Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN in DEMO mode
Yes This same thing happened to me. Almost exactly as you describe. ( I will leave out the *four letter explicitives*.) I described this to PAUL at Dayton and he told me this was impossible. For me it happened while N8S was on and I lost a lot of contacts. I had to go back and dupe most of them.As you have found out, after you try to close the program and it tells you it can't be saved, you really fd. You can even say no and get back into the program to hand write the last contacts. I started backing up all my important QSOs on paper log. I suggested they get rid of the Demo mode and make a version maybe excludes certain features. But not being able to save...?? There is a lot of free logging programs and have better support and features than this one, so why the demo mode. The most value in this program is in the updates which are done by AD1C and that's why I stay with the software. If the updates to the databases were done with the enthusiasm of Paul, this would be go to the same place as DX Desktop. So you might have someone in your computer that you don't know about. I suggest you run a offsite program by microtrend and run house call and see if it finds anything major. Start it at night when you are ready to go to bed as it take a long time for it to scan everything. The other bugs I think the program currently has and Paul won't address: Random going into: " ignore Mode in real time" Spots/sort by frequency/stupid program toggles between the lowest freq and current freq. Very annoying. Older versions of DX4WIN didn't behave this poorly. And the good old switching to Demo mode without a reason. 73 and good luck. N8DX On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Alan Zack wrote: > Yesterday I had a very strange thing occur with DX4WIN. I have been a > registered user for many years. Currently using ver 7.07.02. I have NEVER > seen this happen before. > > I opened DX4WIN using the same shortcut as always. It appeared to open > normally. I saw ZL7T spotted on 17m CW on the DXCluster (I did not have > PACKET open on DX4WIN, instead I was using the separate VE3SUN DX Monitor > program for my spotting). I did an F8 search for ZL7 to see if I needed them > on 17m CW. I did, so I worked them, and all seemed OK. I had received some > QSL cards in the mail so I did F8 searches for those calls and marked them > as confirmed. Over the next few hours I worked C6/W6DXC on 20m SSB, C56YK on > RTTY, and H40FN on 17m CW. Again, before working H40FN I did a F8 search to > see if I needed H40 on 17m CW. All my F8 searches went normally and when I > logged each new contact I searched for their QSL info and put the info and > address in the QSL MGR window. Everything seemed to be working FB. My > complete log was open and seemed to be working normally. > But then, when I was ready to shut down I did an ALT+S to save the changes. > OK. I then clicked on the uppermost right corner X to close the program. > When I did that a window opened saying C:\PROGRAM > FILES\DX4WIN707\SAVE\K7ACZ.DXL WAS MODIFIED, SAVE LOG TO DISK? I clicked on > YES. Another window opened saying something to the effect that changes could > not be saved in DEMO mode. I looked at the top of the main menu. It read > something to the effect DX4WIN DEMO MODE. It should have read DX4WIN 7.07.2 > K7ACZ, etc. At this point I knew I was in trouble. I needed to close the > window that said: C:\PROGRAM FILES\DX4WIN707\SAVE\K7ACZ.DXL WAS MODIFIED, > SAVE LOG TO DISK? so I could write down on a pad the calls, times, modes, > etc, of the contacts I had made during the day so I could reenter them when > I could open the program back to normal logging again. So I hit the CANCEL > option thinking that would cancel the closing of the program. But it closed > anyway causing me to lose all the contact > s I had made during the day including a new mode (RTTY) for C56YK and a > new band/mode (18m CW) for ZL7T and H40FN. I can't remember when during the > 6 or so hours DX4WIN was open I actually made those contacts, all I can do > is guess within an hour or so. > > When I restarted DX4WIN of course those contacts and changes made while in > DEMO mode were gone. Is there anyway to retrieve those contacts? Could they > be saved someplace I can't think of? > How and why did DX4WIN get into the DEMO mode anyway? I can't duplicate it. > I don't see how to get it into DEMO mode even if I wanted to. > ___ > Alan Zack > Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ > Las Vegas, Nevada, USA > Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired > Aviation Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Retired > __ > Dx4win mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.htm
Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN in DEMO mode
This bug has been around a long time... I'm not sure how far back it goes. It happened to me once... I have no idea why and has never happened since (so I can understand why it's hard to track down). However I ALWAYS hit alt-s immediately after working a new one. It's kinda stupid you have to do this... but another overdue item for Paul is a journal file. That can't be hard to accomplish... just write a record to an ADIF text file after each Add Paul... and make it optional if you are concerned about performance in case someone is still running DX4Win off a floppy drive ;-) Alan Zack wrote: > Yesterday I had a very strange thing occur with DX4WIN. I have been a > registered user for many years. Currently using ver 7.07.02. I have NEVER > seen this happen before. > > I opened DX4WIN using the same shortcut as always. It appeared to open > normally. I saw ZL7T spotted on 17m CW on the DXCluster (I did not have > PACKET open on DX4WIN, instead I was using the separate VE3SUN DX Monitor > program for my spotting). I did an F8 search for ZL7 to see if I needed them > on 17m CW. I did, so I worked them, and all seemed OK. I had received some > QSL cards in the mail so I did F8 searches for those calls and marked them as > confirmed. Over the next few hours I worked C6/W6DXC on 20m SSB, C56YK on > RTTY, and H40FN on 17m CW. Again, before working H40FN I did a F8 search to > see if I needed H40 on 17m CW. All my F8 searches went normally and when I > logged each new contact I searched for their QSL info and put the info and > address in the QSL MGR window. Everything seemed to be working FB. My > complete log was open and seemed to be working normally. > But then, when I was ready to shut down I did an ALT+S to save the changes. > OK. I then clicked on the uppermost right corner X to close the program. When > I did that a window opened saying C:\PROGRAM FILES\DX4WIN707\SAVE\K7ACZ.DXL > WAS MODIFIED, SAVE LOG TO DISK? I clicked on YES. Another window opened > saying something to the effect that changes could not be saved in DEMO mode. > I looked at the top of the main menu. It read something to the effect DX4WIN > DEMO MODE. It should have read DX4WIN 7.07.2 K7ACZ, etc. At this point I knew > I was in trouble. I needed to close the window that said: C:\PROGRAM > FILES\DX4WIN707\SAVE\K7ACZ.DXL WAS MODIFIED, SAVE LOG TO DISK? so I could > write down on a pad the calls, times, modes, etc, of the contacts I had made > during the day so I could reenter them when I could open the program back to > normal logging again. So I hit the CANCEL option thinking that would cancel > the closing of the program. But it closed anyway causing me to lose all the > cont act > s I had made during the day including a new mode (RTTY) for C56YK and a new > band/mode (18m CW) for ZL7T and H40FN. I can't remember when during the 6 or > so hours DX4WIN was open I actually made those contacts, all I can do is > guess within an hour or so. > > When I restarted DX4WIN of course those contacts and changes made while in > DEMO mode were gone. Is there anyway to retrieve those contacts? Could they > be saved someplace I can't think of? > How and why did DX4WIN get into the DEMO mode anyway? I can't duplicate it. I > don't see how to get it into DEMO mode even if I wanted to. > ___ > Alan Zack > Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ > Las Vegas, Nevada, USA > Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired > Aviation Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Retired > __ > Dx4win mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Mel, VE2DC __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] 7.07.02 does not work with linux anymore
Dear readers and linux users! On my side Version 7.07.02 of DX4win cannot be used under linux (SusE 11.1, Ubuntu 8.10) anymore. Version 7.05.04 worked with a small bug (freezing after first saving (ctrl-s) for about 10 Min, then works ok). The new Version counts down 120 seconds to zero (even after ctrl-s) for saving and freezes without waking up again. Anyone else have this or similar Problems? Test 1: program will run overnight > 6h from now, looking if anything changes. P.S. Changing system to windows is no option. vy 73 de DJ9CW, Giorgio __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] DX4WIN in DEMO mode
Yesterday I had a very strange thing occur with DX4WIN. I have been a registered user for many years. Currently using ver 7.07.02. I have NEVER seen this happen before. I opened DX4WIN using the same shortcut as always. It appeared to open normally. I saw ZL7T spotted on 17m CW on the DXCluster (I did not have PACKET open on DX4WIN, instead I was using the separate VE3SUN DX Monitor program for my spotting). I did an F8 search for ZL7 to see if I needed them on 17m CW. I did, so I worked them, and all seemed OK. I had received some QSL cards in the mail so I did F8 searches for those calls and marked them as confirmed. Over the next few hours I worked C6/W6DXC on 20m SSB, C56YK on RTTY, and H40FN on 17m CW. Again, before working H40FN I did a F8 search to see if I needed H40 on 17m CW. All my F8 searches went normally and when I logged each new contact I searched for their QSL info and put the info and address in the QSL MGR window. Everything seemed to be working FB. My complete log was open and seemed to be working normally. But then, when I was ready to shut down I did an ALT+S to save the changes. OK. I then clicked on the uppermost right corner X to close the program. When I did that a window opened saying C:\PROGRAM FILES\DX4WIN707\SAVE\K7ACZ.DXL WAS MODIFIED, SAVE LOG TO DISK? I clicked on YES. Another window opened saying something to the effect that changes could not be saved in DEMO mode. I looked at the top of the main menu. It read something to the effect DX4WIN DEMO MODE. It should have read DX4WIN 7.07.2 K7ACZ, etc. At this point I knew I was in trouble. I needed to close the window that said: C:\PROGRAM FILES\DX4WIN707\SAVE\K7ACZ.DXL WAS MODIFIED, SAVE LOG TO DISK? so I could write down on a pad the calls, times, modes, etc, of the contacts I had made during the day so I could reenter them when I could open the program back to normal logging again. So I hit the CANCEL option thinking that would cancel the closing of the program. But it closed anyway causing me to lose all the contact s I had made during the day including a new mode (RTTY) for C56YK and a new band/mode (18m CW) for ZL7T and H40FN. I can't remember when during the 6 or so hours DX4WIN was open I actually made those contacts, all I can do is guess within an hour or so. When I restarted DX4WIN of course those contacts and changes made while in DEMO mode were gone. Is there anyway to retrieve those contacts? Could they be saved someplace I can't think of? How and why did DX4WIN get into the DEMO mode anyway? I can't duplicate it. I don't see how to get it into DEMO mode even if I wanted to. ___ Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Retired __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY Release #59 - second call
Hi Folks, I've updated the release notes for DX4WIN.CTY Release #59: http://www.country-files.com/dx4win/release.htm#59 I'm going to delay the country file until after the ARRL DX contest, so I can include QSL managers for any special calls that appear. Thanks & 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, , http://www.ad1c.us __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
