No... it is the programmer's responsibility to protect you from this. Paul made the decision to protect his software by the Draconian measure of disallowing saves. It should be absolutely IMPOSSIBLE for a registered user to find themselves in this situation where the loss of data is inevitable!
Gregory Brown wrote: > 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
