[chirp_users] Carry Comments Column over from .csv file?

[John Kellas]

>
> There's no benefit to .chirp over .csv. Just use .csv.


Thanks for the head's up. As I cannot upload a .csv file to the radio, I
have to export it first to a format that can, that's the step I was
wondering if I could get around: EG: storing metadata in a file format that
can directly program the radio as well. Sounds like for the time being the
best method is to work with a native .CSV file for any updates, and then
export it as a .chirp file for upload to the radio,


Regards,
John Kellas


On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Tom Hayward <esarfl at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 9:51 AM, John Kellas <sales at mparam.com> wrote:
> > I see when working in a .csv file I can use the comment field. That field
> > does not export over to the .chirp file. Is there a way to add a comments
> > field to the .chirp or .img files?
>
> There's no benefit to .chirp over .csv. Just use .csv.
>
> .img files are a direct data dump from the radio. They can only store
> fields supported by the radio. If your radio doesn't have a built in
> comment field (I'm not aware of any that do), then there's no way to
> store a comment in the .img file.
>
> Dan has proposed a new file format that would store the img data plus
> some additional metadata. This is a long way from fruition.
>
> Tom KD7LXL
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