[Moon-net] [Fwd: Re: [wsjtgroup] INI file]

[Joe Taylor]

Several people have written to me, both on- and off-list, about the 
following known problem with the experimental WSJT version 5.9.8

> Since upgrading to 598 my DOS box shows 2 errors saying it can't load
> the ini file and is loading defaults.  This occurs twice and my
> settings such as Quick Decode are lost.  Is anyone else seeing this
> problem and is there a fix?

This is a program bug, and it will be fixed before this experimental 
version of WSJT becomes a real release.  The error occurs only if you 
have installed WSJT r558 to a directory containing a blank in the file 
name.  Unfortunately, this includes the default directory,

C:\Program Files\WSJT6

A temporary work-around for this problem is very simple.  On the Setup 
-> Options screen, change the entry in the
"AzElDir:" box from the default

C:\Program Files\WSJT6

to

C:\

The effect will be to have the Az and El information (used by many to 
direct a separate EME moon-tracking program that controls antenna 
positioners) written to a small file in the
computer's root directory, C:\

Please note: unless you want to test the experimental modes JT2 and JT4, 
there is NO good reason to install WSJT 5.9.8 r558.

	-- 73, Joe, K1JT