[Dx4win] Upgrade Information from the new Version 6.01 Users Guide [from the DX4W601/docs folder]

[Roger Borowski]

Upgrading from previous versions

There are only a few things the user must do in order to fully upgrade =
to the current version, from a previous version of DX4WIN.

If the contest logging program CT is used, during installation when the =
prompt labeled 'CT binary conversion' appears, choose 'Yes'. This will =
cause DX4WIN to search out the CT conversion utility, b2r9.exe and =
'remember' its' location. This location of this conversion utility is =
needed when .bin files from CT are imported anytime in the future.

The 'old' country file in the previous version of the program must be =
merged with the 'new' country file installed with this version. This =
will allow any 'callsign exceptions' and QSL managers added to the =
previous version, to be added to the new country database, creating a =
'super-set' combination of the two. If this is not done and the =
'callsign exceptions' are not merged, the country counts and award =
totals may be off. The procedure for this is as follows:

First, the 'User level' must be set to at least 'Advanced' (File | =
Preferences | Personal.)

Close any open log file (File | Close.)

Open the 'Country Editor' window (File | Databases | Country.)

Go to 'File | Merge other country file'. Set the path to the old country =
file. This will typically be in the '.\dx4win32\save' or '.\dx4win\save' =
or '.\dx4w405\save', etc. directory. The actual directory name will =
depend upon which version was previously used. Be sure not to locate the =
new country file located in the '.\dx4w60x\save' directory by mistake. =
The sought after file is named dx4win.cty. Both the new and the old have =
the same name, although located in different places.

Click the 'Open' button. There should be a listing of all the things =
that were merged. The user will be prompted for each item merged; =
callsign exceptions, IOTA, QSL managers and QSL manager addresses.

Choose 'File | Save changes and exit'

Using Windows Explorer, copy all logs over to the new dx4win 'save' =
directory. Log files have the extension of .dxl.

In addition to the log files, the user may copy the following files to =
the new 'save' directory, if so desired.

Dx4win.rep - Contains logbook report formats.

Dx4win.tcp - Contains TCP/IP addresses for connecting to the Internet =
for getting DX spotting information.

Dx4win.put - Contains the packet spot history.

Dx4win.cty - We highly recommend that the user perform a merge on the =
country database as described above. It is possible however, to copy the =
country database from a previous version if extensive changes were made.

If none of these files have been changed by adding, editing or deleting =
their contents, the default files installed with the latest version =
would be the same, or better, and should be used.


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