Hi Merle Take the suit off, I think you are among friends here! I have read your note 4 times and I cannot find a single point I disagree with, in fact I think you have identified what I see as the true strengths of the program.
The labeling part of the program will not change, only be enhanced with the upgrade of the core system from version 10 to 15. The reporting part is currently driven by Crystal Reports and will likely remain that way. My only desire here is to make it so poor Joe isn't the only one creating reports. I promise Joe will be the main advisor on anything affecting reports, and given the volume of them out there and the fact they work so well, its not a high priority of mine to make them incompatible. I own the same library that is the core of DXAtlas and over time will integrate it fully into DXB and I am sure that the pins developed by Joe will also work when that happens. Again, though, its working really well and DXAtlas is a program worth supporting so I have no plans to change this with version 10. I thought long and hard abt making the necessary changes only to support the security features of Vista/Win7. Given the speed of my programming, I think this is a mistake as it would take about the same time as to get the version 10 beta out. I plan to write a small program to eliminate the need to manually adjust the reg file depending on which operating system you use, but I plan to stay otherwise 100% focused on the release/ 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394 On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:25 PM, Merle Bone <[email protected]> wrote: > I also use DXBase (2007) to help me find, work, log, QSL and report needed > DX stations. In normal operation I use the "Log Window" with the last 6 QSOs > showing - less then that is awkward for my operation. I use the "Internet > Cluster" window with the last 15 spots. The DXBase "needed colors" are > critical to my efficient search for new band countries. DXBase drives my K3 > from the "DX Cluster" window - click to QSY with split. I wouldn't use a > logging program without this capability. > > I use the DX Summary window to show me bands and modes worked for > countries of interest. That doesn't leave "a lot of screen real-estate" > unused. I also use the "QSO History" window with 3 viewable slots. The > second most important functions of DXBase are the "control functions." I > control two transceivers ( K3 and Orion) and 2 Yaesu Rotors from DXBase to > tune the rigs and point the antennas. > > The QSL "management and label printing facilities" are very important to > me. I print labels from most of my qsos when I QSL. I direct QSL for the DX > Challenge (Too old to wait for the Bureaus). One of the primary things that > has kept me using DXBase (2006 and 2007) has been Joe's fantastic qso > reports. I will use his latest tool for reporting my CQ Marathon results > after January first. If I lost these tool capabilities I would not hesitate > to change logging programs - in search of good reporting tools (The internal > DXBase search tool is very "primitive"). I am working on the DX Challenge > and Joe's reports are extremely helpful for QSL'ing, status tracking. I > also use his DX-Atlas "pin map tools" to judge the effectiveness, or > weakness, of my antennas - used to plan new antennas where possible. I > really "dread the thought" of loosing Joe's reporting tools and possibly his > future help. After watching the effort associated with the "updater," I am > concerned that all of Joes rep > orting tools might be "long in getting delivered." For me, the truth is > that I have become dependant on many of the "ancillary tools" in - and > around -DXBase 2007 (Like DX Atlas). Getting a new program that had a > lengthy delivery time for those tools would be a real issue. > > Although I am no "programmer," and computer technology is not my hobby, I > am getting very close to needing the capabilities of the new Windows 7 > operating system. I would love to have a simple upgrade to DXBase 2007 that > would "flawlessly load" and execute the current DXBase 2007 capabilities on > a Windows 7 machine - without "handcrafting" or "system knowledge" on my > part. That would allow me to wait till ?? for the "new and improved" DXBase > 20XX product. It would also extend the life of Joe's fantastic tools and > maybe his help. > > Maybe that was 3 cents ----- Flame suit on ------- > Merle - W0EWM > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
