Hi John,
Thanx for the reply. The reason for me keeping my own version of the
country file is a somewhat complicated issue. It all started when I lost
all
my data in a house fire a dozen or so years ago. Since the last submission
I made to DXCC was in 1992, I lost the certificates, cards, computer data,
and everything after 1992. I had to start all over again. I had to
somehow
get those confirmed countries into DX4WIN. Not sure what ARRL does now,
but back then they didn't archive all QSO data, including the call sign. As
for bands and modes they only kept track of the 1st QSO for that country and
it's band and mode
info. It's virtually impossible to back track, if you will. I created
dummy QSO's
for those confirmed countries, using a dummy call sign including band and
mode data. This all may start to sound confusing, but it seems to work :()
) So, I press on with Version 8 for now. Again, thanx for your interest in
this somewhat arcane problem.
73 de K2WK - Walt in VA
> -Original Message-
> From: John, K9EL [mailto:k...@comcast.net]
> Sent: Monday, December 25, 2017 5:14 PM
> To: 'Walt Kornienko'
> Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Merging country files
>
> I understand that editors are not in place yet for Version 9. Of course,
> you could always go back to Version 8 and do the editing.
>
> I would ask however, why you would want your own country files? I can
> assure you that the country files produced by AD1C are the best you can
get.
> If you go back to Version 8, download his latest country file and manually
> put it in your DX4Win Directory.
>
> If you are having trouble with the updater program, let us know what
problem
> you are having. I would recommend focusing on solving your updater
problem.
> Whether you use V8 or V9, using the update feature in DX4Win for an
accurate
> country data base is the only way to make sure your log is accurate.
>
> If you are concerned about the differences, export your log using your
> country file and then import it with an AD1C file and see where the
> differences are. Or export your log file to ADIF and upload to Club Log
> where it will go through your log with a fine tooth comb. You will
> generally find the Club Log and AD1C databases in perfect harmony.
>
>
> 73,
> John K9EL
>
> -Original Message-
> From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-
> boun...@mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Walt Kornienko
> Sent: Monday, December 25, 2017 5:15 AM
> To: DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Dx4win] Merging country files
>
> Hey all,
>
>
>
> Due to a data loss long ago, I need to manually merge my country files
>
> to get the proper mappings. The Updater program never worked
>
> correctly, hence my using the customary manual method of merging
>
> country files, i.e. saving the "old" file in a temp directory, moving
>
> the new file into the save directory then merging via the program menu,
>
> Program/Databases/. I receive the following error:
>
>
>
> "Country editor unavailable."
>
>
>
> In the new Version 9 it appears that function either has changed,
>
> isn't working (for me) or it's just not there.
>
>
>
> Before I can roll over to the new Version 9, I must first resolve this
> issue.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions as to how I can perform a merge of the old
>
> and new country file would be helpful. Thanx for your time and
> consideration.
>
>
>
>73 de K2WK - Walt - Gordonsville - Virginia
>
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