Check the header and make sure you are inspecting the database you are actually
connected to. It sounds as if in file explorer you are looking at the wrong
directory.
Albert. [——————————————————————————————]
> On Jan 1, 2018, at 3:58 AM, Cathy Grimes <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> P.S. I forgot to add… I also have Explorer show File size, which is another
> reason for my concern since none of the 4 files has changed size for months
> now.
>
> Cathy
>
> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf
> Of jan johansen
> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2017 11:23 AM
> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: RE: [RBASE-L] - One last question, if possible
>
> Open the folder and check thusly
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "jan johansen" <[email protected]
>> <mailto:[email protected]>>
>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>> Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 11:18:16 -0800
>> Subject: RE: [RBASE-L] - One last question, if possible
>>
>> Are you using Windows 10? You may need to change the file attributes that
>> you wish to see in the folder.
>> There are several dates available.
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: "Cathy Grimes" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>> To: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>> Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 09:52:49 -0800
>>> Subject: RE: [RBASE-L] - One last question, if possible
>>>
>>> Thank you, Albert. The date and time does not change no matter what I do,
>>> or when I make any changes.
>>>
>>> The file sizes not changing is what concerns me most. I have not been
>>> creating new databases or tables, but regularly edit the data and create
>>> and/or edit reports….but still no file size change (or date change) at all.
>>>
>>> Hopefully, since I don’t seem to be losing my changed data, the static file
>>> sizes are not affecting the integrity of the database. But it would really
>>> ease my mind if I could find out how to fix it.
>>>
>>> Cathy
>>>
>>> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>>> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On
>>> Behalf Of Albert Berry
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2017 9:33 AM
>>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>>> Subject: Re: [RBASE-L] - One last question, if possible
>>>
>>> The date/time is last connection time, not the time you disconnected, I
>>> think.
>>> I don’t think you need to change the dates. When you disconnect and
>>> reconnect, the date/time will be updated to the time of connection.
>>>
>>> File sizes, on the other hand, should change as you manipulate the data and
>>> the database files are saved.
>>>
>>> Albert
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Dec 31, 2017, at 9:20 AM, Cathy Grimes <[email protected]
>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thank you, Buddy, for taking the time to respond. I am the only user so
>>>> no one else in the database ever. I’m not sure what you mean by R:Base
>>>> possibly considering the database as being out of sync, but I’ve had no
>>>> problems accessing the database, making changes, etc., then having the
>>>> changes (ones I’ve checked) still there after I’ve exited, updated the
>>>> dates, then re-accessed. I do check my back-up drive periodically to make
>>>> sure that all 4 of the data files are copied after I’ve forced a date
>>>> change.
>>>>
>>>> Because I do manually update the dates and copy the files every couple of
>>>> days, that should accomplish the same end result as your schedule task
>>>> suggestion – it just takes me a few seconds each time (even if it is
>>>> annoying to have to do this). That is a good thing, because I would have
>>>> no idea how to create a schedule task. My tech guy set up Acronic True
>>>> Image in the separate back-up hard drive, and I have periodically have
>>>> problems with that working properly.
>>>>
>>>> I guess I just wanted to be assured that my database is still ok with my
>>>> manual updating, especially since the file sizes do not change at all when
>>>> I update them.
>>>>
>>>> Cathy
>>>>
>>>> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On
>>>> Behalf Of Buddy Walker
>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2017 7:56 AM
>>>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>> Subject: RE: [RBASE-L] - One last question, if possible
>>>>
>>>> Cathy
>>>> I believe the date will change when everyone is disconnected from the
>>>> database. Also I would be careful about forcing a new date because R:Base
>>>> may see this as the database being out of SYNC.
>>>>
>>>> The auto backup looking at dates may not backup up all 4 database rx
>>>> files. I would suggest using something like a schedule task that would
>>>> start R:Base and then copy all 4 files to a backup area. I did this in the
>>>> past. I would copy the database files at noon (limited activity) and then
>>>> at 5:00pm and then the normal daily backup at 11:00pm
>>>>
>>>> Buddy
>>>> <>
>>>> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On
>>>> Behalf Of Cathy Grimes
>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2017 10:10 AM
>>>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>> Subject: [RBASE-L] - One last question, if possible
>>>>
>>>> I hope it’s ok if I ask one more question that has been driving me crazy
>>>> (as an end user, also the buyer of R:Base). I was so happy to have my
>>>> only other main R:Base problem fixed by Razzak so quickly and easily.
>>>>
>>>> When I last upgraded to R:Base Extreme 9.5(32), the file Attributes
>>>> suddenly stopped changing, i.e., the date modified never changes, and RB1
>>>> through RB4 never changes size (no matter how many rows I add or changes I
>>>> make).
>>>>
>>>> Because I have auto back-up drive that backs up changes only, it will not
>>>> back-up my R:Base data files unless I do it manually. I found a program
>>>> that will automatically update the date changes to current (if I mark and
>>>> select those each time), but it does NOT change the size of any of the RB1
>>>> through RB4 files. My data always seems to be there, but I’m worried that
>>>> the file sizes are static.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you. Cathy
>>>>
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