Hi Joe. I will give that a try. Thanks for the help.
Steve, N4JQQ On 12/19/2010 9:17 PM, Joe WA6AXE wrote: > 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. Just a DXer. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Thanks, > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Steve, N4JQQ > > >>>>>>> ______________________________________________________________ > > >>>>>>> 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 > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>> ______________________________________________________________ > > >>>> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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
