[chirp_users] Chirp won't read CSV files correctly

[Dave VK2FDJS]

I assume the file you attached was the one that gave you the second (smaller) set of errors.

If you look at it in Excel, you'll see that rows 33, 35 and 40 are the only rows that have nothing in the rToneFreq and cToneFreq columns.

There are two other rows that have nothing in the Tone column (rows 2 and 3), but these still have values in the other two columns.  Looks like you have to have a value of some sort in these two columns.

Could you please post the file that gave you the errors from row 17 on, so we can have a look at it too.

Regards, Dave VK2FDJS
 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Chris Nordstrom 
  To: chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com 
  Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2016 4:15 PM
  Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Chirp won't read CSV files correctly


  This is the error I get when importing or opening my CSV file:

  I'm using a file that was generated by Chirp using the export function, then (In Excel) I copy/paste my channels into that CSV file.  When opened in Chirp using either File/Open or File/Import, same errors every time.

  So, a little experimentation and I discover that it doesn't like the empty columns to the right (where there is a column heading but nothing in the column).  So I deleted the column headers (that Chirp created!) for the columns with no data and voila, it got past that error.  Now I get this one:


  The new error about line 33 "[rTone] could not convert string to float"  I generally get what this error means but don't get what exactly is causing it.  And why does it reference line 33 and only import up to memory channel 25?  I notice at the top of the memory list window is an item called "Memories Memory Range" where the default entries are 1 to 25.  Bingo!  I changed the top end to 39 and it imported all the rows in my CSV file.  Wow, I know, there is a disclaimer about how you guys are good at programming and not so much at documentation.  Not sure I agree with that  and the documentation part seems like a cop out.  

  I can't say never, but rarely have I encountered a program so unintuitive and persnickity.  I know, I know, it's free, what do I want for nothing.  I guess I need to lower my expectations.   

  Chris Nordstrom




   






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