[Dx4win] version 8.01 issues

[Mel]

Just wondering Jim... Is Paul planning to trap these errors and issue a 
more meaningful message? These "Exception occurred" messages are a bit 
cryptic for the average user...

Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 7:52 AM, Egbert Hertsen<on4cas at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> - having achieved over 1,500 awards, I configured my own dx4win.awd
>> file since version 5. Whenever a new version of DX4WIN came out, I
>> copied and pasted my awd file into the new save directory. Untill
>> version 7 this worked flawlessly. Some reports are presented properly
>> in version 8 while others result i a window carrying the message "an
>> execption occured! Access violation at address 0040351A in module
>> dx4win.exe Read of address 00003D3B".
> 
> Paul is aware of this problem.  You probably have award values for
> some awards that are not valid/listed in the awards file.
> 
> The way to check this is in version 7, export your log in DX4WIN6 format.
> 
> Now in version 8, create an empty log and import that .DXQ file as
> DX4WIN6 format.  DX4WIN will probably report some import errors.
> Using F8, search for "Import" in the "Notes for this QSO" field, and
> you will see the errors.   Either write them down, or open the Logbook
> window and print them.  Now you can open your original log in version
> 8, and go to those QSOs to fix them.  If you need help, let me know.
> 
> If you have custom awards you have added to dx4win.awd, I can add them
> to the master file that I distribute.  Send me your awards file!
> 
> 73 - Jim AD1C
>