Re: [Hamlib-developer] Memory Save/Restore (anyrig to anyrig)

[Stephane F. <f4...@fr...>]

On Thu, Jun 20, 2002, Dale E. Edmons wrote:
> I've got a version of the hamlib-1.1.3 where I've got the
> rig_get_channel()
> working (partially).  Hamlib needs very little added to support this.

Very good! If only the "memory name" was accessible on my IC706MkIIG :(

> We may need: rig_read_channel(RIG *rig, FILE * file, channel_t chan),
> rig_write_channel().

Well, to my mind, these 2 calls do not belong to the Hamlib library.

> Alternatively, a program like rigctl can just use the existing stuff and
> read and/or write channels as desired them write them in some generic
> file format.

rigctl looks like the right place. Then, anyone would be free to
copy/paste the code to make a nice memory editor GUI.

> The scanner and parser should be easy enough depending on how
> it's implemented.  As you mentioned, XML may make it very
> easy and standard (I need to learn more about XML).

There must be some libxml-dev around. Any takers?


73's
Stephane