I guess that is the point the Greg is making. Since the 'updates' are actually changed, real world data, there is no reason why anyone who wished could click on an 'update' button on the dxbase website and update that file. Certainly the same information will be in the base ref. file when the new release hits the streets.
And it should be smart enough to not touch any changed info the user entered. In the case of user entered data that would be overwritten a simple 'choose which one you want to keep' dialog box would suffice. This is functionality that is commonplace with most windows applications and should be supported by dxbase too. For the price of the program it shouldn't become the users responsibility to keep the reference database accurate by hand entering the information, that's what computers are for! Just my 2 cents worth, Jim, KK1W -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of FireBrick Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 2:53 PM To: Greg; Joseph Glockner Cc: 'DXBase Reflector'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Dxbase] DXbase2006 updated Refdata mdb file ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Joseph Glockner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "'DXBase Reflector'" <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [Dxbase] DXbase2006 updated Refdata mdb file > why does updating country , prefixex , ect have to be so complacated when you should be > able to download an updated file for these kind of things > > tnx Greg N8TDL I'm not so sure it's that complicated Greg. DXBase is so customizable (is that a word) that it can be all things to 'most' people. I'm not interested in certain aspects of the hobby, so I don't really need a file that contains those data elements. But I am interested in IOTA, so I update the occasional new IOTA entry. I no longer update managers and their addresses, as those are so readily available on the web. But when W3HNK announced his new mailing address, I updated that one as it's a constant and frequently needed entry. I find adding the occasional new prefix or iota information no more difficult or time consuming then updating my Quicken checkbook. Without the ability to enter what I want, when I want, we would have to wait and watch for updates. I would rather enter info I need my self, that download a new file that may, not have or overwrite info that I want to keep. ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected]
