[Dxspider-support] PacketCluster DX-infos to DXSpider, how?

[Dirk Koopman]

In the standard distro there is a program called
/spider/perl/dxoldtonew.pl. This is a basic script for converted AK1A
style dx archives to (now, rather old) dxspider format. It will
automatically create the files in the correct place.=20

It could be usefully enhanced by adding the new fields that I store now
in the dx files but I no longer have any test data AK1A data files to
try it on.

If you send me one I will see what I can do, otherwise just look at the
pc11 section of DXProt.pm and make the mods yourself.

73, Merry Xmas and HNY

Dirk G1TLH

On Mon, 2003-12-15 at 12:36, Simo P=C3=A4t=C3=A4ri wrote:
> Hi,
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> Our old node was DOS-based PacketCluster. For years I have been storing t=
he
> old DX-infos having an idea in my mind to import them later to our "futur=
e"
> dx cluster software. Now, as I updated to DXSpider, I would like to know,
> what would be the best way to implement this vast information database un=
der
> DXSpider?
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> I would like to make users able to sh/dx or sh/database... over the old
> infos in order to check for example QSL-manager or activity information o=
f
> some old rare dxs.
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> What would you say, would it be best to make a database of those old
> dx-infos and access the individual infos by searching the database?
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> Or is it more efficient to run a script which would create DXSpider-type =
of
> DX-spot files of the old files?
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> If the last option is the better one, does someone have a ready script to
> perform this? I would be interested to get the script. I guess I would be
> able to write such a script too as an exercise in perl or as a shell scri=
pt,
> but the only problem is that I do not know how the DXSpider spot file tim=
e
> values are calculated?
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> The drawback of a database style is presumably that I can find spots only=
 by
> calls not for example by what is written on the notes (QSL via ...)
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> I think I have infos for about five years! So it is at least 100 MB of in=
fos
> :)
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> Any ideas appreciated,
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> Greeting from Santa,
> de Simo OH2LRE
> oh2lre at sral dot fi
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