[Dx4win] Fatal error

[Ernie]

Dave,

I've had a similar trouble with the country.dat file here. Every couple 
of months it does a disappearing act, just to give me something to do. I 
keep a backup copy in the main directory just in case.

Ernie W8EH

On 6/5/2023 5:25 PM, David Perry, N4QS wrote:
> Nice when I answer my own trouble ticket.  I unzipped a older country file
> download from March (that I had downloaded manually).  Copied the
> country.dat file into the save directory.  When I restarted DX4WIN, all was
> okay.  My country totals going back to 1967 all matched.  I then did the
> auto update of the country file to the latest version -- which shows
> 26-May-2023.  I assume I am back up and running.  Not sure why I corrupted
> the country file.
>
> 73,
>
> Dave, N4QS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net <dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of David Perry, N4QS
> Sent: Monday, June 5, 2023 4:08 PM
> To: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Dx4win] Fatal error
>
> When I try to open DX4WIN, I am getting a fatal error:
>
>   
>
> Country.dat is missing.
>
>   
>
> When I look in the save directory, I see the country.dat file.  Would it be
> corrupted?  I did have an unusual shut down this afternoon which prompted me
> to save the backup.
>
>   
>
> How do I reload a new country.dat file?
>
>   
>
> Thanks,
>
>   
>
> Dave, N4QS
>
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