made a large
- number of contacts, usually over 1000, and have made some changes in the data
- file KB0ZP-1.DTA. KB0ZP-1.DTA is one of the files created by the KB0ZPLOG.EXE
- program. It becomes quite tedious to check for dupes again. If you change
- the data file, you may have added a dupe and not know it. This option will
- redupe the KB0ZP-1.DTA file so that all dupes will be marked and you will not
- get any penalties from the contest manager.
-
- When starting the KB0ZPUTL program, you have told the program where your data
- file is kept. Now, press E and the reduping starts immedately. The screen will
- tell you the contact number it is checking as well as the percentage of the
- data that has been checked.
-
- A new file, KB0ZP-3.DTA, will be created and put in the same directory with
- KB0ZP-1.DTA. Your original data file will not be destroyed so you will always
- have a copy of your original.
-
- Copy the newly created KB0ZP-3.DTA file to a different directory or disk and
- change its name to KB0ZP-1.DTA. Now you will have two versions of KB0ZP-1.DTA
- so be careful not to mix them up. By putting them on sepearte floppies is a
- good idea. Label each disk so you don't get confused.
-
- All this copying and changing of names is done by DOS commands, or if you are
- using a very friendly Disk Organizer (Menu Program) it can be done there. I
- use XTree Gold and find that it is the easiest Disk Organizer around. But, if
- you need help in this area please get same. You will learn more about your
- computer and enjoy it more.
-
- Now, this new KB0ZP-1.DTA file can be checked out with the "Change Contact
- Listing" option. Note that the dupes, if any, have been tagged. Instead of a
- contact number on the duplicate contact, it has been replaced with the word
- DUPE. All the other information has been kept intact.
-
- That word, DUPE, is also an indicator for all the scoring programs. Those
- contacts will not appear in your totals. So, use this new KB0ZP-1.DTA file
- when submitting your reports for awards.
-
- Of course, you can dupe manually, just print out a Dupe Sheet report from the
- KB0ZPRPT program. This will be sorted so you can manually go through the list
- and like contacts will be next to each other on the list.
-
- Good Contesting
-
-
- Larry Kebel KB0ZP
- PO Box 2010
- Sparks, NV 89432