I think you can already do this by using a .BAT file to run DXBase: dxbase2003.exe winzip.exe -start parameters
When DXBase2003 goes to end it will start WinZip, and with appropriate command line parms you should be able to provide a list of files to backup and a name and destination. Ill admit I have not tried this nor looked into it very thoroughly. Perhaps someone is already doing this? Ron N5IN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DXBase List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [DXBase] adding a backup feature to DXBase > 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 >
