[Dxbase] Fwd: Re: Need Help With Updater

Sun Dec 19 22:17:05 EST 2010

The updater takes care of BOTH the logbook mdb file updates and the Refdata mdb
file updates --- SO, with that in mind - IF you MUST use the updated back-up(s) -- YOU
MUST MOVE BOTH of the mdb files together --  

OR -- just run the updater on the other computers.

> Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:42:59 -0600
> From: crownhaven at bellsouth.net
> To: kd4k at comcast.net; dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Fwd: Re:  Need Help With Updater
> 
> Tony, I could do this but what good would backing up the refdata.mdb 
> file be if you couldn't move it to another computer or save it?  Have 
> you thought about that?
> 
> And you're right, it isn't a big deal or a hard job.  How would you go 
> about coming up with a back-up that was usable?  Right now, it isn't.
> 
> Steve
> 
> On 12/19/2010 8:20 PM, Tony wrote:
> > Why not just unzip the updater on the other computers and run it there, it's
> > not like it is such
> > A big or hard job.
> >
> > Merry Christmas
> > 73 de Tony, KD4K
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> > On Behalf Of Crownhaven
> > Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 8:07 PM
> > To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Fwd: Re: Need Help With Updater
> >
> > Just tried it on second computer.  (I have DXB running on three at home and
> > one at work, redneck back-up).  Didn't update the prefixes on the second
> > computer either.  To reiterate, I'm copying the the refdata.mdb file off the
> > computer that shows the updates properly installed and dropping it into the
> > folder on two other versions of DXB and the prefixes aren't updating.  What
> > am I missing here?????
> >
> > Steve, N4JQQ
> >
> > On 12/19/2010 6:59 PM, Crownhaven wrote:
> >    
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> Subject: 	Re: [Dxbase] Need Help With Updater
> >> Date: 	Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:59:08 -0600
> >> From: 	Crownhaven<crownhaven at bellsouth.net>
> >> To: 	Dave ve3wej<ve3wej at gmail.com>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Yes, I did.  The program I unzipped into shows the updates.  When I
> >> copy the refdata.mdb file and move it to another copy of DXBase on
> >> another computer, the changes aren't there.
> >>
> >> On 12/19/2010 6:47 PM, Dave ve3wej wrote:
> >>
> >>      
> >>>    did you run the initialize ...this need or should be done every time
> >>>    there is an update..
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>    ----- Original Message ----- From: "Crownhaven"
> >>>    <crownhaven at bellsouth.net>
> >>>    To:<dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> >>>    Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 7:45 PM
> >>>    Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Need Help With Updater
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>        
> >>>>    Could I confirm that refdata.mdb IS the file I should be dealing
> >>>>    with??????
> >>>>
> >>>>    On 12/19/2010 5:57 PM, Crownhaven wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>          
> >>>>>    All, ran the program and it seemed to work.  Looks OK.  I then copied
> >>>>>    the refdata file from the computer I successfully did the install on
> >>>>>    and
> >>>>>    copied it into my second program on another computer.  This does not
> >>>>>    update my prefixes in the other machine.  Shouldn't I be able to copy
> >>>>>    the new refdata file and move it to another copy of DXBase and effect
> >>>>>    the changes?  Or, do I have to unzip it into each program I have on
> >>>>>    each
> >>>>>    computer.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    Thanks for bleeding with me.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    Steve, N4JQQ
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    On 12/19/2010 5:45 PM, Dave ve3wej wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>            
> >>>>>>    you do need to run the program, not just unzip it...
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>    I found it very easy....
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>    Dave
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>    ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>>    From: "Crownhaven"<crownhaven at bellsouth.net>
> >>>>>>    To: "DXBase Reflector"<dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> >>>>>>    Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 6:22 PM
> >>>>>>    Subject: [Dxbase] Need Help With Updater
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>              
> >>>>>>>    Finally got the guts up to try the updater.  I downloaded the file.
> >>>>>>>    Neal's earlier response to my request for instructions was "to
> >>>>>>>    unzip it
> >>>>>>>    anywhere."  I unzipped it and things started getting complicated
> >>>>>>>    after
> >>>>>>>    that.  I don't think this can happen without instructions.  I got a
> >>>>>>>    screen I have never seen before that looks like it is part of the
> >>>>>>>    updater.  In any event, I unzipped the file and my data is not
> >>>>>>>    updated.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>    I need a step by step set of instructions to implement this.  I'm
> >>>>>>>    not a
> >>>>>>>    computer geek.  Just a DXer.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>    Thanks,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>    Steve, N4JQQ
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