[Dx4win] strange behavior of Log for unknown reason (Info)

[Paul van der Eijk]

Giorgio,

Just in case: when you close a log and open the log again, you will
implicitly set the selection to 'all QSOs'. If you had a Selection
enabled which did not contain your 6W/DL7CM contact, what you observed
is understandable.

--Paul, KK4HD

Giorgio Borgo wrote:
> Hello DX4win-users!
>
> Strange behavior for unknown reason. As I entered the newly arrived QSLs
> (cfm field to "Y") I did not found 6 of the qsos! First I thought
> misswrited call signs, but it wasn't.
>
> Following QSO showed me the "bug": 6W/DL7CM on 80m
>
> He wrote me "not in Log" So I tried to delete this entry (and I know for
> sure it was the only one 6W station I ever tried to work on 80m)
>
> I could not find this QSO filtering by:
>
> -Search by call
> -Search by date
> -Search by band
> -Search by Prefix
> -looking through the complete log without filter
> (search by mode is useless, operating is cw only)
>
> Then I tried:  Reports> DXCC> listing
>  6W on 80m was marked as mailed! (As I did in 2006)
> double clicking the "M" ended with "QSO not found"!
>
> Now I wrote down the complete log as .csv file, opened a backup from
> 28.Nov 2008 wrote this down as a .csv file too. Comparing this two files
> in a spread sheet made another suprise: No differences so far!
>
> As I reopened the original Log file all missing QSOs showed up and I
> could set cfm field to Y and delete the 6W qso on 80m. Reproducing the
> bug was not possible, I closed and opened the Logfile several times.
>
> What's annoying me: How many of the QSLs I sent back before, marked "not
> in log", were really not in log?
>
> Had anyone this experience too?
> I expect the bug is not dangerous, but sure annoying. If you not sure
> about one of your QSOs, I suggest close and open the log and try 
> again.
>
> Used PCs /Software: 
> DX4WIN 7.05.04
> Ubuntu 9.04, Linux-Kernel 2.6.28-11
> Emulator Wine 1.1.7
> on a PIII Coppermine / 512MB RAM
> (Backup system is same Software on a AMD Athlon XP 2400+ / 512 MB RAM)
>
> vy 73 es cu in the pile! Giorgio, DJ9CW
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