From nd4x at hotmail.com  Sat Feb  3 13:18:19 2018
From: nd4x at hotmail.com (Paul Smith)
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2018 18:18:19 +0000
Subject: [Dxbase] BUG in the Non-DXB Import (Import.exe) Program - NEW
 FORMAT from LOTW downloads
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I probably just missed the e-mail saying Neal had posted a fix to the import program, but if anyone else missed it he has a new import program available for download.   http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/


I just ran about 500 contacts through it and all went fine.


Paul - ND4X



________________________________
From: Neal Campbell <nealk3nc at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2018 10:00 PM
To: Tom Lewis
Cc: Paul Smith; Walter Miller%2C AJ6T; DXBase List
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] BUG in the Non-DXB Import (Import.exe) Program - NEW FORMAT from LOTW downloads

Also agree that its difficult to wade thru for the DXB stuff. I will try to make it easier in the future.


Neal Campbell

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On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 10:59 PM, Neal Campbell <nealk3nc at gmail.com<mailto:nealk3nc at gmail.com>> wrote:
I will update the import program shortly, I am in the middle of something else that if I lose it I will never get it back!


Neal Campbell

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On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 7:34 PM, Tom Lewis via Dxbase <dxbase at mailman.qth.net<mailto:dxbase at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
Walt,
Yes, it is consistent with the latest specification. The extra characters are essentially comments.

The ADIF Specification has this statement ?Characters outside
QSO-Data-Specifiers and outside End-of-Record tags are ignored?.

73 Tom N4TL ,


    On Saturday, January 13, 2018, 7:25:56 PM EST, Walter Miller%2C AJ6T <aj6t at comcast.net<mailto:aj6t at comcast.net>> wrote:

 Is the new ARRL LoTW county format with the slashes consistent with the latest ADIF specification? My quick web search found the latest ADIF version 3.0.7 has only the state and county separated by a comma:

<Two-letter state abbr.>
COMMA
<county name>

What is really going on here?

73, Walt, AJ6T

> On January 13, 2018 at 2:58 PM Paul Smith <nd4x at hotmail.com<mailto:nd4x at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
> Anyone been to the DXBase.COM web site lately? Just finding DXbase to see if there was an update to the LoTW import program (there was not) was an adventure with the new template website.
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net<mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net> <dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net<mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net>> on behalf of Neal Campbell <nealk3nc at gmail.com<mailto:nealk3nc at gmail.com>>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 8:37 PM
> To: Tom Lewis
> Cc: dxbase at mailman.qth.net<mailto:dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] BUG in the Non-DXB Import (Import.exe) Program - NEW FORMAT from LOTW downloads
>
> Tom
>
> Thanks for the analysis, I haven't had a chance to look at the program so
> this will ease the repair tremendously.
>
> 73
>
>
> Neal Campbell
>
> Abroham Neal Software
> www.abrohamnealsoftware.com<http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com><http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com>
> Spot - Intelligent DXCluster Client for OS X<http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/>
> www.abrohamnealsoftware.com<http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com>
> Home of DXbase amateur radio logging software and CX Cluster for Mac.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> See components used in our computers at:
> https://www.amazon.com/shop/abrohamnealllc
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 8:09 PM, Tom Lewis via Dxbase <
> dxbase at mailman.qth.net<mailto:dxbase at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
>
> > January 10, 2018
> >
> > Hi Everyone
> >
> > I looked at this problem with the Non-DXB Import Program. The new LoTW
> > down load file has extra information after the CNTY text. In the example
> > below the text data is ?HI,HONOLULU?, eleven characters long. The extra
> > characters are ?// Honolulu?. The Non-DXB Import Program should ignore
> > these extra characters.
> >
> > <CNTY:11>HI,HONOLULU // Honolulu
> >
> > The ADIF Specification has this statement ?Characters outside
> > QSO-Data-Specifiers and outside End-of-Record tags are ignored?.
> >
> > I wrote a simple command line program that reads an ADIF file and writes a
> > new one. Most of the file is not changed. The lines that have ?//? are
> > modified. The program deletes the ?//? and all characters after that within
> > that line of text.
> >
> > I down loaded all my new contacts for 2018 and when I did a test import
> > there were 16 warnings. Like this one.
> > Warning: County? N1UZ 20180107 234543 3598.00 80m RTTY MA WORCESTER //
> > WORCESTER
> >
> > I ran my program on the ADIF file and did the import with the new file.
> > All the warnings were gone. I checked the counties in the log and they were
> > all correct. Before the import the county data was blank for all these
> > contacts.
> >
> > The Non-DXB Import Program needs to be updated to ignore the extra
> > characters.
> >
> > 73 Tom, N4TL
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tuesday, December 19, 2017, 7:08:03 PM EST, Joe WA6AXE <
> > wa6axe at hotmail.com<mailto:wa6axe at hotmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > Just FYI to all,
> >
> >
> > I have been made aware that there might be an OOPS!! when it
> >
> > comes to downloading an ADI file from LOTW - and the COUNTY information...
> >
> >
> > YES!! There is a conflict NOW -- since LOTW adi file now is FORMATTED
> >
> > totally different than it ever has been before.. With this conflict, the
> > COUNTY
> >
> > information from the LOTW file is NOT IMPORTED.. You will see BUNCHES of
> >
> > Warnings in the Error file.
> >
> >
> > The Non-DXB Import Program (Import.exe) will have to be modified so that
> >
> > it can find the correct information... Here is a SAMPLE QSO (from my LOTW
> > download)
> >
> > that SHOWS the NEW FORMAT for the STATE and COUNTY info:
> >
> >
> > <APP_LoTW_OWNCALL:6>WA6AXE
> > <STATION_CALLSIGN:6>WA6AXE
> > <CALL:4>KH7X
> > <BAND:3>40M
> > <FREQ:7>7.24200
> > <MODE:3>SSB
> > <APP_LoTW_MODEGROUP:5>PHONE
> > <QSO_DATE:8>20050305
> > <TIME_ON:6>082000
> > <QSL_RCVD:1>Y
> > <QSLRDATE:8>20090501
> > <DXCC:3>110
> > <COUNTRY:6>HAWAII
> > <APP_LoTW_DXCC_ENTITY_STATUS:7>Current
> > <APP_LoTW_2xQSL:1>Y
> > <CQZ:2>31
> > <ITUZ:2>61
> > <GRIDSQUARE:6>BL01XP
> > <STATE:2>HI // Hawaii
> > <CNTY:11>HI,HONOLULU // Honolulu
> > <eor>
> >
> >
> >
> > For the sake of my AutoLOTW program -- I am going to in the next few days,
> > go
> >
> > into the coding and try to make it so that the COUNTY info will be seen
> > correctly.
> >
> >
> > As far as the DXbase Non-DXB Import -- an update will have to come from
> > Neal ...
> >
> >
> > Just FYI
> >
> >
> >
> > 73 Joe wa6axe
> >
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From ks4v at comcast.net  Sun Feb  4 16:48:21 2018
From: ks4v at comcast.net (Bruce Huyck)
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2018 15:48:21 -0600
Subject: [Dxbase] Non DXBase import program update
Message-ID: <000001d39e01$e080f520$a182df60$@comcast.net>

Thanks for the update to import.exe.  Works great.

Bruce

KS4V


From w1rh at yahoo.com  Mon Feb  5 11:00:55 2018
From: w1rh at yahoo.com (Robert Hess)
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 16:00:55 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [Dxbase] DXBase and Windows 10
References: <584471854.2575043.1517846455992.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <584471854.2575043.1517846455992@mail.yahoo.com>

I'm trying to get DXBase 2007_109 running on a Windows 10 computer.? It's loaded but asking me for a File Data Source.? It is not looking for .mdb files.? Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
For what it's worth, I quit using DXBase about two years ago.? I had purchased a Flex 6700 and drivers were not available in DXBase.? I have since discovered that I can use a Kenwood driver for the Flex.
I tried DXLab Suite and currently am running HRD.? I've got to say that nothing compares to the speed, ease of use and relatively light CPU usage of DXBase.? HRD does have decent support and is frequently updated, as is DX Lab, but they're just not as easy to learn and use and you need a fairly powerful computer to run them.? It is a plus to have quick updates to the DXCC database when entities are added, etc.? In short, DXBase still has all of the features I need.
I still keep my dxpedition and special event logs in DXBase and want to move them to the Windows 10 computer.? Knowing now that I can call the Flex a Kenwood, I may just switch back.
BobW1RH

From nealk3nc at gmail.com  Mon Feb  5 13:59:49 2018
From: nealk3nc at gmail.com (Neal Campbell)
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 13:59:49 -0500
Subject: [Dxbase] DXBase and Windows 10
In-Reply-To: <584471854.2575043.1517846455992@mail.yahoo.com>
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	<584471854.2575043.1517846455992@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAOx8i90nffXd=CPXUEJLhvPcKxJbYTgaNLmS50j+TMdU=7T_dw@mail.gmail.com>

Bob

Go to the C:\Windows directory and remove the DXB2007.ini file and try it
again.


Neal Campbell

Abroham Neal Software
www.abrohamnealsoftware.com



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On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 11:00 AM, Robert Hess via Dxbase <
dxbase at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> I'm trying to get DXBase 2007_109 running on a Windows 10 computer.  It's
> loaded but asking me for a File Data Source.  It is not looking for .mdb
> files.  Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
> For what it's worth, I quit using DXBase about two years ago.  I had
> purchased a Flex 6700 and drivers were not available in DXBase.  I have
> since discovered that I can use a Kenwood driver for the Flex.
> I tried DXLab Suite and currently am running HRD.  I've got to say that
> nothing compares to the speed, ease of use and relatively light CPU usage
> of DXBase.  HRD does have decent support and is frequently updated, as is
> DX Lab, but they're just not as easy to learn and use and you need a fairly
> powerful computer to run them.  It is a plus to have quick updates to the
> DXCC database when entities are added, etc.  In short, DXBase still has all
> of the features I need.
> I still keep my dxpedition and special event logs in DXBase and want to
> move them to the Windows 10 computer.  Knowing now that I can call the Flex
> a Kenwood, I may just switch back.
> BobW1RH
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From kd4k at comcast.net  Tue Feb  6 15:45:24 2018
From: kd4k at comcast.net (Tony)
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2018 15:45:24 -0500
Subject: [Dxbase] help files and windows 10
Message-ID: <003601d39f8b$6a12bdc0$3e383940$@comcast.net>

Hi all,

I guess this has been covered but I tried searching the archives and could
not find anything.

How do I view the Dxbase help files under windows 10?

 

73 de Tony, KD4K

 

 


From dickw1ksz at gmail.com  Thu Feb  1 10:20:00 2018
From: dickw1ksz at gmail.com (Richard Solomon)
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2018 08:20:00 -0700
Subject: [Dxbase] DXBase 2007 Help File
Message-ID: <CAC5FBO8tFEjZNAshgp3Gp+MrZcghPQ5wRquwvcAhgUH=wvwpVw@mail.gmail.com>

It's been a while since I
last used the Help File
(several computers ago).

I tried it today and got an
error message about an
"incomplete" link.

This probably has been
discussed before, but I
missed it.

How do I get to view the
Help File in WIN10 PRO,
64 bit O/S ?

Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ

From wa6axe at verizon.net  Tue Feb  6 18:38:50 2018
From: wa6axe at verizon.net (Joseph Glockner)
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2018 18:38:50 -0500
Subject: [Dxbase] DXBase 2007 Help File
In-Reply-To: <CAC5FBO8tFEjZNAshgp3Gp+MrZcghPQ5wRquwvcAhgUH=wvwpVw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAC5FBO8tFEjZNAshgp3Gp+MrZcghPQ5wRquwvcAhgUH=wvwpVw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1616d7c7c82-c93-340d@webjas-vae211.srv.aolmail.net>

Dick,

Back in Feb 2016 - I sent out the following info

((NOTE!!  -- I have NOT done this, so I have nothing to add - but, you can try))

//quote//


I forgot that K9TRV had posted an email to the DXbase reflector about how
you CAN get the Windows 10 Help Files to work all ok..

His email was dated January 14, 2016  and here are the contents of that email:

//quote//

I have found a way to install and run WinHlp32 on Windows 10. In my case it is Windows 10
Pro 64 bit. It allows DXBase 2007 to open its help for the user.
 
Roughly:
>From this webpage:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_install/winhlp32-do
-we-have-to-go-through-this-again/ddcc2f40-e4f3-407b-9672-ee8a2b08a71e
 
Here is a solution (thanks to Komeil Bahmanpour):
 
 
 
Go to his site:
 
http://www.komeil.com/blog/windows-help-program-winhelp-winhlp32-exe (he has a blog
posting on 2015/12/31 saying that he's working on a revised version that doesn't
need to be edited to work on Windows 10 (and may not also for Windows 8/8.1 as well. Keep
checking!)
 
 
Download winhlp32-windows-7-x86-x64-komeil.cab:
 
http://www.komeil.com/download/1230
 
I needed a solution in order to get help working for Delphi Studio Architect on Windows
10.
 Komeil's install.cmd file didn't work as is (its pre Win10) so I simply modified it.
 Unpack the download (Install.cmd, winhlp32.exe, winhlp32.exe.mui) to a new directory.
Edit the install.cmd and add the following two lines to the 'settings' section:
 
 
set WindowsVersion=7
goto :BypassVersionError
 
 
(yes, 'WindowsVersion=7' is correct.) Save the file and execute as administrator. 
 All should go without error. Delphi help, and every other help file I've tried, now works
exactly as it should!
___________________
I would add:
 
 
'execute as administrator' means: open a command prompt window AS ADMINISTRATOR (right
click, run/open as administrator), change directory to where the Install.cmd file is
located, along with the 2 WinHlp32 files,
(use 'CD' to do that), then run Install.cmd. If you have this instructions file, the
above-described changes have already been made to Install.cmd. They are provided
in case you want to go back to the source (www.komeil.com), get the latest, and do it
yourself.
 
I have made a modified version of install.cmd that I could provide, but the suggested mod
goes early in the file, just after the ':: setup' line.
 
73,
George K9TRV

//end of quote//

//end of quote//

73 Joe wa6axe



 

 

Joseph Glockner
wa6axe at verizon.net

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz at gmail.com>
To: DXBase <Dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tue, Feb 6, 2018 5:31 pm
Subject: [Dxbase] DXBase 2007 Help File

It's been a while since I
last used the Help File
(several computers ago).

I tried it today and got an
error message about an
"incomplete" link.

This probably has been
discussed before, but I
missed it.

How do I get to view the
Help File in WIN10 PRO,
64 bit O/S ?

Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ
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From crownhaven at bellsouth.net  Sat Feb 10 20:59:55 2018
From: crownhaven at bellsouth.net (Crownhaven)
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2018 19:59:55 -0600
Subject: [Dxbase] Reinstalling DXB In Windows 7 Home
Message-ID: <4f9e53e2-9607-be5d-ef1a-938ee157838b@bellsouth.net>

Well, I had to have my computer worked on and it required formatting the 
drive, reinstalling Windows.? Somehow I got a copy of DXB back on the 
machine.? I have a registration file.? However, when I double-click on 
it, I get error messages.? Looking for a starting point to figure out 
what I'm doing wrong.? I'm not a software enthusiast.

Kind regards,

Steve, N4JQQ


From marty.santic at gmail.com  Wed Feb 14 14:07:16 2018
From: marty.santic at gmail.com (Marty Santic)
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 13:07:16 -0600
Subject: [Dxbase] Buckmaster HAMCALL Database
Message-ID: <CAD90X8O_OC2zc7zDWgSuvHrwDLR3PO=epfYajWL+faW4XKJvgw@mail.gmail.com>

Just purchased the HamCall database and loaded it on the C:\ drive
(C:\ham0)  Cannot get it to work with DXBase 2007.  Any hints would be
appreciated.

-- 
Marty Santic ----- W9EAA

From marty.santic at gmail.com  Wed Feb 14 15:02:38 2018
From: marty.santic at gmail.com (Marty Santic)
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:02:38 -0600
Subject: [Dxbase] Buckmaster HAMCALL Database
Message-ID: <CAD90X8OUXGFqjF-bHBEyhdZwo3JCH8FeqTY9W+OT36Js59tvaw@mail.gmail.com>

Copied the HAMCAL32.DLL file from the Hamcall directory and placed the
newer .dll file in the DXBase 2007 directory and now it works!!

Ignore my previous post.

-- 
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