[chirp_users] WinXP issue

2021-03-23 Thread JP Bernier
Hi, I have an old (ancient) Kenwood TM-V7A that I've programmed in the past with a long-dead WinXP laptop. The Kenwood had the chronic screen failure years ago that I had a weird hair to fix, and did with success! Now I want to update the programming. I found a functioning XP laptop and I've jum

Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 147, Issue 8

2021-03-23 Thread Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
> The most common cause of trouble is... > > > > > > - The data format of a cell was changed. > > > - The number of commas required at the end of a data row was > > changed. > > > > > > Jim KC9HI > > &

Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 147, Issue 8

2021-03-23 Thread Jim Self
number of commas required at the end of a data row was changed. > > > > Jim KC9HI > > ___ > > chirp_users mailing list > > chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_user

Re: [chirp_users] I get an "unknown file format" when importing

2021-03-23 Thread Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
Agreed. If you can, use Libre Office rather than a Microsoft product. Excel messes with the empty comma seperated fields at the end of each row. > On 23/03/2021 11:37 Glenn K0LNY wrote: > > > Well from the perspective of a screenreader user, I find editing things > much easier to mak

Re: [chirp_users] I get an "unknown file format" when importing

2021-03-23 Thread Glenn K0LNY
Well from the perspective of a screenreader user, I find editing things much easier to make changes in a spreadsheet program outside of Chirp and import them after the changes were made, so I would call that, the better way. Glenn - Original Message - From: Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF To

Re: [chirp_users] I get an "unknown file format" when importing

2021-03-23 Thread Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
The best way is not to use CSV files at all. > On 23/03/2021 02:08 Eric Oyen via chirp_users > wrote: > > > One good way I have found to edit CsV files is to use a spreadsheet > program like Microsoft excel or one of the linux free variants. Simply import > as a cSV, do your editing,

[chirp_users] Help - Programing ICOM handheld IC-2GXET and IC-T7E

2021-03-23 Thread Allan Carson
Hi Chirp, Great job you guys are doing there - thanks! Can you please give me some help - I have a multi-function JiYKR cable to program my radios, but I can't seem to be able to get in to change or save any of the settings when I use the 'live' mode on Chirp. Could you give me some info on how t

Re: [chirp_users] I get an "unknown file format" when importing

2021-03-23 Thread D.J.J. Ring, Jr.
If I'm not mistaken, there was an issue of Microsoft Excel not editing the csv files correctly and when opening such a file up and saving it again, it introduced errors. Such errors did NOT occur with the use of LibreOffice (or OpenOffice) which is available for Windows, Mac OX-X, and Linux. Open