Index: /trunk/BNC/bncgetthread.cpp
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--- /trunk/BNC/bncgetthread.cpp	(revision 1624)
+++ /trunk/BNC/bncgetthread.cpp	(revision 1625)
@@ -255,5 +255,6 @@
     // ------------------
     QString serialFileNMEA = settings.value("serialFileNMEA").toString();
-    if (!serialFileNMEA.isEmpty()) {
+    QString serialAutoNMEA = settings.value("serialAutoNMEA").toString();
+    if (!serialFileNMEA.isEmpty() && serialAutoNMEA == "Auto" ) {
       _serialOutFile = new QFile(serialFileNMEA);
       _serialOutFile->open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);