Copy dives across logbooks

[agar...@gmail.com]

Is there a way to copy dive logs from one logbook to another?

This is a feature that would be useful but I can't find a way to do it (save the hack below).

Also, I understand that each diver should have their own computer, etc - I'm setting aside all of the potentials for problematic dive behavior aside, and just talking the dive software.

Use case 1 - shared dive computer

Diver A and B dive together, but only A has a computer (eg discover dive, dead dive computer, etc). Diver A downloads, but Diver B has to either redownload (and sort through Diver A's other dives), etc.

Use case 2 - borrowed computer

Diver A uses the computer, then Diver B does a dive (without diver A). 

Setting aside the issue that nitrogen carryover is now wrong etc - also hard to download and move dives across logbooks.

Use case 3 - tracking 2 separate logbooks

Diver A does two types of diving (eg personal/fun dives vs instruction/professional dives, or open water vs pool dives, etc) and wants to keep 2 completely separate log books (I understand tags, etc could be used to distinguish between these, but I'm talking about wanting 2 separate dive log files).

Diver A downloads dives into log 1, but then has to redownload to log 2, or find a way to copy over.

Currently, my 'hack' to do this is I download dives into a logbook (we'll call it A). I then make a copy of it (A_copy). I delete all the dives from A than don't belong in A, and complete that one.

I then open A_copy, delete all the dives I want to move to logbook B, and resave it.

I then open logbook B, and import into it A_copy....

Let me know what y'all think! 

Is there a 'cut-copy-paste' functionality that could be implemented, so I can copy/cut dives from one logbook, open another, and paste them in?

Thanks!

Alex

[Dirk Hohndel]

How about you you download the dives to Diver A's logbook.
You select the dive(s) you want to copy.
You export the selected dives as XML
You hand that XML file to Diver B
They open their logbook and import the XML file

done.

/D