Greetings:
I have been a long time user of Swisslog.dos, but my old PC hardware finally broke. I have removed the hard drive and the data is still there (over 100k QSOs), but I must now upgrade to Swisslog V 5.107. I'm afraid I will have many newbie questions. Let me ask just three for now:
1. In the Dos version I have scores of databases (e.g. each contest separately) which I afterwards mostly included into a "Mainlog" database (my regular qso database) as well. I started transferring all these databases to V5, but think this is not the way to go. In V5 I think I should keep everything in a single database, and use groups or events to see specific annual contests, nets, etc.
But how do I do this while importing from my old .dos databases?- while importing can I make these QSO's part of an 'event' automatically (i.e. for the 100s of QSOs as a batch)?
- what happens if an entry is a duplicate?
- is this the right way to do it?
2.
How can I delete a database in V5? I started importing separate .dos databases by creating a V5 database and then importing the data from the dos version. As per above, I now think this is wrong and need to get rid of these multiple separate databases.
3. When I click "Open logbook database" under the File tab, I always get a popup saying
"Swisslog V5. The file does not exist, OK". I have to click on it 6 times before it opens the logbook databases window. I suspect that it is looking for a default file that does not exist. How can I fix this?
Thank you so much, in advance, for any help.
I also wish to express my gratitude for many years of use of the DOS version. It was an excellent, fast (without windows) and a simple to use program. I am also most grateful to those who work so hard to keep Swisslog functioning and current.
73
John, N6JW
