I don't know if this is the correct answer but I will tell you how I do a
back up.
I close FM and Excel then go to Windows Explorer and Right click on my main
Ebase file. You will get a pop up screen that asks what you want to do, I
zip up the
file and send it to the Zip drive. Then, if you need to restore, just
replace the file on
your hard drive with the file on your zip drive.
Like I said, I don't know if it is the correct way to do it but it works!
Carol Buck
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From: Ileen Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: TechRocks Support <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 2:10 PM
Subject: [support] Opening Backup
Thanks for all the help from various folks. This is a slow process. I
have now successfully entered 1400+ names to our database. Before I begin
to deal with payments and membership expire dates I need some help with the
backup.
I am using a Zip drive for backup (newly purchased and not very familiar
with). I have been able to save a copy of ebase using the SAVE AS command
to the zip drive. Now I am trying to open the zipped backup to make sure I
have saved the data. Reopening it is giving me a problem.
I have tried several ways of saving the file and opening up the backed up
file. I open up Filemaker Pro 5 and then navigate to the saved backup on
the zip. When I do that, I get the following error message from Filemaker
Pro (after having been asked to enter my password) -- "set up" could not be
found and is required to complete this operation.
What is "set up"? Or what is going on here. The last time I tried it,
behind the window to navigate to the proper file was a largely blank screen
with Letter 1 at the top and the name and address of the first person in
the database.
It appears I do have a backup but obviously I need to know how to open it
incase I need to use it.
Ileen Weber
Membership Chair
Pilchuck Audubon Society
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