Hello Cathy,
Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 1:59:18 PM, you wrote: > Bob, > > Don't you use the Legacy backup routine? No problem with > overwriting it if you set it to include the date and time in the > name of the backup zip file - which I think is the default these days. > I really don't understand why you'd even think about making code yourself. > Legacy reminds you to backup on exit if you haven't turned it off. > And any time while working you feel you need a backup, File - Backup does the > job. > A manual backup, unless you're either only backing up the fdb file > or backing up the whole data folder is far more complex. > Of course you also need to learn how to restore the backup file and > know that you can restore without overwriting your current family > file by giving the restored file a new name. I think Cathy you're slightly confused by our discussion direction, or perhaps the one I hijacked from Ron in the first place. Bob and I were discussing the merits of running our data files from the cloud or another non-cloud folder on your desktop & Mike suggested my thinking might be wrong. Bob doesn't run his data files from a cloud folder, a perfect user preference of course, but then of course he must manually copy his *.fdb and any document files over to his cloud folder so the syncing can occur. Now my argument is, I would agree with his method if only the whole process could be automated. The only way I could see that happening is for an external program to run as Legacy closes. Now in the old days we might have considered a batch file to run to do this as Legacy closes. For my money I just put my data file in the Cloud folder and run from there, but I could be convinced otherwise if it was achievable and non-manual. Yes Legacy does have the Backup facility and it's great and works well, but that isn't what we're planning to use here. Cheers Dave > > Cathy > -- David Cripps, Tasmania <[email protected]> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
