[Dx4win] DX4WIN Data Updater

[ALAN ZACK]

I just used Jim, AD1C's, excellent data updater program to update my DX4W
before making a LOTW submission. It worked great, first telling me there was
a newer version available, updating me to the latest version, and then
updating all my files.

 

Having said that I have a question concerning the QSL Manger data files.

Before Jim built the updater program I used to do a manual update of the CTY
files when Jim made them available at
http://www.country-files.com/dx4win/index.htm. Part of the process was
saving and merging my current QSL manager data and addresses into the newly
downloaded file. In the past when prompted if I wanted to delete existing
data and addresses I would say NO and allow them to merge. But now the
default is YES to delete. The instructions on the bottom paragraph of
http://www.country-files.com/dx4win/index.htm  also says to answer YES to
delete existing data. What is the difference between answering YES or NO to
delete existing data? It seems if you say NO you would have more info
available to you. 

 

This QSL Manager data file saving old data and merging is not mentioned in
the instructions for using the DATA UPDATER program. It is something I
remember from the old method of updating CTY files as on
http://www.country-files.com/dx4win/index.htm.

 

TIA, Alan, K7ACZ