The updater takes care of BOTH the logbook mdb file updates and the Refdata mdb file updates --- SO, with that in mind - IF you MUST use the updated back-up(s) -- YOU MUST MOVE BOTH of the mdb files together --
OR -- just run the updater on the other computers. > Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:42:59 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Fwd: Re: Need Help With Updater > > Tony, I could do this but what good would backing up the refdata.mdb > file be if you couldn't move it to another computer or save it? Have > you thought about that? > > And you're right, it isn't a big deal or a hard job. How would you go > about coming up with a back-up that was usable? Right now, it isn't. > > Steve > > On 12/19/2010 8:20 PM, Tony wrote: > > Why not just unzip the updater on the other computers and run it there, it's > > not like it is such > > A big or hard job. > > > > Merry Christmas > > 73 de Tony, KD4K > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Crownhaven > > Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 8:07 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Fwd: Re: Need Help With Updater > > > > Just tried it on second computer. (I have DXB running on three at home and > > one at work, redneck back-up). Didn't update the prefixes on the second > > computer either. To reiterate, I'm copying the the refdata.mdb file off the > > computer that shows the updates properly installed and dropping it into the > > folder on two other versions of DXB and the prefixes aren't updating. What > > am I missing here????? > > > > Steve, N4JQQ > > > > On 12/19/2010 6:59 PM, Crownhaven wrote: > > > >> -------- Original Message -------- > >> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Need Help With Updater > >> Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:59:08 -0600 > >> From: Crownhaven<[email protected]> > >> To: Dave ve3wej<[email protected]> > >> > >> > >> > >> Yes, I did. The program I unzipped into shows the updates. When I > >> copy the refdata.mdb file and move it to another copy of DXBase on > >> another computer, the changes aren't there. > >> > >> On 12/19/2010 6:47 PM, Dave ve3wej wrote: > >> > >> > >>> did you run the initialize ...this need or should be done every time > >>> there is an update.. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Crownhaven" > >>> <[email protected]> > >>> To:<[email protected]> > >>> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 7:45 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Need Help With Updater > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> Could I confirm that refdata.mdb IS the file I should be dealing > >>>> with?????? > >>>> > >>>> On 12/19/2010 5:57 PM, Crownhaven wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> All, ran the program and it seemed to work. Looks OK. I then copied > >>>>> the refdata file from the computer I successfully did the install on > >>>>> and > >>>>> copied it into my second program on another computer. This does not > >>>>> update my prefixes in the other machine. Shouldn't I be able to copy > >>>>> the new refdata file and move it to another copy of DXBase and effect > >>>>> the changes? Or, do I have to unzip it into each program I have on > >>>>> each > >>>>> computer. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks for bleeding with me. > >>>>> > >>>>> Steve, N4JQQ > >>>>> > >>>>> On 12/19/2010 5:45 PM, Dave ve3wej wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> you do need to run the program, not just unzip it... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I found it very easy.... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Dave > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>> From: "Crownhaven"<[email protected]> > >>>>>> To: "DXBase Reflector"<[email protected]> > >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 6:22 PM > >>>>>> Subject: [Dxbase] Need Help With Updater > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Finally got the guts up to try the updater. I downloaded the file. > >>>>>>> Neal's earlier response to my request for instructions was "to > >>>>>>> unzip it > >>>>>>> anywhere." I unzipped it and things started getting complicated > >>>>>>> after > >>>>>>> that. I don't think this can happen without instructions. I got a > >>>>>>> screen I have never seen before that looks like it is part of the > >>>>>>> updater. In any event, I unzipped the file and my data is not > >>>>>>> updated. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I need a step by step set of instructions to implement this. I'm > >>>>>>> not a > >>>>>>> computer geek. 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