[Dxspider-support] QRZ lookups via DX Spider

Ian Maude maudeij at gmail.com
Sat Aug 6 21:16:02 BST 2016


I may have been a bit obtuse ;)  You have 2 def’s.  One with your info
and one as undef.

Ian

On 6 August 2016 at 19:57, Ian Maude <maudeij at gmail.com> wrote:
> Make your mind up Mike ;)
>
> # set this to your QRZ user name (you need this for the sh/qrz
> # command)
> #
> # eg
> $qrz_uid = 'wa9pie';
> #
> $qrz_uid = undef;
>
> #
> # QRZ.com password - this goes with your user id above
> #
> # eg
> $qrz_pw = 'xxxxxxxxxxx';
> #
> $qrz_pw = undef;
> #
>
> 73 Ian
>
> On 6 August 2016 at 16:56, Michael Carper, Ph.D. <mike at wa9pie.net> wrote:
>> I'm doing the same thing, but I get:
>> qrz> Error   : Username / password required
>>
>> And I surely have my username and password in the file.
>>
>> My Internet.pm file is as follows:
>>
>> ****************************
>>
>> #
>> # in order for you to use the internet accessing routines you
>> # need to set various flags and things in this file
>> #
>> # BUT DO NOT ALTER THIS FILE! It will be overwritten on every update
>> #
>> # COPY this file to ../local, alter it there and restart the software
>> #
>> # Copyright (c) 2000 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
>> #
>> #
>> #
>> package Internet;
>> #
>> # set this flag to 1 if you want to allow internet commands
>> #
>> $allow = 1;
>> #
>> # QRZ.com user id
>> #
>> # set this to your QRZ user name (you need this for the sh/qrz
>> # command)
>> #
>> # eg
>> $qrz_uid = 'wa9pie';
>> #
>> $qrz_uid = undef;
>>
>> #
>> # QRZ.com password - this goes with your user id above
>> #
>> # eg
>> $qrz_pw = 'xxxxxxxxxxx';
>> #
>> $qrz_pw = undef;
>> #
>> # the address of any HTTP proxy you might be using
>> #
>> # leave as is unless you need one
>> #
>> # eg:  $http_proxy = 'wwwcache.demon.co.uk';
>> #
>> $http_proxy = undef;
>> #
>> # HTTP proxy port - again leave alone unless you need this
>> #
>> # eg: $http_proxy_port = 8080;
>> #
>>
>> #
>> # list of urls and other things that are used in commands, here so that they
>> # can be changed if necessary.
>> #
>> $qrz_url = 'xmldata.qrz.com';     # used by show/qrz
>> $wm7d_url = 'www.wm7d.net';   # used by show/wm7d
>> $db0sdx_url = 'www.qslinfo.de'; # used by show/db0sdx
>> $db0sdx_path = '/qslinfo';
>> $db0sdx_suffix = '.asmx';
>> $dx425_url = 'www.iz5fsa.net';          # used by show/425
>> #$contest_host = 'www.sk3bg.se';         # used by show/contest
>> #$contest_url = "/contest/text";         # used by show/contest
>> #SHOW/IK3QAR <callsign> Show the 5 most recent informations found on IK3QAR
>> ##Callsign Database about QSL Manager, Manager address and comments. This
>> ##command works for sysop subscribed for the service at:
>> ##    http://www.ik3qar.it/manager/dxc.php
>> ##Write the given password below in $ik3qar_pw
>> #
>> $ik3qar_url = 'www.ik3qar.it';    # used by show/ik3qar
>> $ik3qar_pw = 'PUT-PASSWORD-HERE';    # used by show/ik3qar
>> # NOTE: you must copy $ik3qar_* lines to local/Internet.pm for them to have
>> # any effect on an already running node.
>> #
>> #
>> # end
>> #
>> 1;
>>
>> ****************************
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 1:29 AM, IZ5FSA <iz5fsa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> It works, but you have (simply) to not define variable
>>>
>>> $qrz_url
>>>
>>> or you have to define it as
>>>
>>> $qrz_url = 'xmldata.qrz.com';
>>>
>>> It works for me on IZ5FSA-6 at telnet://www.iz5fsa.net:8000
>>>
>>> 73 de Leo IZ5FSA
>>>
>>> Il 06/08/2016 06:49, Michael Carper, Ph.D. ha scritto:
>>>
>>> Here's "an oldie but a goodie"...
>>>
>>> Does anyone have the "sh/qrz" command actually returning data from
>>> QRZ.com?
>>>
>>> Mike, WA9PIE
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Dave Trainor <dave at n8zfm.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yes that was all I did.  But I had in place my QRZ logon and password
>>>> before hand.  I just never had noticed the lookup failure on the Url change,
>>>> wonder how log that had not worked?  Its not a feature I personally use and
>>>> none of the users told me it was broke.
>>>>
>>>> 73 – Dave N8ZFM  KY4XX Node
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Michael Carper <mike at wa9pie.net>
>>>> Reply-To: The DXSpider Support list <dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
>>>> Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 4:46 PM
>>>> To: The DXSpider Support list <dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
>>>>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] QRZ lookups via DX Spider
>>>>
>>>> Dave... all you did was update the Internet.pm file to "xmldata.qrz.com"
>>>> and it worked after restarting the node?
>>>>
>>>> Mike, WA9PIE
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Dave Trainor <dave at n8zfm.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Discovered that I also had the outdated Internet.pm URL for QRZ so
>>>>> updated
>>>>> it today. I did have to restart the node and now its doing lookups just
>>>>> fine. Nice to hear about a problem, confirm that I have it, and have the
>>>>> solution all in the same e-mail.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 and happy DX to all
>>>>> N8ZFM, Dave  KY4XX node
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 9/2/15, 3:21 PM, "Ian Maude" <maudeij at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> >Yes, you do have to restart the node.  It works for me with a standard
>>>>> >login and I am not paying for xml data.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >73 Ian
>>>>> >
>>>>> >On 2 September 2015 at 17:30, Michael Carper <mike at wa9pie.net> wrote:
>>>>> >> I'm gonna try changing the line in Internet.pm from "www.qrz.com" to
>>>>> >> "xmldata.qrz.com" and see if it works.  Do you need to restart DX
>>>>> >>Spider in
>>>>> >> order for this to take?
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I really like the idea of having support for HamQTH.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Mike, WA9PIE
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 6:55 AM, Ricardo Suarez <lu9dahdu at gmail.com>
>>>>> >>wrote:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> I write a HamQTH parser many years ago and still works, free and
>>>>> >>>plug-in
>>>>> >>> replacement for sh/qrz!
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> login: lu9da
>>>>> >>> lu9da
>>>>> >>> Hello Rick, this is LU9DA-6 in Mar del Plata, Argentina
>>>>> >>> running DXSpider V1.55 build 0.141
>>>>> >>> Cluster: 370 nodes, 4 local / 3183 total users  Max users 8263
>>>>> >>> Uptime
>>>>> >>>325
>>>>> >>> 14:07
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> LU9DA de LU9DA-6  2-Sep-2015 1144Z dxspider > sh/hqth lu9da
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> HAMQTH search for lu9da:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>         callsign : lu9da
>>>>> >>>         nick : Rick
>>>>> >>>         qth : Mar del Plata
>>>>> >>>         country : Argentina
>>>>> >>>         adif : 100
>>>>> >>>         itu : 13
>>>>> >>>         cq : 13
>>>>> >>>         grid : GF12EA
>>>>> >>>         adr_name : Ricardo
>>>>> >>>         adr_street1 : SAVIO 1158 Dto. 2
>>>>> >>>         adr_city : Mar del Plata
>>>>> >>>         adr_zip : B7600
>>>>> >>>         adr_country : Argentina
>>>>> >>>         adr_adif : 100
>>>>> >>>         lotw : Y
>>>>> >>>         qsldirect : ?
>>>>> >>>         qsl : Y
>>>>> >>>         qsl_via : Direct with SASE and U$S 3 - better  eqsl.cc or
>>>>> >>> lotw
>>>>> >>> -
>>>>> >>> Paypal allowed
>>>>> >>>         eqsl : Y
>>>>> >>>         email : lu9da at lu9da.org
>>>>> >>>         birth_year : 1964
>>>>> >>>         lic_year : 1979
>>>>> >>>         web : http://www.lu9da.org
>>>>> >>>         latitude : -37.9798583984375
>>>>> >>>         longitude : -57.58979415893555
>>>>> >>>         continent : SA
>>>>> >>>         utc_offset : 3
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> LU9DA de LU9DA-6  2-Sep-2015 1145Z dxspider >
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Rick LU9DA
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> El 02/09/2015 a las 09:03, Keith Le Boutillier escribió:
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> Hi Ian
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> As a sysop do we need to pay for the QRZ xmldata service?
>>>>> >>>> Mine stopped working a while back and I don't really want to pay
>>>>> >>>> for
>>>>> >>>> information that is available from many sources.
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> 73 Keith GU6EFB Sysop GB7DXG-1
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> >>>> From: Dxspider-support
>>>>> >>>>[mailto:dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org] On
>>>>> >>>> Behalf Of Ian Maude
>>>>> >>>> Sent: 02 September 2015 09:08
>>>>> >>>> To: The DXSpider Support list
>>>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] QRZ lookups via DX Spider
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> Hi Mike,
>>>>> >>>> This was changed a little time ago.  The new URL is..
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> $qrz_url = 'xmldata.qrz.com¹;
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> 73 Ian
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> On 2 September 2015 at 05:08, Michael Carper <mike at wa9pie.net>
>>>>> >>>> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> Hey folks... has something happened to the URL on QRZ.com that was
>>>>> >>>>> in
>>>>> >>>>> "Internet.pm" that enabled folks to use QRZ.com lookups (using
>>>>> >>>>> your
>>>>> >>>>> credentials) while connected to DX Spider?
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> When I attempt a "show/qrz <callsign>", I get the following:
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> "301 Moved Permanently"
>>>>> >>>>> "Data provided by www.qrz.com"
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> Mike, WA9PIE
>>>>> >>>>>
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