[Dx4win] Save File

Wed, 1 Jan 2003 14:08:17 +1300

I swap files with a second computer and a laptop and keep them updated by
simply copying over my .DXL file (it's actually ZL2AL.DXL) and that does the
business for my weekly backups. I have about 30,000 QSOs in the current log
and use Windows 98. The steps are as follows.

1. "Send" the 2.3MB file to my Briefcase
2. Compress the ZL2AL.DXL file to a ZL2AL.ZIP file
3. "Send" the .ZIP file to a floppy
4. Put the floppy on another machine and reverse the process.

The whole operation is quite simple and has the added advantage of leaving
your latest .DXL file in your SAVE directory + another one in your BRIEFCASE
folder and another Zipped file on your floppy.

Tom, KB8UUZ made comment in his posting that he backs up his .~XL file in
addition to the .DXL file. It's my understanding that they are the same
except that the ~XL file is the DX4Win internal backup of the DXL file. I
was wondering why he did that? Tom may be able to shed some light on it

I usually don't backup other files unless I make a change to the .INI file
or the .CTY file or the .LAB and then I back them up with the same system. I
have had several changes of computers, computer crashes and hard disk
failures over the years since I started using DX4Win 4.07 but have never
lost a QSO yet because of making backup files at least once a week or every
50 QSOs.

73 es H.N.Y. de Lee ZL2AL, ZL7AA, ZL8RI, ZL9CI

----- Original Message -----
From: "STU" <[email protected]>
To: "DX4WIN POSTINGS" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 12:11 PM
Subject: [Dx4win] Save File

> Has anybody experience not being able to bring up the program after
putting
> your own save folder over the stock save folder?
>
> Brief explanation:
>
> I run the program onto the hard drive and it runs fine. I get out of the
> program and then I go to re-enter and the program and it comes back up OK.
>
> Now, I do the same thing except this time I transfer my save folder
> information that I have saved on floppy disks. Everything works great till
I
> go to get out of the program. When I try to re-enter again the logo comes
up
> and then everything stops. The program will not cycle back on again.
>
> Was working just fine till recently. Usually keep the program running all
> the time, so am not sure when this problem first occurred. When I went to
> re-boot the computer yesterday is when I found out there was something
> funny.
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,  73, STU (W6TA)
> [email protected]
>
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