OK, so far I have discovered that some changes using OO Base do change PowerSDR.mdb as well, but the only change I have so far been able to make that does anything like what I have in mind is to edit the text for 14.070 to read "20M RTTY/Digital" instead of just "20M RTTY": that change then displays in PowerSDR.
I was able to create a new entry for 14.24 (rather than 14.236, since the database is defined to permit only two decimal places) as "20M Digital Voice", but it does not display with this label in PowerSDR, probably because the range 14.23 to 14.35 is already defined as "20M SSB" and overrides the new entry. in an effort to overcome the preceding problem I have tried to create new entries defining 14.23 to 14.24 and 14.24 to 14.35 as "20M SSB", but an error message claims that I have generated a duplicate entry (which is certainly not apparent to me) or otherwise violated some existing restriction(s). Some changes I have made have been able to be saved, but every frequency from there on up is labeled "Out of band." Alan NV8A On 07/19/08 06:57 pm I wrote: > Yes, but I don't have Micro$$$oft Acce$$$ and don't intend to buy it. > The KB item to which I was referred purports to tell how to use > OpenOffice Base to do it. > > On 07/19/08 06:37 pm Larry W8ER wrote: > >> Alan ... Microsoft Access works fine here! >>> In response to my feature request for the ability to append our own >>> labels for frequencies; e.g., "20M Digital Voice" for 14.236, I was >>> pointed to http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10346 which >>> purports to show how to edit the database -- a poor substitute for >>> being able to RMB on the frequency display and being offered the >>> option to "Label this Frequency," but anyway... >>> >>> OK, I use OpenOffice Base to link to PowerSDR.mdb, figure out how to >>> add an entry to the BandText table (only at the end, not in numerical >>> order!!!!), discover that the existing format allows only two decimal >>> places so that 14.236 gets rounded to 14.24, change the format to >>> allow three decimal places, add the new entry, and save the database >>> -- as an OpenOffice file, which is the only format option I am offered. >>> >>> How do I get the changes into PowerSDR.mdb? >>> >>> Color me frustrated. >>> >>> Alan NV8A (who has designed and used databases using dBase II and >>> DataPerfect on microcomputers and DB2/SQL on minicomputers) _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
