[Dxbase] using DXB across local Network

Paul Cassel paul at ve3sy.com
Wed Dec 28 15:38:30 EST 2005


MS Outlook does not want to let me see it thinking I would not no how to
handle a potential infected file :-(

While I look fore options in Outlook XP to handle this could you just change
the extension of the attachment to something like .xxx 

Thanks
Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: FireBrick [mailto:w9ol at billnjudy.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 3:28 PM
> To: Paul Cassel
> Cc: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] using DXB across local Network
> 
> 
> Paul, I did it the batch file way.
> I've included my file for you to look at and you can see how it works/
> 
> 
> The very first copies send it to the 1 to Comcast 
> folder...which is the folder I ftp to my 
> web storage on ComCast.
> 
> I just have the .bat file scheduled to run every weekday 
> night except Friday when I may be 
> contesting.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Cassel" <paul at ve3sy.com>
> To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 2:14 PM
> Subject: [Dxbase] using DXB across local Network
> 
> 
> Greetings all.
> 
> I run two PCs in the house with DXbase 2006 loaded on each.  
> One is at the operating position that and has the main 
> VE3SY.mdb database. The other is loaded on my general use PC 
> that has the dB access pointed to the network drive at the 
> operating position.
> 
> I have found that making these changes created a few 
> challenges for QSLing however I "believe" I now have 
> everything pointing to the machine with the main database but 
> may have missed something.
> 
> The DXbase setup allows mapping the location of the database 
> and the screen layout and I have edited the DXBASE2006.INI 
> file for QSL Label info however there does not appear to be a 
> path in the .ini file for automatically selecting a network 
> location to the edit/create label routine.
> 
> Now here's the question involving backups.... Is there a 
> method to relocate
> all of the files that should be backed up to a single directory?   I
> currently have the CALLSIGN.mdb and the default.co in a new 
> directory that I call 'Database' and this directory is 
> synchronized nightly using WS_FTP Pro to an offsite server 
> where any local files that have changed are FTP'd to the 
> off-site server.
> 
> I would like to add all of the .WCF,  .CO and the Refdata.MDB 
> files to this directory however I doubt DXB will know where to look.
> 
> Anyone have suggestions?
> 
> Paul VE3SY
> 
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________
> Dxbase mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> 



More information about the Dxbase mailing list