Wes, OK, I'll bite. Make up a test database. Enter a few QSOs to demonstrate what you claim. Then zip it up and send it to me. I'd love to see this in case there is some issue.
I've already done this myself here and quite frankly, I cannot produce the problem that your message discusses. So, let's get to the bottom of it. Thanks, Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wes (N7WS) and Linda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "George Harlem W1EBI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 12:05 PM Subject: RE: [Dxbase] DXCC award submission problem > At 01:22 PM 7/9/2004 -0400, George Harlem W1EBI wrote: > >>Let's say for the sake of discussion that I have 10 new entities on 40 > >>metres - 5 on phone and 5 on CW. > > > >>If I have PHONE and 40 both checked, DX Base will ONLY return the five > >>phone contacts. If I have MIXED and 40 selected, all ten contacts will > >be >selected. If I have CW and 40 checked, only the five CW contacts > >will be >selected. > > > >>The way it *should* work is in each case above, all ten should come > >back > >>for each query. Band should trump mode. Right now, mode trumps band. > > > > > >I disagree completely. In my view, DXbase is doing the selection > >exactly as it should in your example. If you have 5 new on CW and 5 new > >on phone and you check "Phone" and "40", why would you want or expect > >the 5 CW contacts to be returned? > > Because the five phone contacts add to his "Phone" award, regardless of > band and the five phone + the five CW add to his 40 meter total. > > The band awards *ARE NOT* mode specific. When you select 40 meters, you > should get *every* new one for 40 meters. > > >There's no trumping going on. > > There is indeed. > > > _______________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >
