[chirp_users] Chirp won't read CSV files correctly

[Chris Nordstrom]

Tom,

Okay, I just tested it again and it works as you say.  When I was 
getting the import errors before--caused by not having data in key 
fields--it appeared that it stopped at the default number--25--which was 
only limiting what I could see, not what was imported.  So it works fine.

I am not aware of these bugs in Excel that were mentioned.  After 
creating my CSV file, I used a raw file viewer and did not see any extra 
characters or missing characters.  I am using Excel now to edit the CSV 
files and they import fine.  Is it true that there has to be a default 
value in /*rToneFreq*/?  And what about the errors I get when there are 
columns with header text but no data in the column?  Could this be 
caused by Excel?

Regards, Chris W7CFN


On 2/27/2016 11:57 AM, Tom Hayward wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Chris Nordstrom <cfnordstrom at gmail.com> wrote:
>> But I could not find where it says you should delete column header text
>> for columns that contain no data and it also does not say that the
>> Memory Range entry on the edit window must match the number of rows you
>> are importing; the error you get doesn't lead you make this connection.
>> Did I miss this too?
> Not sure what you mean about memory range view being related to the
> number of rows imported. I've imported outside the currently selected
> range many times and never had an issue. I just did it again now to
> verify. The memory range view is just a view; it doesn't affect
> imports.
>
> Regarding the Excel bugs, there's only so much we can do about people
> using 3rd party software to edit Chirp files and getting unexpected
> results. As I said in my first email, I recommend editing Chirp files
> with Chirp. When you edit with Chirp, it maintains all the proper data
> in the proper columns. There is no need to delete headers or fill your own
> defaults--it's all automatic in Chirp. Feel free to write some documentation
> about the caveats you discovered when editing Chirp files in Excel.
>
> Tom KD7LXL
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