Printing QSL cards from MixW 2.
Attention: Open this file after starting MixW !!!
This way of printing QSL cards (or small self-gumming labels) is suitable for programs that support DDE. I mean MS Word, Excel, etc. (WordPad does not.) You should simply insert the appropriate DDE references into your document. Each reference consists of server name, topic (or file name), and item.
In MS Word, these references are named field codes. Using MS Word 2000:
1)Press Ctrl-F9.
2)Type in your magic words between the braces { } .
3)Press Shift-F9 to hide codes and to display the real information.
4)Read help if this does not work.
For example, the field code for your call is:
{DDEAuto "MixW" "Info" "MyCall" \* MERGEFORMAT}
The bold words are taken from the table:
Entity / Server name / Topic / Item / Current stateYour call / MixW /
Info
/MyCall
/ UU9JDR/AYour name / MixW / Info / MyName / Denis
Your QTH / MixW / Info / MyQth / Kiev
Program name / MixW / Info / Program / MixW
MixW version / MixW / Info / Version / 2.0 RC10
QSO date / MixW / QSO / Date / 30-Jul-2001
QSO time / MixW / QSO / Time / 13:29
Frequency, MHz / MixW / QSO / Mhz / 14.1
Mode / MixW / QSO / Mode / MT63
Call / MixW / QSO / Call / WA2VOS
Name / MixW / QSO / Name / Jim
QTH / MixW / QSO / Qth / Flushing
Domain (state) / MixW / QSO / Domain / NY
County / MixW / QSO / County / Queens
IOTA number / MixW / QSO / IOTA
DXCC prefix / MixW / QSO / DxccPrefix / K
WAZ zone / MixW / QSO / WAZ / 5
ITU zone / MixW / QSO / ITU / 8
Country / MixW / QSO / Country / United States
Continent / MixW / QSO / Continent / NA
Continent (full name) / MixW / QSO / LongCont / North America
RST sent / MixW / QSO / RstSnt / 599
RST received / MixW / QSO / RstRcv / 599
QSL manager / MixW / QSO / Manager
Notes / MixW / QSO / Notes
QSO is unsaved / MixW / QSO / Changed / YES
QSO freq. / MixW / QSO / Khz / 14070
Azimuth / MixW / QSO / Az / 317
Distance / MixW / QSO / Dist / 8036
Latitude, deg. / MixW / QSO / Lat / 43.0000
Longitude, deg. / MixW / QSO / Long / -87.9000
Locator / MixW / QSO / Loc / ??????
<QSOCMDDDE:txt> / MixW / QSO / Command
Zero beat freq, kHz / MixW / CAT / Khz / 14069.000
PTT state / MixW / CAT /
PTT
/ OFF<CATCMDDDE:txt> / MixW / CAT /
Command
There are several items for the callbook information (valid when the Callbook Dialog is open):
Server name / Topic / ItemMixW /
Callbook
/Call
MixW /Callbook
/FirstName
MixW /Callbook
/LastName
MixW /Callbook
/MiddleName
MixW /Callbook
/Suffix
MixW /Callbook
/City
MixW /Callbook
/Zip
MixW /Callbook
/State
MixW /Callbook
/LicClass
MixW /Callbook
/LicDate
MixW /Callbook
/LicExp
MixW /Callbook
/Longitude
MixW /Callbook
/Latitude
MixW /Callbook
/AreaCode
MixW /Callbook
/County
MixW /Callbook
/TimeZone
MixW /Callbook
/DayOfBith
MixW /Callbook
/DxccCountry
MixW /Callbook
/PostalCountry
MixW /Callbook
/PrevCall
MixW /Callbook
/PrevClass
MixW /Callbook
/VanityCall
MixW /Callbook
/Comment
MixW /Callbook
/FaxNr
MixW /Callbook
/Callbook
/Code
MixW /Callbook
/Street
MixW /Callbook
/ProcessDate
MixW /Callbook
/GridSquare
MixW /Callbook
/TransactionType
MixW /Callbook
/QslManager
MixW /Callbook
/MailingAddressCountry
MixW /Callbook
/Homepage
MixW /Callbook
/VanityFlag
In MS Excel, type “=MixW|Info!MyCall” (without quotes) in any cell to get the same result. MS_Word updates DDE fields each time you make changes in MixW. But in some programs, like MS_Word_Viewer 97, you need to reload the file to see what’s changed. MixW transfers selected QSO from LOG bar or from Search dialog. See file MixW QSL card test.doc for sample QSL card (don’t forget to run MixW first!).
Use <QSOCMDDDE:text> macro to pass custom data to an external program (MixW|QSO!Command).
“Zero beat” and “PTT” can be used to drive TRCVRs not supported by MixW directly. Use <CATCMDDDE:text> macro to pass custom data to an external CAT program (MixW|CAT!Command).