Version 5.94 Error After Update

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Hello Gus,

I reply in English so that everybody can understand.

I don't like that users modify by himself the Swisslog database because it's dangerous if you don't know very well what you are touching. However in this case, if you have Microsoft Access use this guideline to fix the version 6 database to be used again in both versions (if not send me your database and I will fix it here):

- Make a copy of your original database to keep a backup version.
- Open the copied DB in Access and open the VERSION table
- Change the VERSION value from 0600 to 0503
- Now open version 5.94 and go to File | Open DB and select this database
- Maybe it will take a while and you will get some messages. Reply all messages with YES
- After all messages are gone close Swisslog
- Open it again. The database version should be 0514
- Close Swisslog then open again with Access the DB. Set the VERSION field in the VERSION table to 0600 again.
- I recommend you to change the database name to a shortest name such as SWLOG_V5.MDB (original name). Version 6 won't change the name because the database version number is 0600 which is recognised by version 6 as a v6 database.

You will be able to use this database in v5 and v6. Check however in both versions that everything is working well. You will have all the digital modes I added in 5.9 and all corrections and improvements applied. Keep in mind that until you leave using version 6, every time a new Swisslog version is released you will have to change the database value to 0514 (the current one), open it with the new version then change again to 0600 to be used by version 6.

Version 6 is not ADIF 3.0.4 compliant. If you export into ADIF from version 6 you have to use a very well defined query to avoid missing something (like the QRG field) when importing again in version 5. If you perform the above modification in Access you should not have any problem.

Best 73