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on Multiple PCs under One Registration: Finding Vista Submission Files: For those who use Windows Vista they may have a hard time finding their summary and .dat files. After navigating to the program directory (Field Day Log folder) where the submission files you created were saved, you must click on Compatibility Files Tab on the menu bar in order to view these files. Field Day Contest Log This
Field Day Log is meant to be used as a stand alone version. Field Day Network Log This program is almost identical to the
Field Day Contest
Log (see above) in appearance and performs all the same functions. The code, however, has been
modified extensively so that this program will function on a
local area network (LAN). This year there will be quite a few new groups using the network version of
the Field Day software. The following are responses to questions that I have
received frequently, and I'm listing them here as pointers:
- For the messaging features to work properly, the path to the log file from the computer hosting the log should NOT route through the network. The client's path must route through the network and begin with \\ (the \\ tells the software that it is a client and which PC to connect to as the server). For example, the server's path might be: C:\FD\FDLog.mdb and each of the client's paths would be: \\Develop\C\FD\FDLog.mdb (assuming the PC hosting the file was Develop). - Because some versions of Windows can be particular about accessing files in the c:\program files directory via the network, it is best to create a separate directory outside of program files on the PC hosting the log file such as c:\FD. - Make sure that all PCs and your router or hub are on a UPS (uninterruptible power supply)! - A backup of all your data is written to every PC connected to the log file every 15 minutes. Even if the PC hosting the log file has a catastrophic failure, you can recover your log from any other PC on the network by clicking File > Combine or Restore from Backup. - Don't wait until the Saturday morning of Field Day to install and test
out the software on your network! If you haven't already done so, get the PCs
together before Field Day, hook them up and make sure that each PC is able to
access and update the common data file. Problems solved very easily in a relaxed
atmosphere can seem insurmountable when the clock is ticking. Have fun, and we hope to work
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