[Dx4win] Moving Log file
HI, Sorry for the dumb question, but I am going to download Version 6 on a new computer when I get my new registration License for it. My question is what is the best way to move my current log from V5.03 over to the new computer? Thanks- John W9RPM EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MY WEBSITE: http://www.w9rpm.com BLUFF COUNTRY DX CLUB: http://www.qsl.net/w9idx/ LACROSSEHAMS: http://www.lacrossehams.org/ Free Ham Radio Classified Ads: http://swap.QTH.com INSTANT MESSENGER: W9RPM
[Dx4win] Moving Log file
Depends... You want to copy everything in the Save directory... If the computers are networked... no problem... just copy to a share... If the logs are small... use a floppy.. or a series of floppies with Winzip Large... If you have a CD Writer, Zip drive or tape... it's simple... But if had this, you wouldn't have asked... If the computer is on the internet... send you files to your self as an attachment with the old computer, then recieve them on the new computer... good way if they are not enormous... You can copy disk to disk by temporarily hooking up your old drive to the new machine... this is how I do it if I don't have a network... You can transfer using a null modem cable... there are some utilities in some Windows distributions... I'm not sure about the latest ones... never looked. - Original Message - From: John Kjos [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DX4WIN dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 16:07 Subject: [Dx4win] Moving Log file HI, Sorry for the dumb question, but I am going to download Version 6 on a new computer when I get my new registration License for it. My question is what is the best way to move my current log from V5.03 over to the new computer? Thanks- John W9RPM EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MY WEBSITE: http://www.w9rpm.com BLUFF COUNTRY DX CLUB: http://www.qsl.net/w9idx/ LACROSSEHAMS: http://www.lacrossehams.org/ Free Ham Radio Classified Ads: http://swap.QTH.com INSTANT MESSENGER: W9RPM ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] Moving Log file
--- Roger Borowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Save the entire contents of your present /SAVE directory (folder) and overwrite the files in the new version /SAVE directory with your present files. This will maintain your present log as well as the .cty file, which contains all your log exceptions. It will also save all your present preferences and screen positions. Couple of things to mention here: 1. The Version 5 DX4WIN.CFG file is incompatible with Version 6. Copying it will do no good. You must go to Preferences in V5 and write the .INI file, then merge this into V6 from the same menu. Make sure to look at EACH preferences tab after doing this, as some of the settings don't transfer (like ICOM radio baud rate). Paul added some new awards flags, and those may not transfer properly either. 2. There were some changes to the DX4WIN.CTY file to corrrect county names. You will lose these changes if you over-write the V6 file with your V5 file. It's best to merge the CTY files, which DX4WIN should do automatically when you upgrade. 73 - Jim AD1C = Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.com PGP Fingerprint: D8E2 3D78 339F A7F1 8C13 1193 B5D1 4FB6 79D1 70DC
[Dx4win] Moving Log file
At 04:18 PM 1/29/03 -0600, TG9AJR wrote: Then why is called an upgrade if we have to do it manually ? And almost start all over again... I don't understand the complaint. It's only good practice to copy your log file from the old version to the new one, so that if anything goes wrong during the installation you won't lose your data. Merging the .ini files is something that has been required since day one, while merging the DX4WIN.CTY allows you to save all those precious exception calls that you've collected over the years. It's called an upgrade because of all the new things it does. 73, Pete N4ZR The World HF Contest Station Database has just been updated. Are you current? www.pvrc.org/wcsd/wcsdsearch.htm
[Dx4win] Moving Log file
At 01:52 PM 1/29/2003, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: 2. There were some changes to the DX4WIN.CTY file to corrrect county names. You will lose these changes if you over-write the V6 file with your V5 file. It's best to merge the CTY files, which DX4WIN should do automatically when you upgrade. 73 - Jim AD1C I found that after upgrading my callsign/country exceptions weren't brought to 6.01. Also, with a registered 6.01 I'm unable to look at some of the databases, they are greyed out in the menu. 73 - Michael, K6MMC
[Dx4win] Moving Log file
Pse make sure that your USER LEVEL in THE PREFERENCES is SET to EXPERT and your log is closed 73 Guy ON4AOI BAND DECODER and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/banddecoder.htm DX4WIN soft and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/dx4win.htm DX4WIN, WRITELOG, WF1B RITTY CW RTTY interfaces at http://www.on4aoi.be/keyer.htm ARSWIN link and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/web7.htm DXTELNET soft and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/dxt.htm MY SALESPAGE with radioamateur computer parts http://www.on4aoi.be/sale.htm - Original Message - From: Michael McCarty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DX4WIN dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:51 PM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Moving Log file At 01:52 PM 1/29/2003, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: 2. There were some changes to the DX4WIN.CTY file to corrrect county names. You will lose these changes if you over-write the V6 file with your V5 file. It's best to merge the CTY files, which DX4WIN should do automatically when you upgrade. 73 - Jim AD1C I found that after upgrading my callsign/country exceptions weren't brought to 6.01. Also, with a registered 6.01 I'm unable to look at some of the databases, they are greyed out in the menu. 73 - Michael, K6MMC ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] Moving Log file
You can simply install the new version and you are ready to go. There are four things that most of us want to do, though: 1) Move your old logbook where the new version will know what was in it and convert it to the new format. 2) If you wrote out all of your preferences before the upgrade, they are stored in a file called DX4WIN.ini (or whatever you called it). When you merge the .ini file, it puts all of your preferences (except those that were not previously used) into the new program so that you DONT HAVE to do it manually. 3) Over the years, you have probably made a lot of callsign exceptions (like K1B) and you can move all of those forward to the new version by simply merging the only country file. You (or I) would not want these things dones automatically as there are a lot of considerations to make when setting up the logging software and you probably DONT want to merge the IOTA database from your old system, since the new one is more current. You may want to keep all of your old QSL managers and addresses as they are important to you and the merge allows this to happen. 4) I want my old report files rather than the new ones and I had to put the $$ back in contest mode to record the exact frequencies for each contact, which I want to keep in my log. Paul give some good information on the upgrade process, and fortunately leaves the decisions to the DXer rather than the programmer, on exactly how the upgrade is to be accomplished. I certainly don't consider this starting over or doing it all manual. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of TG9AJR Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:19 PM To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Moving Log file Importance: High Then why is called an upgrade if we have to do it manually ? And almost start all over again... Juan Carlos Munoz. TG9AJR [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:10:30 AM To: Roger Borowski; John Kjos; DX4WIN Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Moving Log le --- Roger Borowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Save the entire contents of your present /SAVE directory (folder) and overwrite the files in the new version /SAVE directory with your present files. This will maintain your present log as well as the .cty file, which contains all your log exceptions. It will also save all your present preferences and screen positions. Couple of things to mention here: 1. The Version 5 DX4WIN.CFG file is incompatible with Version 6. Copying it will do no good. You must go to Preferences in V5 and write the .INI file, then merge this into V6 from the same menu. Make sure to look at EACH preferences tab after doing this, as some of the settings don't transfer (like ICOM radio baud rate). Paul added some new awards flags, and those may not transfer properly either. 2. There were some changes to the DX4WIN.CTY file to corrrect county names. You will lose these changes if you over-write the V6 file with your V5 file. It's best to merge the CTY files, which DX4WIN should do automatically when you upgrade. 73 - Jim AD1C = Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.com PGP Fingerprint: D8E2 3D78 339F A7F1 8C13 1193 B5D1 4FB6 79D1 70DC ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win . --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/related multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html image/gif 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 --- ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
