[Dx4win] Group number problem

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Allan H Pettersson <sm5css at telia.com> wrote:

> I am using DX4Win 8.05.
> I have created a group number for every contest and I have created group numbers up to 262 without any problems.
> Then I did a  F8 search for every contest, did a "Multiple QSO Operations/ Set Group number" and it did work fine up to group number 253.
> When I try to do "Multiple QSO Operations/Set Group number" with group number 254 I get a small window saying "Error Value is not within required range"! But I can still put in group number 254 (and so on...) in the QSO entry window, QSO one by one!
> Is there a limit att group number above 253 or is the "Multiple QSO Operations/Set Group number" not prepared for operations from 254 and up?

This does appear to be a problem.  I tried to set group number to
"1234" and the box accepted only the first three digits.  I guess no
one tested this function in 8.01 or later.  It sounds like something
Paul will have to fix.

73 - Jim AD1C

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