[Dx4win] New (updated) UPDATE program - 2 February 2010

[Wayne]

Hi Jim,
Both WinXP and Win7 have built in unzip utilities. Do we still need to 
install the Unzip program you mention?

73

Wayne  Wa1PMA

On 2/2/2011 8:58 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
> I made some changes to the DX4WIN data file UPDATE program.  You can
> read more about it here:
>
>      http://dx4win.ad1c.us/update.htm
>
> Here is a summary of the changes:
>
> 1.  The country and award databases are downloaded as ZIP files,
> because they are smaller than the files inside. You will need to
> install an UnZip program, the same way you installed the Wget program
> (instructions on the web page).
>
> 2.  The country and awards files, master call database and membership
> lists are only downloaded when they change. Previously, they were
> ALWAYS downloaded, even if they hadn't changed.
>
> 3.  There are no longer error messages when files to be moved or
> copied don't exist (yet). There is also no error message that the
> BACKUP directory already exists.
>
> Please read the whole web page, because there is a new program to
> install (UnZip), and there is more information about how the files are
> updated.
>
> In the long run, the changes will save you download time, because
> files will be downloaded less frequently, and the largest files are
> now downloaded in a compressed format.
>
> I have tested this on both a Windows XP as well as a Windows 7 system.
>   If you run across a problem, please let me know so I can fix it.
>
> 73 - Jim AD1C
>