FYI, I see the new version of Back4Win supports XP and is still free. It is on tucows.com
Curt KA2SLC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Nowicki [WA4OYH]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 11:59 AM Subject: RE: [DXBase] Backup batch file > I think it would be easier to go on the internet and look for a freeware or > shareware program that was designed to do incremental backups. I remember a > freeware program called Back4WIN that would do what you wanted but is not > for WindowsXP. There are other files in DXBase one needs to backup like any > label, QSL card or report that has been designed by the user. I just save a > copy by hand because these files don't change once I have a final design. > > 73 Bill WA4OYH > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ron Stordahl > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 10:57 AM > To: Jim McDonald > Cc: DXbase Reflector > Subject: Re: [DXBase] Backup batch file > > > Jim > > Your suggestion is a good one, however I am wondering if it could be > enhanced so as to preserve the last 'N' runs, or maybe the time & date > could somehow be incorporated so that a series of backups could be > preserved. In the later case it would be the resposibility of the user > to delete an excessive number of backup's. I don't know what features > are available in BAT files in Windows...I suppose it's documented > somewhere. > > Probably some DXBase user is up to date on this, or has a better solution. > > Ron, N5IN > > Jim McDonald wrote: > > >A few months ago we had a discussion about using a DOS batch file to backup > >DXbase files. If you've upgraded to DXbase 2004, don't forget to update it > >with the new path for DXbase 2004 instead of 2003. > > > >BTW, if you don't have one and want to try it, mine looks like this: > > > >Rem Copy all important DXBase files to a Mapped Drive H: > >copy "C:\Program files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase 2004\*.CO" H:\DXbBak\ > >copy "C:\Program files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase 2004\*.mdb" H:\DXbBak\ > >copy "C:\Program files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase 2004\*.ini" H:\DXbBak\ > >copy C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts H:\DXbBak > >Rem Copy all important DXBase files to another Hard Drive on my system > >copy "C:\Program files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase 2004\*.CO" > >D:\Backups\DXbBak\ > >copy "C:\Program files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase 2004\*.mdb" > >D:\Backups\DXbBak\ > >copy "C:\Program files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase 2004\*.ini" > >D:\Backups\DXbBak\ > >copy C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts D:\Backups\DXbBak\ > > > >I have a shortcut icon on the desktop and run it with DXbase shutdown. > >Takes just a few seconds to run. > > > >Jim N7US > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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 >
