Hi Mel, I can understand your frustration, but if the "demo mode" problem I had actually was caused by my inadvertently opening two sessions of the program simultaneously, I wouldn't be so quick to call it a DX4WIN bug...it's probably more of an operator-error, Windows system-error issue, which I intend to avoid assiduously in the future! If, on the other hand, the same thing happens spontaneously without any apparent provocation, then perhaps it would be (was?) something Paul could fix. Personally, this is the first time I've ever experienced this in many, many years of using DX4WIN...so I've never seen it happen without the double-open, operator-goof that I just performed. And the loss of data was my own fault. A simple hit of the "Print Screen" key would have saved an image of my displayed log which I could have re-entered.
DX4WIN is still at the top of my list of logging programs, no question. Greg KTØK > -----Original Message----- > From: Mel [mailto:ve...@videotron.ca] > Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 10:01 AM > To: Gregory Brown > Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Unexpected "Unlicensed Demo Version, > Can't Save" problem > > > If that's the bug that plagued ver 7... you could not have > "saved" your > log... once in "demo mode" DX4Win will not allow you to save or even > export your log which only resides in memory. I am truly > sorry to hear > this bug still exists. In ver 7 this bug would rarely manifest itself > without any operator error. It may not happen often (twice in about 5 > years for me) but it results in lost data which is intolerable. I had > suggested that Paul create a transaction log to recover from such > problems, but it wasn't implemented in ver 8. Personally... if I lose > data one more time with DX4Win... I'm done with it... nonetheless I > remain hopeful. > > Mel, VE2DC > > Gregory Brown wrote: > > This likely isn't a bug, but is something to be aware of. > > > > Yesterday upon exiting DX4WIN 8.02 and answering "yes" to the "Log > > Modified, Do You Want to Save" dialog box, I received the error > > message that I was using an unlicensed demo version and the log > > couldn't be saved. Very stupidly thinking it meant nothing > because I > > knew it was licensed, my finger reflex hit the exit button and > > zap...the day's QSO's were gone. > > > > The only thing odd about this logging session was that it > began with > > me double-clicking a DX4WIN shortcut icon in my quick-start > bar (which > > should have been single-clicked) and two DX4WIN sessions > tried to open > > at the same time. One failed (giving an error message) and > I exited. > > The other one started successfully so I simply left that > one running > > and used it. > > > > Assuming this was the cause of the "unlicensed demo > version" warning, > > I have some suggestions: 1. If you are a habitual double-clicker, > > eliminate your quick-start single-click shortcuts. > > 2. If you accidently start two sessions simultaneously, > exit BOTH and > > start again. Then test the session you are using to make sure it > > recognizes your license. > > 3. If your computer tells you something, LISTEN! Just > because YOU know > > something doesn't mean your computer does! > > 4. If you get the "demo version, can't save log" message, > don't ignore > > it...make a hard copy of your changes before exiting, either by > > capturing a screen dump or by printing the modified portion > of your log > > (if the program lets you). > > > > > > 5. If you contacted KTØK on late 18 October thru early 19 October > > UTC, drop me an email with the QSO info!! > > > > Greg KTØK > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Dx4win mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
