[Dxbase] problem

Tue Nov 2 09:26:12 EST 2004

Larry,
We no longer have that version on our machines, since there have been two 
upgrades since then. My only safe suggestion is to recover from your 
backup. If you had your .mdb file open and simulatneously overwrote it with 
an ADIF file, then there is no telling what condition the database will be 
in. It may be partially .mdb and partially ADIF in which case it's 
destroyed. If you were lucky enough to totally overwrite it with ADIF, then 
maybe you have a complete ADIF file in which case you could change the 
extension to .adi instead of .mdb and then view it in Wordpad to see what 
you have. If it is in tact, you might be able to use Non DXB import and 
import the ADIF file to a fresh ( empty ) DXbase database file.
Good luck,
Jack
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <w8lo at earthlink.net>
To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 9:00 AM
Subject: [Dxbase] problem
Hello all -
My problem is this.
I think I inadvertantly set my .mdb file to adif.
When I start DXbase2003, I get the message "Unrecognized database format"
Can anyone help me restore it back to its original format?
I tried system restore on computer, but that didnt help.
Thanks.
Larry Otto
W8lo
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