On Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:27:41 -0800, Darryl Ramm wrote:

On Mar 2, 11:09Â*am, RN wrote:
The security code in my Volkslogger is A21, and when downloading
flights the file is shown as xxxA21jx.igc when downloading directly to
the computer using SeeYou.

When downloading to a PDA using P-Strepla, the file comes up in the
format xxxXBW11.igc.

I am confused and have been unable to find why the file name is
different, or how it is assigned by P-Strepla if that is what is
happening.

Any guidance from someone who understands this will be greatly
appreciated.

Why worry? The igc file is valid right? I've never used Pocket StrePla,
but third party software can name these files anything they want. Even
though there is an IGC standard file name format those developers don't
have to follow that convention. The file name is really irrelevant to
anything except your peace of mind, the name is not digitally signed you
can just change it.

I have a feeling that the main purpose of the IGC naming standard is to
generate unique 8.3 file names, even when files are being collected from
a variety of loggers at a contest.


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