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N8VZ
#1 Posted : Monday, January 25, 2021 1:18:33 PM(UTC)
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Dennis,

Due to an import from another program I have a number of strange entries in the CQZ and ITUZ fields. The entries are “03/04/05” for the former and “06/07/08” for the latter. There are about 75 of these entries, so I’d like to solve the problem via a mass change not individual edits. However, when I try this I get no matches when I enter one of these strings in a filter. I’ve done this kind of thing with other changes and had no problem, but this one has me stumped. I think it’s because the CQZ and ITUZ fields are incompatible with strings of this length and with the “/” character. Any suggestions about how I can accomplish deleting these entries and just making them blank would be appreciated.

Tnxs & 73,

Carl
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WN4AZY
#2 Posted : Monday, January 25, 2021 10:08:32 PM(UTC)
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CQZ and ITUZ are user-defined fields. So first of all, open the USERFIELDS log form (Forms/Log). This is a diagnostic log screen to help you deal with issues such as this.

You will see something like

CQZ:03/04/05| in the userfields field.

You can't use the REPLACE USER-DEFINED FIELD CONTENTS of tools/advanced/database commands because CQZ and ITUZ are both numeric, and it won't accept 03/04/05 as the old value. But it is still easy to do.

MAKE A BACKUP!

Go to tools/advanced/database commands. Type

USE LOG
REPLACE ALL USERFIELDS WITH STRTRAN(USERFIELDS, "CQZ:03/04/05|", "")
REPLACE ALL USERFIELDS WITH STRTRAN(USERFIELDS, "ITUZ:06/07/08|", "")

Tnx/73,

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N8VZ on 1/26/2021(UTC)
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