The subject comes up periodically of backing up DXbase files to another drive. I use a DOS batch file with a shortcut on my desktop. I execute it when DXbase is not running. Maybe a quick backup routine will be included in the next version, but I am using this now.
I recently had to update mine for a new PC. I succeeded in making it fail, I think because I didn't realize the need to use quotation marks, which I didn't do when I learned DOS over 20 years ago. In case anyone else wants it, I have it copied below. You'll have to adjust your paths (i.e., drive names and folder names) accordingly. Jim N7US ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Rem Copy all important DXBase files to a mapped drive H: copy "C:\Program Files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase 2004\*.co" H:\Backups\DXbBak /y copy "C:\Program Files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase 2004\*.mdb" H:\Backups\DXbBak /y copy "C:\Program Files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase 2004\*.ini" H:\Backups\DXbBak /y copy "C:\Windows\hosts" H:\Backups\DXbBak /y Rem Copy all important DXBase files to a mapped Zip drive Z: copy "C:\Program Files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase 2004\*.CO" Z:\Backups\DXbBak /y copy "C:\Program Files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase 2004\*.mdb" Z:\Backups\DXbbBak /y copy "C:\Program Files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase 2004\*.ini" Z:\Backups\DXbBak /y copy "C:\Windows\hosts" Z:\Backups\DXbBak /y
