+# format a spot for user output in list mode
+sub formatl
+{
+ my $t = ztime($_[2]);
+ my $d = cldate($_[2]);
+ return sprintf "%8.1f %-11s %s %s %-28.28s%7s>", $_[0], $_[1], $d, $t, $_[3], "<$_[4]" ;
+}
+
+#
+# return all the spots from a day's file as an array of references
+# the parameter passed is a julian day
+sub readfile
+{
+ my @spots;
+
+ my $fh = $fp->open(@_);
+ if ($fh) {
+ my $in;
+ while (<$fh>) {
+ chomp;
+ push @spots, [ split '\^' ];
+ }
+ }
+ return @spots;
+}
+
+# enter the spot for dup checking and return true if it is already a dup
+sub dup
+{
+ my ($freq, $call, $d, $text) = @_;
+
+ # dump if too old
+ return 2 if $d < $main::systime - $dupage;
+
+ $freq = sprintf "%.1f", $freq; # normalise frequency
+ chomp $text;
+ $text = substr($text, 0, $duplth) if length $text > $duplth;
+ unpad($text);
+ $text =~ s/[\\\%]\d+//g;
+ $text =~ s/[^a-zA-Z0-9]//g;
+ my $dupkey = "X$freq|$call|$d|\L$text";
+ return DXDupe::check($dupkey, $main::systime+$dupage);
+}
+
+sub listdups
+{
+ return DXDupe::listdups('X', $dupage, @_);
+}