BV Version 6 - FAQ Part 2
BDE Configuration
Before you use BV for the first time, you need to set up the BDE! This is necessary to set the right (dBase) database driver and to print call signs with slashed zeroes ('Ø') instead of a usual zero ('0') to better distinguish between the number 0 (zero) and the character O.
- Be sure that BV is not running.
- Start the program bdeadmin in your BDE program folder, usually C:\Program Files\BDE.
- Click on the Configuration tab sheet of the left panel, on the + sign at the Drivers node and then on the + sign at the Native node.
- Click on the DBASE item:
- Click on LANGDRIVER in the right panel and choose ascii ANSI from the drop down list.
- Set the Level to 3.
- Next, open the System node by clicking on the + sign and then click on INIT:
- Set the DEFAULT DRIVER to DBASE.
- Finally, click on the Object menu and on Exit. The changes will be saved after a message dialog.
 
The right fonts for slashed zeroes

Despite a properly configured BDE, certain fonts will never print slashed zeroes because there's no such character in their character maps. If that's true for your font, choose another font then. A Windows character map reference program is installed on most Windows computers.

Vladek, SP5QAC, has kindly provided three "slashed zero" true type fonts ("GlassGauge", "HamFont" and "T93Y") for download at: http://vlp.home.pl/hams/font.htm.
The fonts need to be copied into the Windows Font folder, e.g. C:\Windows\Fonts.
The BV default ASCII Code for Ø is 0216. This default can be changed to another ASCII code which complies with your selected font. Open the Configuration dialog (Ctrl-G) and click on the tab folder Print Formats. Enter a language-dependent ASCII code for the slashed zero. Common ASCII codes are proposed in the drop-down list (216, 232, 248):

The character codes for the Ø in the above mentioned fonts is:

Standard fonts as "Arial", "Courier", "Verdana" etc.: 216
"GlassGauge": 216
"HamFont": 248
"T93Y": 248
 
Home :: Index :: Back