[DXBase] County Entries

Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:51:27 -0500

Fred,
The issue came about because about this time last year, the hot topic of the
day was automatic population of county information from various address CDs
like Buckmaster, QRZ, etc.... Seemed like the world would come to an end if
this capability wasn't added. So we did. But in doing so, it became
apparent that there are errors on some of the CDs in the county information
that the address CD supplies. These errors played havoc with the integrity
of DXbase for county statistics. So, the solution implemented was to modify
the county field so that it could be validated. This required the change in
how the county field was managed and required the full listing. If there
was a guarantee that the address CDs would provide accurate data, this
wouldn't be needed. But until and unless they do, we have to protect the
integrity of the DXbase county data.
Regards,
Courtney
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred LaVallee" <[email protected]>
To: "DXbase" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [DXBase] County Entries
> Greetings,
>> The county listing may be alphabetical by state, but it is a major
> inconvenience to go through such a large list when it used to be SO easy.
> Is there any way to get it back like it was. Seems you went backwards on
> this one.
>> 73,
> Fred, K1ACL
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack" <[email protected]>
> To: "Mail fromJim/Connie" <[email protected]>; "DXbase"
> <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 3:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [DXBase] County Entries
>>> > Jim,
> >
> > The listing was changed to show all counties. It was necessary so that
> some
> > internal database validations on the county name could be properly
> > performed. However, the listing is alphabetical by State so it's fairly
> > easy to scroll to the right State grouping.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Courtney
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mail fromJim/Connie" <[email protected]>
> > To: "DXbase" <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 2:17 PM
> > Subject: [DXBase] County Entries
> >
> >
> > > Previously in DXBase 2002 when I entered a state in my log and then
> > wished
> > > to enter the county, ONLY the counties for that particular state would
> > come
> > > up.
> > > I am now running DXBase 2003. Now when I enter a state and wish to
> enter
> > > the county for that state, ALL US counties come up making it necessary
> to
> > > Search ALL US counties to find the one I wish to select.
> > > I have looked in the help file and can not find a setting that
will
> > > enable only the counties in the individual state to surface.
> > > Any help will be appreciated
> > >
> > > Thanks Jim VA6JR
> > >
> > >
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