Upgrading from previous versions There are only a few things the user must do in order to fully upgrade = to the current version, from a previous version of DX4WIN.
If the contest logging program CT is used, during installation when the = prompt labeled 'CT binary conversion' appears, choose 'Yes'. This will = cause DX4WIN to search out the CT conversion utility, b2r9.exe and = 'remember' its' location. This location of this conversion utility is = needed when .bin files from CT are imported anytime in the future. The 'old' country file in the previous version of the program must be = merged with the 'new' country file installed with this version. This = will allow any 'callsign exceptions' and QSL managers added to the = previous version, to be added to the new country database, creating a = 'super-set' combination of the two. If this is not done and the = 'callsign exceptions' are not merged, the country counts and award = totals may be off. The procedure for this is as follows: First, the 'User level' must be set to at least 'Advanced' (File | = Preferences | Personal.) Close any open log file (File | Close.) Open the 'Country Editor' window (File | Databases | Country.) Go to 'File | Merge other country file'. Set the path to the old country = file. This will typically be in the '.\dx4win32\save' or '.\dx4win\save' = or '.\dx4w405\save', etc. directory. The actual directory name will = depend upon which version was previously used. Be sure not to locate the = new country file located in the '.\dx4w60x\save' directory by mistake. = The sought after file is named dx4win.cty. Both the new and the old have = the same name, although located in different places. Click the 'Open' button. There should be a listing of all the things = that were merged. The user will be prompted for each item merged; = callsign exceptions, IOTA, QSL managers and QSL manager addresses. Choose 'File | Save changes and exit' Using Windows Explorer, copy all logs over to the new dx4win 'save' = directory. Log files have the extension of .dxl. In addition to the log files, the user may copy the following files to = the new 'save' directory, if so desired. Dx4win.rep - Contains logbook report formats. Dx4win.tcp - Contains TCP/IP addresses for connecting to the Internet = for getting DX spotting information. Dx4win.put - Contains the packet spot history. Dx4win.cty - We highly recommend that the user perform a merge on the = country database as described above. It is possible however, to copy the = country database from a previous version if extensive changes were made. If none of these files have been changed by adding, editing or deleting = their contents, the default files installed with the latest version = would be the same, or better, and should be used. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. To learn how to post in Plain-Text go to: http://www.expita.com/nomime.html ---
