[chirp_users] Merging files?

[Ron McKenzie]

You should be good as long as you don't add columns that aren't in the 
chirp (radio) csv that you start with. Good luck!


On 2/12/2013 6:57 PM, Phaeton wrote:
> Thank you, that sounds reasonable as long as Chirp interprets
> all the fields in the CSV properly. I've archived your post and
> will give it a try tomorrow.
>
>
> */Sent from my 15.4" MacBook Pro, i7 quad core/ *
>
> On Feb 12, 2013, at 6:44 PM, Ron McKenzie <rmckenzie5 at cfl.rr.com 
> <mailto:rmckenzie5 at cfl.rr.com>> wrote:
>
>> Here's how I do it, this may be more labor intensive than necessary 
>> but it helps me maintain version control. Since I've prefer MS Excel 
>> that's my tool of choice.
>> I do the following:
>>
>>   * download from the radio into Chirp,
>>   * export it as csv,
>>   * open radio csv in Excel,
>>   * copy that to a new document,
>>   * open the "merge" csv in Excel,
>>   * copy and paste from it into the new doc,
>>   * manipulate the new doc as needed,
>>   * save the new doc from Excel as a csv,
>>   * import that csv into Chirp,
>>   * save it as a .img file (saves a step later if I have reinstall),
>>   * upload the img from Chirp to the radio.
>>
>> Ron
>>
>> On 2/12/2013 4:01 PM, Phaeton wrote:
>>> How do I merge data from a CSV file into a file read
>>> from the radio? If I import, it just overwrites the previous
>>> read data. I want to take a file with 10 channels and import
>>> a file that has 20 channels. ending up with 30 channels
>>> Can that be done in a bulk
>>> fashion or does each channel have to be copied and pasted?
>>> I know that can be done because I've done it but can't
>>> figure out how to do 20 or more in one feel swoop.
>>>
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>>>
>>>
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