[Ham-Computers] DON'T trust those CD roms for important storage!

[AD5PE]

Access requires to be able to write a "lock" file to the directory with the
mdb file.  This can't be done directly from the CD in most cases.

Have you confirmed the disks are "blank" in something other than Access
(explorer, etc).

Jay 

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Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 21:44
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Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] DON'T trust those CD roms for important
storage!

I have had that issue with several CD using Nero 7. The software comfirms
the burn. It sends the instructions to the burner but it dosent burn . Where
the CD formatted before the burn? Can you read any disk on the burner? More
info please.

-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Philip, KO6BB" <ndb_fch-344 at sbcglobal.net> 

> Hi,
> Somewhat over a year ago the creator of the very good Shortwave 
> logging program called SWLog program got PO'd at the complaints he was 
> receiving and dropped support. About the same time that the German 
> company providing an excellent SWL database readable by SWLog quit
providing it free to amateurs.
> Then the SWLog program was reintroduced, but with a totally different 
> makeup, requiring the download and configuration of a LOT of new files 
> from Microsoft etc.
> 
> Since I was revamping a lot my computer stuff here, I first backed up 
> all the SWLog files and it's logbook containing many years of SWL logs 
> to two CD ROMs, then removed the program and files from my computer as 
> I wasn't doing a lot of SWLing.
> 
> Today I decided to open up the log files with Microsoft Office Access 
> (it was supposed to be editable with Access) and see if I could export 
> them to a format that I could read in Excel.
> 
> Imagine my chagrin when NEITHER CD rom was readable on my computer 
> (they were "burnt" on this machine and the same drive). To the 
> computer both disks appeared to be blank, they were supposedly quality
products from TDK.
> And yes, in case anyone is wondering, I'm CERTAIN they checked out 
> fine right after burning. I always burn with the little block checked 
> that compares the written disk against the original files.
> 
> Interestingly enough, the disks containing the scans of all my SWL QSL 
> cards are the same brand and are still readable, though all those card 
> scans are also on my Internet "Photobucket" site and could have been 
> retrieved if need be.
> 
> The disks weren't stored in any temperature stress areas as the radio 
> room is air conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter, I keep 
> it around
> 68-75 degrees when possible. 
> 
> So, now I'm "logless" as far as SWLing goes, all my beacon and ham 
> logs are intact as they always reside on the computer hard drives as 
> well as FLOPPY disks. . .
> 
> So, the upshot is, don't trust those CD ROMs for important stuff, and 
> if you do, check them frequently. I'm sure that in this instance, I 
> just got a bad batch. But that's small consolation.
> 
> 73 de Phil, KO6BB
> http://www.geocities.com/ko6bb/index.html
> http://ko6bb.multiply.com/
> 
> DX begins at the noise floor! 
> RADIOS: Yaesu FT-2000, FT-8800, FT-1802, FT-60. 
> Merced, Central California, 37.3N 120.48W CM97sh
> 
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