[Dx4win] DX4WIN v8.02 log problem

[Carl Mason]

Hi Mel,

I run XP Pro. When I leave the programme it says "I have updated the logbook" and "do I want to save it". I always say 'yes' and up to now have not had a problem. I also back up the log to a memory stick, usually once a week.

Over the past three days I have opened the programme several times and each time my last entry was in the logbook. This morning when the log opened I had the problem.

Cheers,

Carl


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From: Mel <ve2dc at videotron.ca>
To: Carl Mason <gw0vsw at btinternet.com>
Cc: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, 19 November, 2009 14:58:50
Subject: 

A couple of questions before venturing an opinion...
Which OS... and which File System if you know.

When you say you will save your file... are you running it for days on end without doing a File Save or Cntl-S. The reason I ask this is if you have a scheduled backup running it will back up the file as it stood last time you did a File Save. If is important that anyone doing a scheduled backup save the file to disk periodically.

Carl Mason wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I went to open my log v8.02 this morning to find that I had lost three days of QSO's even though I have used and backed up the log daily. Not only that, the first 4000+ entires in my log had no information other than X's in all logbook fields! The demo log included with v8.02 had several days worth of my latest contacts in it even though I have never opened it or saved to. I only have the two logs in the 'Save' folder.....my main station log and the demo log. This may be a 'glitch' on my part but as I have not edited or played around with the logs or had a computer crash I have no idea why it happened. I eventually found a '~xl' back up file which fortunately had the missing information in it!!! It may be worth you keeping an eye on your logs and saving your 'log file' on a regular basis 'just in case' there is a problem.
> 73,
> Carl GW0VSW