[WriteLog] Version 11.04A bugs

[Mike Heitmann]

Add to the list:

"Change Operators" does not work. 
On a new install, the changed operator never gets set. On an upgrade from an older version, who ever the last operator was under the previous version gets credit for all QSOs unless updated manually for each QSO. 

We run into this all the time at our club station W0MA. It's been hashed on the list here before (right after Field Day), but since we're making a list...

Mike, N0SO

On Jul 15, 2012, at 2:54 PM, "Bud Trench" <aa3b.bud at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here is a summary of the bugs I have experienced with Version 11.04A and
> Windows 7:
> 
> 1.    The most serious issue is the "MFC application has stopped working"
> situation.  I have experienced this issue with three different modules
> (Field Day, RAC Canada and IARU) so it appears to be module agnostic.  I
> have also experienced it while NOT using packet (IARU) so I don't believe
> that packet usage triggers the problem.  When it problem occurs, I must kill
> the application using the Windows Task Manager.  I don't know of a
> work-around for this problem.
> 
> 2.    There were notes on the reflector about the IARU scoring problem.  I
> am in zone 8 and had to enter zone 7 in the "Contest Parameter Setup" menu
> in order get the correct QSO point values.  This is an easy work-around
> during the contest, but it has implications on the Cabrillo file - you must
> reset the Parameter Setup to your correct zone to insure that the "sent"
> exchange in the Cabrillo file is correct.  Note that the claimed score will
> be impacted; I don't believe this is an issue as the log checking software
> re-calculates the score.
> 
> 3.    Historic FOC Marathon modules won't load; the load starts but bogs
> down and I have to eventually kill the process using the Windows Task
> Manager.  I am unaware of a work-around for this.
> 
> I am very interested in understanding the timing of a fix for item 1 as it
> is very disruptive when it occurs.
> 
> 73 Bud AA3B  
> 
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