Tom, It's a very nice idea !! I agree with your proposal to include this small routine in a future release of DXBase.
Regards to all, Eric - ON7RN Tom a écrit: > Hi Jack: > > We've had a lot of emails recently about various ways to back up DXbase 2003. > > Isn't there some small backup routine that you could include in the next > update of DXbase that > would make backup an automatic feature upon shut down of DXbase. Currently > you save all the tables > at shutdown of DXbase. Why not just perform a backup automatically at that > time and let the user > specify the backup medium (eg 2nd hard drive or CD-ROM)? > > Are there other users out there that would like to see such a feature added > to DXbase????? > > Tnx and 73, > > Tom, N0YD > > ****************************************************************************************** > > --- Jack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Bill, >> >>I'm not sure about this, but if you make a copy of a .mdb file while it is >>open, there is a chance that the pointers that reside inside the .mdb file >>might be in a state that makes the database appear to be in use. If you >>later tried to restore from this backup, it might not open because it thinks >>it is already opened. >> >>Now I could be just sipping too much vino, but I would suggest testing the >>backup done this way to insure that you have a sound working backup. >> >>Regards, >>Courtney >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "DXBase List" <[email protected]> >>Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 4:12 PM >>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 > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >
