[Dx4win] version 8.01 issues

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

Exceptions are hard to trap, and if you could know, you'd probably be
able to fix the problem that caused the exception in the first place!

- Jim

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Mel<ve2dc at videotron.ca> wrote:

> 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!


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Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us