I did it but it still says "this file is not modifiable" over and over again, I think the only thing I can do is import into new ebase, does any one how I can do this without going one file at a time?
thanks for all your patience and help! Jennifer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Rodriguez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "TechRocks Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 12:08 PM Subject: [support] RE: My supervisor did a recovery and ebase is lost.... > thank you so much, I'm going to try this right now and tell you how it > goes... > > they are from a cd. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "TechRocks Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 11:45 AM > Subject: [support] RE: My supervisor did a recovery and ebase is lost.... > > > > Jennifer, > > > > Are you using a PC and did your backups come off of a CD? If so, your > files > > are read-only and must be set so they can be modified. To do this, select > > all of them, right-click on them and go to properties, and unclick the > 'read > > only' box. Then, try again to open ebase. > > > > If you're still unable to modify them, I'm not sure what the problem may > be, > > but post back to the list what results you get, and maybe others will have > > some ideas. > > > > I hope this will help. > > > > -- Eric Johnson > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jennifer Rodriguez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 9:46 AM > > To: TechRocks Support > > Subject: [support] RE: My supervisor did a recovery and ebase is > > lost.... > > > > > > I've done that also, but the problem is the same, it does not let me in, > > just repeats "This file is unmodifiable" and I keep on clicking okay, but > it > > doesn't stop popping up. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Eric Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "TechRocks Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 11:28 AM > > Subject: [support] RE: My supervisor did a recovery and ebase is lost.... > > > > > > > Jennifer, > > > > > > Generally speaking, one should never replace a single file of the > > > twenty-some that make up the ebase database. One should only replace an > > > entire set of all twentysome files. There is a risk of serious > corruption > > > of the database if you replace only one file. I'd definitely recommend > > > reverting to your most recent whole backup. > > > > > > -- Eric Johnson > > > Colorado Environmental Coalition > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jennifer Rodriguez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 7:45 AM > > > To: TechRocks Support > > > Subject: [support] My supervisor did a recovery and ebase is lost.... > > > > > > > > > Help! Please, my supervisor was trying to send an email out yesterday > from > > > ebase and somehow he ended up doing a recovery!!! The names file was > > > completely destroyed, I tried to copy and paste my back up names file > but > > > when I opened ebase it just gives me a message that says "this field is > > not > > > modifiable" over and over and over again. > > > > > > Does anyone know how I can solve this??? Do I need to delete all my old > > > files and replace them with my back up? > > > Jennifer Rodriguez > > > Georgia Forestwatch > > > > > > > > > ------------------ > > > Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go > to > > > http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the > > > email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------ > > > Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go > to > > > http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the > > email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > ------------------ > > Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to > > http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the > > email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > ------------------ > > Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to > > http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the > email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > ------------------ > Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to > http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
