Hi Mike, Your COPY TO won't give you all the meta data, which is what you wanted in the first place. When you already have a copy of the system the meta data is already there, you are just updating the data.
HTH Peter Cushing IT Department WHISPERING SMITH On 28/02/2019 21:37, [email protected] wrote: > On 2019-02-28 04:43, Peter Cushing wrote: >> On 27/02/2019 17:22, [email protected] wrote: >>> I can easily do something like this: >>> >>> CREATE DATABASE C:\Backup\MyDBC.dbc >>> OPEN DATABASE C:\Production\MyDBC.dbc >>> liNumTables = adbobjects(laTables,'TABLE') >>> for ii = 1 to liNumTables >>> lcFile = forceext("C:\BACKUP\" + laTables[ii],'dbf') >>> use laTables[ii] >>> copy to (lcFile) database C:\Backup\MyDBC.dbc with cdx >>> use >>> endfor >>> >>> >>> ...and that would get me a copy of all of the tables with their >>> indexes. >>> Great. But what's the easiest way to get all of the DBC meta-data >>> into >>> that new Backup database copy? I can't USE the MyDBC.dbc and do a >>> COPY >>> TO as that only makes the result a DBF and FPT. >>> >> An easy way to get a copy of the data is to have a copy of all the data >> in another folder, then using your loop above, zap each table and >> append >> from the live data. We use it here as a rough and ready backup during >> the day, while people are in the system. Your copy then has all the >> same meta data as the original. > > Hi Peter, > > I see no difference between my COPY TO <the backup folder table> versus > doing an APPEND FROM <Production table> from my backup table. ??? > > Am I mistaken? > > tia, > --Mike > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
