Jami, Do you have the ability to install P99SE on a different machine? (I can't remember if you've indicated that before). I think your frequent crashes are pretty unusual.
> -----Original Message----- > From: JaMi Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 7:46 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Cc: JaMi Smith > Subject: Re: [PEDA] KLUNK! - Whats wrong with this picture. > > > Thanks Dennis, > > I did not know that. > > I usually have had to do a "recover" after a crash from the > "backup" or the "previous backup" in the same directory as > the original ".ddb" file, and in fact I have had to do that > at least twice in the last week with this board, which is > probably why I am in "paranoid mode" to begin with. > > I will look into that, because that would mean a great deal > of "time saved" in some instances, if I did not have to go > all of the way back to a previous "backup" to recover the database. > > Thanks again, > > JaMi > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis Saputelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 6:50 PM > Subject: Re: [PEDA] KLUNK! - Whats wrong with this picture. > > > > operating in paranoid mode is generally a good thing when > so much work > > hangs in the air > > > > to allay your fears somewhat, and you may know this well, a > set of up > > to ten incrementing timed auto save backups may be written to a > > separate folder which by default is an SE subfolder > > > > these are independent of and in addition to the backups > that are made > > in the local directory each time you push the save button > and i have > > found them to very useful on occasion > > > > even a trashed DDB (which, knock on wood, we have not yet > had) can be > > reasonably well reconstructed using these > > > > i have found that even when the program is crashed, > depending on the > > crash mode, it generally will faithfully keep making these timed > > backups > > > > just wait out the 10 minutes or however long you have it set for > > BEFORE terminating the TASK > > > > they have saved us a few times and are a thoughtful feature > of protel > > > > the settings are in the ARROW menu preferences, autosave button > > > > Dennis Saputelli > > > > > ************************************************************** > ********** > * Tracking #: 7BA82E7D0ABC5749A4DB05FB0887FAC83EA68721 > * > ************************************************************** > ********** > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
