[Dxbase] Back-Up/File Question

Thu Jul 8 10:41:51 EDT 2010

Steve,
Refdata.mdb in version 2007 and earlier contains your various prefix, state, 
county, country, manager, and various other database files that are all used 
within DXbase. The file name stands for "reference" data. The n4jqq.mdb 
contains your actual QSO database along with associated statistic tables.
As for the questions about file dates, I think you would be better served to 
just invite one of your local computer geeks over and get some first hand 
tutoring about how your particular computer deals with its file structure. 
As a general rule, whenever a file is accessed for "write" access, the 
date/time is changed, but perhaps your machine operates differently... 
dunno...
Jack
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Crownhaven" <crownhaven at bellsouth.net>
To: <Dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 7:51 AM
Subject: [Dxbase] Back-Up/File Question
>I have a question regarding back-ups. Currently I back up the N4JQQ.mdb 
>file as well as the refdata.mdb file. Both because I was told to. The 
>former is obvious. The refdata.mdb is not so obvious.
>> What is actually in the refdata.mdb file?
>> I also notice that when I do back-up these files, the N4JQQ.mdb file 
> always shows the date when I last backed up plus the current date.
>> The refdata.mdb "usually" shows a date in October and the current date. 
> Is this because I have never made any changes to whatever is in 
> refdata.mdb since October? To complicate this, depending on which other 
> computer I drop this file into, on one of them, it shows the dates like 
> the N4JQQ.mdb file.
>> I am running XP on all my machines and use copies of DXB to back my data 
> up. In other words, I have DXBase running on several computers, one of 
> which is at my office, to save my data on in addition to the thumb drive.
>> Thanks for your assistance.
>> Steve, N4JQQ
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