[Dxbase] Lessons Learned from the 4O modifications -- Joe WA6AXE

Wed May 23 07:11:10 EDT 2007

Joe is in the will!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric - VE3GSI" <ve3gsi at sympatico.ca>
To: "'Joseph Glockner'" <jglock2 at airmail.net>; "'DXBase Reflector'" 
<dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 11:19 PM
Subject: RE: [Dxbase] Lessons Learned from the 4O modifications -- Joe 
WA6AXE
Dang - dang - dang!
I had this error and checked - double checked - tripled checked every change
made from your instructions and finally gave up, put the my log data and
DXCC reference data back as it was. Then, just now opened my e-mail to find
you have a 'fix'.
Grrrrrrrr!
Joe, all kidding aside you are a valued lifesaver (or is that data saver?)
and I for one move that Jack gives you a raise. Do I have any seconders?
The only other interesting thing found with my log is that I have worked
YT6A at least 9 times. Seven of the entries show him as a YU prefix and the
last two show him as a YU6 prefix. So my questions are, did Ranko move? Was
my reference data base changed some time in the past or is it time for me to
get new eyeglasses?
----------
Jack, a kind thanks for that explanation of how the refdata works a few
e-mails back. Myself for one did not realize how much information was packed
into that file. There is no doubt with the world being in a dynamic state of
flux these days there will be another change or two down the road someday,
thankfully I am just now finding DXB has the flexibility to keep up with the
changes.
Thanks to all,
Eric - VE3GSI
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Glockner
>>> TO all:
>> If you go through the step-by-step instructions and end up
> "trying" to "change" your YU6 PFX QSO's to the new 4O - and
> you end up with an error that says something about "
> Numerical Stats.... etc " .. nothing is lost at all ..
>> Go back into the Country Prefixes database and under the
> Primary TAB, ADD back at the bottom of the database listing
> the YU6 again -- BUT - this time in the DXCC column use the
> DUUMMY DXCC # of 516 ...
>> Once you have the YU6 entry installed again ONLY in the
> Primary TAB is needed -- close out that window and go
> to your Previous QSO window -- and "this time" you will see
> that when you FIND the YU6 Prefix, your YU6 QSO's will
> be there "WITH" the Prefix column showing YU6 -- vice
> the BLANK (nothing in that column) that was noted before -
> and causing the error...
>> OK - once you update ALL of your YU6 qso's to 4O in the
> Prefix column of all the qso's --- do a FIND again for YU6
> Prefix -- this time - NONE should show up at all ... if this
> is the case, close out the Previous QSO window and go back
> into the Country Prefixes database (Primary TAB), and DELETE
> the YU6 entry from that TAB completely ... your 4O will
> remain in that Primary TAB ...
>>> You are ALL OK now -- and you should be able to initialize
> stats and show HF Numeric Stats,, etc etc all ok ...
>>> I have a guess as to why this is happening - but, suffice to
> say that if you run into this error -- you can get everything
> back to NORMAL again within minutes....
>>> Just FYI!
>> 73 Joe wa6axe
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