on 4/17/2000 1:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> I ran a backup on a test database and the backup ran without any errors
>> (while FileMaker was still running). I was then able to restore the
>> database from tape and open it -- no problems, but FileMaker Server was
>> never shutdown during the backup.
>
> I just ran a similar test and found that the database was backed up, but some
> indices had to be rebuilt. Shutting down FileMaker should give more reliable
> results. I just posted a very similar question to yours, before reading
> Friday's postings. It would be very nice if the server shutdown script could
> somehow be triggered by the Retrospect Client, but I don't see a way to do
> that yet.
Just set up a script in FileMaker Pro Server to backup all open databases at
a certain time, preferably just before the Retrospect script is set to run.
It's all built-in. Ours does it every night at 8:00 or something.
<><
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Texas A&M University Dept. of Food Services <http://food.tamu.edu/>
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