Go to Tools/Options/User Options and on the General tab at the upper right of the window there is a checkbox labeled "Database and Field Order". Put a check in this box and then DXBase will prompt you for the database at startup.
73 de Tony, KD4K My Weather Page http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/ My Ham Radio Page http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/kd4k/radio.html Sawnee Mountain (WB4GQX 147.15 +.600) Repeater Page http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/sawnee/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Harlem W1EBI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:47 PM Subject: [Dxbase] Can't open other mdb's > In DXbase 2004 I had my main log as W1EBI.mdb and two other > databases--trial.mdb that I used for testing, and LoTW.mdb that I used > for, obviously, LoTW adif's. I created DXbase 2005 and imported all > three of those databases from 2004. The W1EBI.mdb opens fine, no > problem. I just downloaded my entire LoTW adif into LoTW.mdb in DXbase > 2005, but when I opened DXbase--it opens with my mail log database--and > went to the File pulldown and selected "New database", then tried to > open LoTW.mdb, I'm told the program is unable to create a new database. > Obviously I now realize that pulldown is to CREATE a new mdb, not to > open another one. Since I have (foolishly!) checked the box on the > opening screen that will no longer give me the option of which database > to open, how do I now get into the other existing mdb's? > > George W1EBI > > _______________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >
