[Dxbase] Unable to open DXBase 2007

Mon Sep 3 09:51:38 EDT 2012

Hi Jack,
 Thanks for taking the time to get back to me on my problem. You are 
correct as to what I did, it was my first time using
The Selection Wizard. I wanted to try generating an ADIF file of my log. I 
will tell you what I did in the Selection Wizard.
In the "Select Existing Configuration File window" I saw the path 
"C:\Program Files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase 2007"
and said well I have to tell it which file I want to use so I typed in 
N4KW.mdb and hit the start button. The screen flashed a few times and I 
could not believe it was done. Closed it out and closed down DXBase. Then 
I went to look for the file using
Windows Explorer and looked in the DXB2007 folder to find my adi file, not 
there, but saw N4KW.mdb with a 2kb file size.
My heart sank and I went back to open DXB2007 and it would not open. I was 
in shock, oh my god all my Q's and all the various DXBase versions dating 
back to the early versions of DOS come down to this, I was in shock.
Neal tried a system restore dating back to Aug 30, 2012. That did not work. 
I then heard from Joe and he advised me to use my back up data base, which I 
did and it worked great. Next he went through the steps of generating and 
ADI file and told me to never write in that window in the Selection Wizard 
and why, it simply writes over your existing mdb. So now I know, and 
thought for sure I had to tell DXBase which file I wanted to make into an 
ADI file. I am back in business and all is back to normal. And thanks to 
everyone who came to my assistance.
I have been backing up my files for years and sure was glad I had.
73 Pete N4KW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack" <lennoxj at bellsouth.net>
To: "'Pete Raymond'" <n4kwpete at centurylink.net>; <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 11:55 AM
Subject: RE: [Dxbase] Unable to open DXBase 2007
> Pete,
>> Sorry to say, but sounds like to me you told DXbase to create an ADIF 
> output
> file named n4kw.mdb. So, it did and the result being that your original
> file was erased. I think you will need to resort to a backup, or perhaps
> use a Windows restore point.
>> -----Original Message-----
> From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Pete Raymond
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 12:38 PM
> To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Dxbase] Unable to open DXBase 2007
>> I think I might have done what I have long dreaded. I was reading and
> working through how to generate an ADIF file.
> I was in selection wizard. I had just checked the Qso records and looked
> into the window that gave file name "C:\program files\scientific
> solutions\dxbase 2007" I could not see how it would know that I wanted an
> ADIF file of my log db.
> so I typed "\n4kw.mdb" and then said start. I received a message saying 
> it
> could not start as the file was corrupt.
>> So I closed DXBase and tried to reopen it. The window with the file name 
> etc
> came up and I clicked ok, got the same message that DXBase could not be
> opened as the file was corrupt.
>> I closed it down and went to the DXBase 2007 folder using explorer. 
> Looked
> at my N4KW.mdb and it says it has a 2kb size to it. I have Qsos in that
> data base dating back to 1957 and I have a very sinking feeling that I 
> some
> how just lost my entire data base. I need help and not sure what next to
> try. Suggestions would be much appreciated. My OS is Windows XP.
>> 73 Pete N4KW
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