It sure will, I backup my DXbase file to one of my networked computers all the time.
73 de Tony, KD4K My Weather Page http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/ My Ham Radio Page http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/kd4k/radio.html Sawnee Mountain (WB4GQX 147.15 +.600) Repeater Page http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/sawnee/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Harlem, W1EBI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Jim McDonald'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'DXBase List'" <[email protected]>; "'FireBrick'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 7:55 PM Subject: RE: [DXBase] adding a backup feature to DXBase > Now I'm curious. I only have a single HD in my shack PC, but it's > networked with my workhorse laptop, where I keep a mirror copy of DXB > for printing labels and award applications. Do I understand that this > .bat approach will simultaneously backup DXB in both computers in > seconds? Seems even better than WinZip and floppies... > > George W1EBI > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Jim McDonald > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 7:45 PM > To: 'DXBase List' > Subject: Re: [DXBase] adding a backup feature to DXBase > > The batch file takes about three seconds to copy all of the files to my > second hard drive in the same PC and a second set of copies to a hard > drive > in a networked PC (the old notebook that runs AR-Cluster). I'm using a > shortcut on the desktop. It's so easy. I'm very appreciative to Tony > and > Bill. > > 73, > Jim McDonald - N7US > Mesa, Arizona > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > N7US AR-Cluster: > telnet://n7us.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Harlem, W1EBI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'FireBrick'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'DXBase List'" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 2:47 PM > Subject: RE: [DXBase] adding a backup feature to DXBase > > > Bill, I recall that post and its very detailed and complex steps. Isn't > it just as effective to compress the .mdb, .co and .ini files with > WinZip and export them to a floppy every so often/every contest? > > Say yes, 'cause that's how I back up :-) > > George W1EBI > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of FireBrick > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 4:12 PM > To: DXBase List > Subject: [DXBase] adding a backup feature to DXBase > > Couple days ago I posted a way to create .bat file to backup DXBase > critical > files. > My version was based on Tony Cash's batch file. > > Well duh! Don't know why I didn't think of this. > But I used the Programs Menu feature to create a 'Backup' by Adding it > to > the Menu. > So I don't even have to close DXB. > For some reason while you can't Copy/Paste your .mdb file with DXBase > open > using Windows Explorer. > I can run the batch file from within DXBase and it will copy files with > no > problem. > I think Windows Explorer will not allow you to move a file currently > being > used by a program. > But the batch file, which runs in a Dos box, will. > > Remember if you haven't backed up...it's not a question of IF. just a > matter > of WHEN! > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > Beauty is skin deep; ugly goes right to the bone. > ----------------------------------------------------- > > W9OL, Bill H. in Chicagoland > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >
