[Dxbase] DXBase MDB and REFDATA Solution

[Crownhaven]

When I attempt to compact my database on either program I'm running I l 
get "error creating temp database."  Anyone seen this?

Steve, N4JQQ


On 12/29/2012 5:38 PM, w5ua at juno.com wrote:
> OK here is what I learned from Joe AXE...
> First:  use the DXB Utility DATABASE tab to COMPACT your database.  
> Mine showed over 200MB and when compacted it was 5MB!!!
> Then Joe applied his utility 
> (http://www.navycthistory.com/wa6axe/2007chkmdbs.html) to my mdb file 
> and updated all of the prefixes in my version.  While he was at it, he 
> found a problem I didn't know I had with my refdata file and fixed 
> that too.
> I dragged and dropped the new files into the Scientific Solutions 
> DXB2007 Program Files directory, clicked move and replace for each of 
> my MDB file and my REFDATA file, booted DXBase 2007 and then 
> reinitialized tables.  All is now great - actually better than before 
> my Desktop crashed.  I have backed up the known good MDB and REFDATA 
> as of today.
> MAN we are lucky to have someone like Joe who actually LIKES to take a 
> computer illiterate like me and work me through the solution to my 
> problem.  I'm going to buy his dinner for ALL OF US!
> 73 and see you in the pileups!
> Joe T  W5UA
>
>
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