Why not just use FC to compare the files ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Art Searle W2NRA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'dxbase'" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 14:13 Subject: RE: [DXBase] Window Positions
> I have a junk version of DXBase 2004 that I can use to play with and did > some tests on changes to the DXB2004.ini file. Here's what I did: > > 1) Copyied the unmodified DXB2004.ini file into a spreadsheet in column A. > 2) Made a bunch of changes in DXBase 2004, including window size, window > position, background colors and font colors. > 3) Copied the new DXB2004.ini file into the spreadsheet in column B. > 4) Using formulas compared the 2 columns. > > I wound up with 9 changes out of 1,105 line in the file. The changes were > as follows: > > Original DXB2004.ini file > Line# > 79 DXINTAB=4 > 342 TextColor=0 255 0 > 349 Interior=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 479 TextColor=0 255 0 > 486 Interior=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 720 MRUDockBottomPos=85 > 732 MRUHorzDockCY=80 > 750 MRUDockBottomPos=85 > 762 MRUHorzDockCY=80 > > DXB2004.ini file after changes > Line# > 79 DXINTAB=0 > 342 TextColor=0 0 0 > 349 Interior=0 0 192 192 192 192 192 192 0 > 479 TextColor=0 0 0 > 486 Interior=0 0 192 192 192 192 192 192 0 > 720 MRUDockBottomPos=53 > 732 MRUHorzDockCY=48 > 750 MRUDockBottomPos=53 > 762 MRUHorzDockCY=48 > > I then copied the original DXB2004.ini file back to the Windows directory. > > I got all of my original colors back and some of the window sizes and > positions back. I conclude it would be helpful in doing this to preserve > colors and fonts which I consider the toughest part of setting up DXBase. > The window size part is fairly easy to fix. Of course this would only work > within the same version of DXBase. So when DXBase 2005 comes out we'll > probably have to start from scratch. > > 73, > > Art > W2NRA > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >
