Each morning when we start our App we run a block of code that does Autochk CMS If no errors Copy CMS.RB* to BCK.RB*
Then I zip the BCK.rb* files to Monday.zip, Tuesday.zip..... Friday.zip (the Monday - Friday zip files are only created the first time the code runs, if the file date is the same as today we skip that) (this gives us a fresh copy for each AM for the past 5 days) Then I have a bat file with a short cut Icon on the Desktop that XCopies these files to the USB drive. This way if the user clicks this while the DB is in use it will not cause a problem with the live DB You can also XCopy the files to a workstation Nothing fancy but it works. Marc From: Tom Frederick Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 2:40 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: OT: backup software We have done something similar using memory sticks. 4 and 8 gig USB sticks are readily available for around $20. 16 gig are about $30. Get one for everyday in the week and simply download first thing in the morning. Also have tape backup of the network, but USB is quick. Tom Frederick President/CEO Elm City Center 1314 W Walnut Jacksonville, IL 62650 W- 217-245-9504 F - 217-245-2350 E - [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bernard Lis Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 1:58 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: OT: backup software Hi Dan, Looking for inexpensive backup -- ever hear of COPY? You can set up an auto backup of your server to your individual PC's. Backup up to a different PC each day of the week. This way you will have the latest 5 copies. Another inexpensive method is to purchase an external dirve (some of my customers bought it at Costco) to be connected to some PC via usb. Set up five folders on that drive called Mon, Tues, etc. Of course I don't know how large your database is so you have to figure out the best method. Good luck, Bernie Lis ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Goldberg To: RBASE-L Mailing List Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 10:31 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - OT: backup software I am looking for a good backup software to run on a server. I know there is some like Symantec(VERITAS) backup but they are expensive. TIA Dan Goldberg
