[Dx4win] New version has errors in Needed listing.

[Larry Alkoff]

Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Larry Alkoff <labradley at mindspring.com> wrote:
> 
>> I recently updated Dx4win to 8.04 and found the following mysterious
>> errors when I examine the "Needed Countries" listing.
> 
> Do you have the latest country file? Remember that 8.04 ships with an
> old country file, the one that was available at the time of first
> release.
> 
> Are those calls associated with the correct entity?
> 
> Are the DXCC flag(s) set to Invalid?
> 
> If you look at the Country window, does it say that the countries are CONFIRMED?
> 
> Are you doing a DXCC needed listing for MIXED only, or did you select
> a particular band and/or mode?  If you are doing a CW need listing,
> remember that that award started 01/01/1975
> 
> 
>> The following countries _appear_ on the Needed list that I know have
>> been worked and confirmed by me and appear as confirmed when I examine
>> the entries in the log.
>> FO8AT           Clipperton
>> K1IMP/KC4       Navassa
>> K4IA/KC4        Navassa
>>
>> On the other hand, at least one country I have never worked does _not_
>> appear on the Needed list
>> Marion Island
>>
>> These anomalies suggest to me that the log is somewhat screwed up.
>>
>> There should be no such errors.
>> DX4Win should have made the necessary adjustments from the old log which
>> was based on DX4Win 7.something.
>>
>> I'm trying to think of ways to go through the log and find other errors
>> which I expect can be found.
>>
>> Can anyone suggest what happened or a fix?
>>
>> Larry Alkoff N2LA
> 


Hello Jim.  It's always nice to hear from you.

Answers to your questions:

Latest country file:
     I have just downloaded it from your website.
     The installation instructions will take a little time to digest!
     I took the first step by copying the entire save directory to a 
   backup directory.  Thanks for the tip that 8.04 shipped with an old 
country file.

Are the calls associated with  the correct entity?
    Yes.  All the calls on Needed seem to have the correct entity.
    FO8AT is FO0  5/20/50  20 cw
    DXCC Mixed C  Band S  Mode S

    K1IMP/KC4 (Don Miller!) KP1  9/1/66  20 cw
    DXCC Mixed $   Band $    Mode $

    K4IA/KC4		   KP1  6/23/69 20 cw
    DXCC Mixed --   Band --  Mode --

I suspect the marks following DXCC Mixed etc need to be changed.

Are the DXCC flags INVALID?
	NO

The Country window says all the calls are confirmed.

I did not specify a particular band or mode so it should be a pure MIXED 
listing.

What I don't understand why these 3 contacts are appearing on the MIXED 
listing.  I would like them not to appear in Needed at all since they 
just clutter up the display.  When I merge the new countries list with 
all the new Carribean countries it's going to be cluttered enough until 
I work them.

Hope you can help.

Larry Alkoff N2LA