Hi, I'm still working with Mark here on this issue. I checked his old and new computers and my own system, and there's nothing in any of our DXBase2007.ini files that references the refdata.mdb file anywhere. This is the [Dir] section of his new installation under Win7 (mine is simiar):
[Dir] CDDRIVE=C CDTYPE=1 PGMPATH=C:\DXbase 2007 SOUNDPATH=C:\DXbase 2007\Omsounds CDPATH= DATAPATH=C:\DXbase 2007\K2AX.mdb ORDERPATH=C:\DXbase 2007\Default.co PQSOPATH=C:\DXbase 2007\Pqsodflt.co PQPROMPT=0 AUTOCD=1 MGRCDTYPE=0 CDON=0 BUPATH=C:\beta2007\ ----------------------------------- Regards, Peter, W2IRT -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 4:20 PM To: Mark O'Brien; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Dxbase] New Win7/32 user problems Mark, You might try the following... no promises... but maybe.... 1. Make a copy of your dxb2007.ini file from your Windows folder and save it for safe keeping just in case... 2. Open the dxb2007.ini file in your Windows folder using notepad and look for the Directory section of the INI file. See if the entry for refdata.mdb is showing the wrong path as evidenced by the message you are getting... if so, change the entry to agree with the same path for your QSO database path. I don't know exactly what in the world Windows does in Vista/Win7 OS's, but somehow it seems that it clones a copy of the mdb file and runs from some other location other than where DXbase installs it. Perhaps this will help but if it screws things up, then just copy the "copy" from step 1 above back so you can get to where you started. Cheers, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark O'Brien" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 1:40 PM Subject: [Dxbase] New Win7/32 user problems > Hi all, > > I'm still having some troubles getting DX Base 2007 to function under > Win7/32-bit. I've got Peter, W2IRT to help a bit, and we got as far as > setting up the app and moving the databases over, but the problem is > launching DX Base now. > > I have the app installed to C:\DXBase 2007. > > I can do it one of two ways: > 1) Run as administrator and get the UAC prompt every time I go to run it. > Say yes and it runns as normal. > 2) Try to start NOT as administrator and it fails. It seems something's > hard-coded in there to look for files in C:\Program Files\Scientific > Solutions\DX Base 2007. The error I get when I have it set to > non-administrator mode is "Couldn't find file 'C:\Program Files\Scientific > Solutions\DXbase 2007\refdata.mdb.' > > What can I do to keep UAC functional on the computer but not have DX Base > nag for it on DX Base startup? > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase 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 ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase 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
