Re[2]: [Dx4win] QSL mgr update#6

[Larry Alkoff]

On Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:02:57 -0500, David K2DBK wrote:

>I would think that if the updates continued to accumulate, the files would 
>get really huge, with the associated risk of an error creeping in and 
>causing a problem getting greater. (Not to mention that eventually, the 
>import time might get pretty excessive for folks with slower systems, and 
>the mail message itself could get immense)
>

Good point.  I didn't think they would be so huge _yet_ but it's possible.
The problem I was trying to address with my low key suggestion is how to know which updates have been made.
And of course what do you do when a new DX4Win comes out?

I wonder if it's possible for me to simply keep adding updates to my own file
with comments embedded as to which updates are being added.

Questions that arise are:
Do later updates overwrite the old data?
Is there any warning when this happens?  I don't want to overwrite old correct
data with possible incorrect new data.  I wish it was possible to keep a log of this data.
How reliable is Vlad's data?  That is, which DX bulletins does he get data from
and how reliable are they.  I have noticed a lot of DX bulletins will have conflicting
or just plain wrong QSL manager data.

AFAIK there is no way to extract the DX station call and QSL manager call
to a file - that makes it very hard to check what's going on. 

As a fairly new born-again DX'er after a 30 year absence
I'm starting to appreciate how much time and energy goes into QSL'ing.
It's a real waste of time when I send a QSL to the wrong person.
Unless he's nice enough to email or return the card with an explanation
a long time goes by before I realize something's wrong and start to take corrective action.
Somehow I feel that a much improved QSL manager database is needed.

73, Larry



>All the postings to this group are archived at www.qth.net, why not just dig 
>out the ones that you're missing and load them up that way?
>
>As an alternative, perhaps one of the folks who main "support" sites for 
>DX4WIN could keep the updates available as single files for those who need 
>them?

>
>>From: Larry Alkoff <labradley@mindspring.com>
>>Vlad I copied and pasted your QSL mgr update #5 and #6 into separate files
>>and compared them.
>>
>>Most of the entries in the two files are quite different which indicates
>>that the updates are _not_ cumulative.  It looks like I have to download 
>>and install
>>all of them one by one.
>>
>>I respectfully request that you send me updates 1 through 4 as I have 5 and 
>>6.
>>
>>I'd also like to suggest that future updates each include all the previous 
>>updates
>>so it would only be necessary to load the latest without worrying about 
>>missing
>>an update.  Items that have changed should simply overwrite the old manager 
>>with the new.
>>
>>73
>>Larry Alkoff N2LA
>
>
>73,
>    David, K2DBK
>
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Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX