[Dxbase] DXBase MDB and REFDATA Solution

Sun Dec 30 09:58:30 EST 2012

When I attempt to compact my database on either program I'm running I l 
get "error creating temp database." Anyone seen this?
Steve, N4JQQ
On 12/29/2012 5:38 PM, w5ua at juno.com wrote:
> OK here is what I learned from Joe AXE...
> First: use the DXB Utility DATABASE tab to COMPACT your database. 
> Mine showed over 200MB and when compacted it was 5MB!!!
> Then Joe applied his utility 
> (http://www.navycthistory.com/wa6axe/2007chkmdbs.html) to my mdb file 
> and updated all of the prefixes in my version. While he was at it, he 
> found a problem I didn't know I had with my refdata file and fixed 
> that too.
> I dragged and dropped the new files into the Scientific Solutions 
> DXB2007 Program Files directory, clicked move and replace for each of 
> my MDB file and my REFDATA file, booted DXBase 2007 and then 
> reinitialized tables. All is now great - actually better than before 
> my Desktop crashed. I have backed up the known good MDB and REFDATA 
> as of today.
> MAN we are lucky to have someone like Joe who actually LIKES to take a 
> computer illiterate like me and work me through the solution to my 
> problem. I'm going to buy his dinner for ALL OF US!
> 73 and see you in the pileups!
> Joe T W5UA
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