[Dx4win] Merging data bases.
Hi to all I am going to upgrade to 8.05 but I first have to create a solid 7.07 database. The reason I say solid is I have three 7.07 data bases. I have tried to keep them the same but after a few years (three different pc's) they are not. My question is If I make the 7.07 db with the largest number of entries and then merge each of the other db's into it will the result be what I want. That is one master db with all contacts in one place. Tnx wally w1ioo __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] Merging data bases.
Hi I run v 8.05 and I merge 3 databases where I have QSO's from 3 different call signs without problems. When you merge databases you can choose Imported QSO replaces existing QSO and the QSOs from db2 will overwrite the existing QSOs from db1. If you merge 3 almost equal databases I guess your QSL data will get lost from db1 when you have imported db2. My suggestion is tha you merge the database with the most updated QSL data as the final merge. No matter what your QSL data will be wrong when you merge databases and your QSL data is not updated in all your databases. BTW I can recommend to use e.g. dropbox to place the database file. Then you have a backup and you can open the database file from different computers. GL 73 Joe OZ0J Hi to all I am going to upgrade to 8.05 but I first have to create a solid 7.07 database. The reason I say solid is I have three 7.07 data bases. I have tried to keep them the same but after a few years (three different pc's) they are not. My question is If I make the 7.07 db with the largest number of entries and then merge each of the other db's into it will the result be what I want. That is one master db with all contacts in one place. Tnx wally w1ioo __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] Merging data bases.
I only want to end up with one db. If I take the db with the most contacts (and call it the master) and merge one of the others will it only put those contacts that are not in the master? Then repeat with the others. I hope the sentence is clear to what I want to do. Wally -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of cont...@oz0j.dk Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 1:02 PM To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Merging data bases. Hi I run v 8.05 and I merge 3 databases where I have QSO's from 3 different call signs without problems. When you merge databases you can choose Imported QSO replaces existing QSO and the QSOs from db2 will overwrite the existing QSOs from db1. If you merge 3 almost equal databases I guess your QSL data will get lost from db1 when you have imported db2. My suggestion is tha you merge the database with the most updated QSL data as the final merge. No matter what your QSL data will be wrong when you merge databases and your QSL data is not updated in all your databases. BTW I can recommend to use e.g. dropbox to place the database file. Then you have a backup and you can open the database file from different computers. GL 73 Joe OZ0J Hi to all I am going to upgrade to 8.05 but I first have to create a solid 7.07 database. The reason I say solid is I have three 7.07 data bases. I have tried to keep them the same but after a few years (three different pc's) they are not. My question is If I make the 7.07 db with the largest number of entries and then merge each of the other db's into it will the result be what I want. That is one master db with all contacts in one place. Tnx wally w1ioo __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3272 / Virus Database: 3162/6270 - Release Date: 04/24/13 __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] Merging data bases.
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 1:14 PM, w1ioo w1...@cooledge.com wrote: I only want to end up with one db. If I take the db with the most contacts (and call it the master) and merge one of the others will it only put those contacts that are not in the master? That is one of the options, yes. Either over-write existing QSOs or ignore existing QSOs. Any non-existing (non-matching) QSOs will be imported. Make copies of EVERYTHING BEFORE you start! -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreis...@alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
