Supporting XMLog

Although XMLog is freeware any help you can provide to support continued XMLog development and maintenance will be greatly appreciated. If you find XMLog useful please use the "Donate" button to make an on-line donation via PayPal or credit card.

You can also send donations to the address shown at the end of this page.

XMLog Install File Download - Beta Version

Download: xmlog723.zip - Version 7.23

Before using a beta version you should consider backing up your log files and options settings files if you do not have automatic backups enabled. These files are found in your XMLog install folder (usually c:\mlog).

• Log files: Files with .log extensions
• Option settings files: Files with .ini extentions
• Custom QSL/Mailing label definitions: layouts.mdb

For a more complete list of XMLog files see the Backups section of the XMLog help file.

If you have problems you can return to the previous version by downloading and reinstalling that version. Doing an install does not modify any log or options files.

XMLog Version History

Here's a list of changes to XMLog made since the current version at www.xmlog.com was posted. This info can also be displayed by using XMLog's "Help/Display changes.txt" menu item.

*** 7.23 ***

Beta version 7.23 of XMLog contains changes to handle the incorrect name for Peter 1 Island and the incorrect CQ Zone number for Marquesas Island (FO/M).

--- The DXCC country name "Peter I." (3Y/P) previously used by XMLog has been changed to "Peter 1 I.". The country name field for any existing 3Y/P log entries will be updated when the log is opened.

--- XMLog has been assigning Marquesas Island (FO/M) the wrong CQ zone number of 32. It will now use the proper number 31 and the Zone field for existing FO/M log entries will be updated when the log is opened.

--- Because XMLog only uses 2-digit years when displaying or entering dates it can only cover a range of 100 years. So in the original XMLog versions:

2-digit year values 21-99 were mapped to 1921-1999 2-digit year values 00-20 were mapped to 2000-2020

This wasn't considered a problem since at the time the 2020 breakpoint was nearly forty years in the future!

However, as 2020 approached the breakpoint obviously needed to be adjusted, so in version 7.01 it was moved up ten years such that..

2-digit year values 31-99 were mapped to 1931-1999 2-digit year values 00-30 were mapped to 2000-2030

When I made this change I never suspected that this breakpoint would ever become visible on the horizon but here we go again making yet another slide. As of version 7.23...

2-digit year values 41-99 will be mapped to 1941-1999 2-digit year values 00-40 will be mapped to 2000-2040

I apologize to any folk out there with log entries dating before 1941.

XMLog Support

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at:

Michael McAmis
433 Hanover Center Road
Etna, NH - 03750

or via email at: support@xmlog.com