EQSL.CC OUTBOX DOWNLOADING PROCEDURE revised 13 Nov 2026 (see bottom of document for changes) Any questions or problems may be directed to Dave Morris, N5UP, E-mail to Dave@eQSL.cc SYNOPSIS Users of the eQSL.cc system normally log into the web site with a username and password in order to retrieve their new incoming eQSLs (from the InBox). Some logging software authors have expressed an interest in being able to download a portion or all of the OutBox. For this purpose, the DownloadADIF.cfm program was created. HOW TO USE THE "DownloadADIF.cfm" PROGRAM This web page is actually an interactive ColdFusion "form" processor that accepts parameters to control its operation. It returns a response HTML page containing 2 hyperlinks to files in which the ADIF formatted OutBox data is stored. It must be mentioned at this time that the OutBox may NOT contain all the data elements of the user's station log. These are the uploaded or imported records, but only the data elements that we capture and use later on in the production of eQSLs and eAward credits. You can call the program with the following parameters in the URL: UserName = Callsign (mandatory if not logged in; Ignored if already logged in) Password = Password (mandatory if not logged in; Ignored if already logged in) QTHNickname = QTH Nickname (if not logged in, if multiple accounts with same callsign) (Note that if you are already logged in, Username and Password will be ignored, and you will be getting the OutBox of the account you are logged into.) Optional LimitDateLo = Earliest QSO date to download (oddly, in MM/DD/YYYY format with escape code 2F for slashes), forced to HHMMSS of 00:00:00 LimitDateHi = Latest QSO date to download (oddly, in MM/DD/YYYY format with escape code 2F), forced to HHMMSS of 23:59:59 HamOnly = anything, filters out all SWL contacts Remember that special characters such as brackets <> and colons : should be escaped. Ampersands & and question marks ? have special meaning to our programs and should be escaped when they appear in the data itself. RETURN PAGE FORMAT: Look for the string "Your ADIF log file has been built" in the returned page to indicate success. If there were no records, the string "You have no log entries" (surrounded by H3 tags) will appear. Somewhere on the page after that that will be two A HREF hyperlinks. The files contain identical contents, but one has an ADI extension, while the other has a TXT extension. This is solely for the benefit of browser access and automatic file type associations. If you are reading the ADIF file with software, you can choose either file. The files will stay on the system for a few hours and are then deleted, so you should retrieve the file as soon as you can. ADIF HEADER CONTENTS: The ADIF header will contain something like the following (example callsign N5UP): ADIF 3 Export from eQSL.cc For N5UP Generated on Monday, October 12, 2025 at 7:28:05 PM UTC eQSL.cc DownloadADIF 3.1.8 ADIF BODY CONTENTS: The following ADIF tags will be exported: CALL QSO_DATE TIME_ON BAND MODE QSL_SENT (always Y) QSL_SENT_VIA (always E) (the following will only appear if non-blank) FREQ SUBMODE PROP_MODE RST_SENT RST_RCVD QSLMSG APP_EQSL_UPLOAD_DATE (some really old logs may not have this) TX_PWR CONTEST_ID SRX_STRING STX_STRING APP_EQSL_SWL:1>Y (if this user is an SWL) (this will be added in a future version) GRIDSQUARE (tag only present if non-blank and valid) MODIFICATIONS TO THIS DOCUMENT OR TO SPECIFICATIONS 13 Nov 2026 First draft