[Logic] LOGic7

[Mel Martin]

I've been running Logic 7 Beta for a while now... and the old DBF files are
compatible if you build new indexes.
I can't say for sure if this is the case with the final release, but I'd be
surprised if it wasn't the case.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arthur Tan" <ab4rl@lomag.net>
To: "LOGic" <logic@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 12:00
Subject: Re: [Logic] LOGic7


> From Julio Peralta:
>
> > I just got the new version 7 of LOGic. Since it is a new program
> > Dennis has you set it up in a new directory. Which means that all
> > the settings for everything have to be redone. Are there some
> > configuration files that can be moved over from LOGic 6 that will
> > avoid having to do that?
>
> Hi Julio,
>
> Dennis wrote the program and I cannot speak for him but here's the way
> I see it:
>
> LOGic 7 adds new columns (i.e. data) to the prefix table and log
> fields.  Thus, I would not copy over those *.dbf files.  Unless Dennis
> chimes in and says differently, you may very well have to spend the
> time to re-setup and re-edit those tables.  Again, I don't know the
> answer so I would err on the side of caution and not copy over the
> *.dbf file blindly.  You might as well be safe with your data right?
>
> However, list of valid values appears to be of the same dbf structure,
> so you can copy over ../logic6/logdata/lists.dbf into your
> ../logic7/logdata/ subdirectory.  If you've made a lot of changes in
> VE PROV and ARRL SECT due to recent discussions on this reflector, you
> will not need to do it again in LOGic 7.
>
> I haven't played with LOGic 7 enough to see if you can copy over
> customized index setup files yet (tools->advanced->index setup
> info...).  I hope so as I've indexced many many columns of my logform
> for quick sorting.
>
> Bottom line though and this is really important, do not delete LOGic 6
> from your computer until you have LOGic set up the way you like it.
>
> Enjoy LOGic 7.  It's awesome.
>
> 73, Art AB4RL
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