You can make changes to the data, but not the data objects. In other words, you can change the operator call sign (or other data)- no problem. When you do this, there is no need to save anything. Access saves the changed data automatically when you click into another record. There is no need to convert the database.
On the other hand, if you make changes to the database structure (add or rename a field for example), then you would need to save the database using the save command. This is what causes problems when using a different version of Access. Regardless of what you do, always backup the file first. Jim N6VH Jim McDonald wrote: > I have Office XP Pro, which includes Access 2002. I can open my .mdb file > but it won't allow me to save it, as best I can tell, in the original > format, unless I convert it first. I was playing with a backup copy of my > DXbase 2004 file with the program closed. > > Jim N7US > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wes (N7WS) and Linda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Jim Vining" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <dxbase@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 6:34 AM > Subject: RE: [DXBase] Operator column > > > At 05:48 PM 5/3/2004 -0400, Jim Vining wrote: > >>Hi Stan, >> >> MS Access 97 . You can't use Access 2000 because it will >>make you convert the database before you can make any changes >>and that will make your database un-usable with DXbase because it >>uses the Access 97 Jet engine. You can look at your .mdb file with >>2000 but not make changes to it. >> >> Jim N8JV > > > > > Actually, you can. I posted on this before. If you have DXBase open when > you make changes in the database with Access 2000, the changes *are* made. > At least with DXB2004, it worked that way for me. > > As always, back up, back up, back up.... > > Wes Stewart, N7WS > > > > > >>At 04:39 PM 5/3/04 -0400, you wrote: >> >>>Jim, >>> >>>Thanks for the idea on Access. I thought about that, but I have a couple > > of > >>>really old versions of Access, which aren't even labeled with a year. One > > of > >>>them is part of Office 4.3, from about 1994. I seem to recall that you can >>>use only certain versions of Access on DXBase files, but I don't remember >>>what they are. Which version did you use? >>> >>>73, >>>Stan, W4AG >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Jim Vining [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 2:47 PM >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Cc: dxbase@mailman.qth.net >>>Subject: Re: [DXBase] Operator column >>> >>> >>>Hi Stan, >>> >>> I did mine using MS Access and just created a query based on the >>>date field and had it modify the operator field based on that query. There >>>may be a way in DXbase, but I am not aware of it... >>> >>> Jim N8JV >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>At 01:48 PM 5/3/04 -0400, you wrote: >>> >>>>I have never worried about the operator column, which shows my current >>>>call for all of my QSOs, despite the fact that I've had several calls. >>>>But, now with LOTW, and for my own info, I need to change the operator >>>>info to the callsigns I was actually using when I made the QSOs. Is >>>>there a "batch" way of doing so, so I can change my novice contacts >>> >>>>from 1961/2 to my novice callsign? Please don't tell me I have to do it >>> >>>>manually. Maybe cutting and pasting would work? >>>> >>>>BTW, so far 2005 is working great. >>>> >>>>73, >>>>Stan, W4AG >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com >>>>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To UNSUBSCRIBE please >>>>visit: >>>>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >>> >>>***************************** >>>Jim Vining N8JV >>> >>>Web: http://www.n8jv.com/ >>>E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>***************************** >> >>***************************** >>Jim Vining N8JV >> >>Web: http://www.n8jv.com/ >>E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>***************************** >> >>_______________________________________________ >>DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com >>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: >>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >
