[Dxbase] Special Event dates

Fri Dec 28 20:19:26 EST 2007

Joe,
Thanks for the Help lookup, but it seems to me if Jack's algorithm is 
checking the system clock for the current month it should also check for 
current year. Dec. of 2008 ain't the current month! I suspect you're 
correct about things righting themselves as soon as Jan. rolls into the 
system clock. Thanks again.
73,
Gary AL9A
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Glockner" <jglock2 at airmail.net>
To: "Gary Senesac AL9A" <al9a at mtaonline.net>
Cc: "DXbase Reflector" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: December 28, 2007 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Special Event dates
> Gary,
>> I just looked at the wording in the HELP file.. Jack
> says:
>> "At program startup, the software compares the current month based on your 
> system clock and checks your database for any events entered that are 
> scheduled for the current month."
>> This tells me that Jack is dealing with a Calendar Year
> (current year only) ..
>> Once January 2008 rools around, you should be able to
> plug-in those Dec 2008 dates and all will be ok.
>> 73 Joe wa6axe
>>> Gary Senesac AL9A wrote:
>>> I'm running DXBase 2006 and have recently noticed some peculiar behavior. 
>> Under Tools/Options/Special Events I have listed various contests for the 
>> coming year that I want to be reminded of when I start DXB. Since 
>> entering these dates earlier this month I have noticed the following when 
>> starting DXB. The Special Event reminder screen comes up and shows a 
>> special event on 12-05-2008 for the ARRL 160M Contest (CW), then it shows 
>> 12-13-2008 for the ARRL 10M Contest. Finally it shows 12-29-2007 for the 
>> Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge.
>>>> Why is DXB showing me events for December of 2008? The only one that 
>> should currently be showing is the Stew Perry contest this weekend. It 
>> appears as though DXB is showing events in the proper date order for the 
>> current month, but ignores the YEAR! Has anyone else noticed this? Does 
>> DXB 2007 behave in a similar manner? If so, I think this is a bug that 
>> should be fixed when DXB 200? is released.
>>>> 73,
>> Gary AL9A
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