I'd try making a copy of that file, change the file type to .dxl and attempt to restart DX4WIN
Tim Moore On Sun, Mar 3, 2019, 10:02 AM Andy Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > This morning my computer crashed and I had DX4WIN running at the time > (version 9.0.4.1176). I had just logged a QSO and manually saved the > logfile. Approximately a minute later the computer crashed. After > restarting the computer and opening DX4WIN I received the following > error message when I attempted to open my logfile (Wb4tdh.dxl): > > This is not a DX4WIN logfile > > I noticed in the save directory that the Wb4tdh.dxl file must have been > corrupted as the size of the file is approximately half the size it > should be (~6.5M vs. 11.5M). The Wb4tdh.~xl file looks the right size > so if I understand this correctly I should be able to recover my log > from this file? If so, what procedure do I need to follow to do this? > The .dxl file has a time stamp 1 minute later than the .~xl file which > may impact the recovery process? > > I would greatly appreciate guidance on this. > > 73 > > Andy > > WB4TDH > > > ______________________________________________________________ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

