The new XML data storage structure is MUCH better than Access. The reasons are:
1.) It isn't tied to a Microsoft product (proprietary) 2.) It isn't tied to a Microsoft product (if you haven't guessed, this is really important) 3.) Allows PowerSDR to work with Vista and Win7 x64 operating systems 4.) Allows for easy editing with a simple text editor and not a program you have to buy from Micro$oft 5.) A variant of XML, JSON is going to be used in the new SDR architecture. What everybody needs to do is to realize that this is a FIRST STEP in replacing the Access database as the database storage facility in PowerSDR. Please give everyone some time to adjust to the changes. It will take Ray a little bit of time to modify his DataTransfer tools to accommodate the new XML format. He didn't know the XML centric version of PowerSDR was being released until everyone else. All of these changes are done for specific reasons. While the sort term benefit may not seem all that great on our journey to SDR nirvana, the long term benefit will be very apparent when we get there because it allows us to get there. (there is a Zen riddle in there somewhere). -Tim -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Mills - KL7JDR [mailto:kl7...@alaska.net] Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 11:36 PM To: Tim Ellison Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Two branches of interest to increase your confusion Hi Tim, I am running Windows 7 RC1 build 7100 32 bit. Not sure if this new way is better ? With the access version , you could import the bandtext file into it. 73's , Bruce KL7JDR Bruce W. Mills P.O. Box 1500 31490 Echo Lake Road Soldotna , Alaska 99669 (907)262-4373 kl7...@alaska.net > Question. 32 or 64 bit Win7 > > Any XML editor will work. I use XML Marker for xml file editing > > It isn't possible to have a separate bandtext file. The database.xml > is all inclusive. It is just the old access database dumped to an XML format. > > > -Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz > [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bruce Mills - > KL7JDR > Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 10:11 PM > To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Two branches of interest to increase your > confusion > > > Have the VS2008 svn working ok on Windows 7. > > What is the best XML editor for it ? > > Is it possible to have a seperate bandtext file ? > > 73's , Bruce > > KL7JDR > > Bruce W. Mills > P.O. Box 1500 > 31490 Echo Lake Road > Soldotna , Alaska > 99669 > > (907)262-4373 > > kl7...@alaska.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > _______________________________________________ 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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
