Joe,
I agree with Ernie, that's exactly what I had to do! Good luck Tony G8DQZ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ernie Howard Sent: 07 September 2004 12:08 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] EXT DATA Mystery Move your 'callbk' directory to the root of C drive, "C:/callbk". Then set in prefrences for "QRZ CD ROM", and data directory as "C:" with nothing else. It will then find the data. 73 Ernie W8EH Joe Giacobello wrote: > I have been successfully using the RAC (Flying Horse) database on my > hard drive for several years to look up call signs through DX4WIN's EXT > DATA routine. This weekend I picked up a copy of QRZ's current database > and attempted to do the same thing, i.e copy the database to my HD and > access the callsign info from the HD. For some mysterious reason that > doesn't work. > > Although I have declared C:\program files\qrz ham radio\callbk as my > data directory in the preferences>EXT DATA menu, I get a "database not > found" error. However, if I put the original CD ROM in my ROM drive, it > returns the proper information. In other words, despite my declaring > the C: drive as the data drive, DX4WIN is getting the data from the CD > ROM and refuses to access the C: drive when the CD ROM is removed. > > I switched back to use the RAC database on my HD and that works fine. > > Does anyone know what's going on here? > > Tnx es 73 de Joe > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > -- ------------------------------------------------------ Ernie Howard, Jr W8EH Middletown, Ohio E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] How's the weather at W8EH? - http://wx.findu.com/w8eh Web Page: http://home.cinci.rr.com/w8eh ------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
