[Dxbase] DXB DOS users - Joe wa6axe

[Gary AL9A]

Dick,

Does your new key for DXB2007 include your old KB1KX call?  If it does you 
can change the old records from WK1J to KBIKX.  If not, you will need to get 
a new key with the old call.

Assuming you have both calls in the DXB2007 key do the following.  First 
make a backup of your mdb file, just in case!  Find the date when you 
started using the WK1J call as the Opr Call and write down the call you 
worked and the date.  Now go to the first record in the log and scroll over 
to the Opr Call field.  Click on that field in the first record.  Now click 
on Edit/Replace...  The "Find what:" box should have WK1J already filled in. 
In the "Replace with:" box enter you old KBIKX call and hit the "Replace 
All" button.  Since you are starting from the first record in the log this 
action will replace ALL the WK1J instances in the log with KBIKX.

Now find the call and date where you started using WK1J.  Scroll over to the 
Opr Call field again and click on the KB1KX call.  Again go to 
Edit/Replace... and in the "Replace with:" box enter WK1J and hit "Replace 
All" button.  All the instances of KB1KX below this point in the log will be 
changed back to WK1J.  Now the log has the correct Opr Call for each QSO 
record in the log.

73,
Gary AL9A



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Powell" <Richardpowell at comcast.net>
To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: April 04, 2011 5:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] DXB DOS users - Joe wa6axe


> Hi Joe,
>
>
>
> I purchased the DXbase 2007 upgrade in August 2010, and with the help of
> Neal, I was able to  (1) move my old dos files from backed up floppies,
> (original computer died long ago) into DXB2005, and then (2) to get them
> into DXB 2007. All  worked fine to that point.
>
>
>
> Just getting back on the air after retirement this past year. I have now 
> had
> the time to check each card against the new database and have also been
> successful using the export and import to/from LoTW via the AD1F format.
>
>
>
> I have found one issue I am hoping you might have a suggestion on how to
> tackle.
>
>
>
> Current Issue:
>
> In the dos version (I believe) there was no field for the operator call.
>>From 1983 until 10/1/1990, I had the advanced call of KB1KX. From 
>>10/2/1990,
> I upgraded to the extra call, WK1J. After bringing all the records into
> DXB2007 from DOS/DXB2005, all the records have the operator call of WK1J.
>
>
>
> I would like to be able to change the operator call for those records
> (1983-1990) back to KB1KX. Currently that operation is prohibited by 
> trying
> to change the operator call and update the record.  Is there an easy way 
> to
> get the operator call on those records changed?
>
>
>
> I greatly appreciate any suggestions you might have. I have enjoyed the 
> new
> 2007 program and being back on the air.
>
>
>
> Thank you in advance and best 73,
>
> Dick Powell, WK1J
>
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