[DXBase] adding a backup feature to DXBase

2003年2月26日 15:26:30 -0800 (PST)

Hi Ron:
Thanks for your suggestion. That's good news.
If it is as easy as you indicate, then Jack should have no trouble adding it to DXbase to execute
upon shutdown.
Tnx and 73,
Tom, N0YD "Yankee Doodle"
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--- Ron Stordahl <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think you can already do this by using a .BAT file to run DXBase:
>> dxbase2003.exe
> winzip.exe -start parameters
>> When DXBase2003 goes to end it will start WinZip, and with appropriate
> command line parms you should be able to provide a list of files to backup
> and a name and destination.
>> Ill admit I have not tried this nor looked into it very thoroughly. Perhaps
> someone is already doing this?
>> Ron N5IN
>>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom" <[email protected]>
> To: "Jack" <[email protected]>; "FireBrick" <[email protected]>; "DXBase
> List" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 1:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [DXBase] adding a backup feature to DXBase
>>> > Hi Jack:
> >
> > We've had a lot of emails recently about various ways to back up DXbase
> 2003.
> >
> > Isn't there some small backup routine that you could include in the next
> update of DXbase that
> > would make backup an automatic feature upon shut down of DXbase. Currently
> you save all the tables
> > at shutdown of DXbase. Why not just perform a backup automatically at that
> time and let the user
> > specify the backup medium (eg 2nd hard drive or CD-ROM)?
> >
> > Are there other users out there that would like to see such a feature
> added to DXbase?????
> >
> > Tnx and 73,
> >
> > Tom, N0YD
> >
> >
> ****************************************************************************
> **************
> >
> > --- Jack <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Bill,
> > >
> > > I'm not sure about this, but if you make a copy of a .mdb file while it
> is
> > > open, there is a chance that the pointers that reside inside the .mdb
> file
> > > might be in a state that makes the database appear to be in use. If you
> > > later tried to restore from this backup, it might not open because it
> thinks
> > > it is already opened.
> > >
> > > Now I could be just sipping too much vino, but I would suggest testing
> the
> > > backup done this way to insure that you have a sound working backup.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Courtney
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "FireBrick" <[email protected]>
> > > To: "DXBase List" <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 4:12 PM
> > > Subject: [DXBase] adding a backup feature to DXBase
> > >
> > >
> > > > Couple days ago I posted a way to create .bat file to backup DXBase
> > > critical
> > > > files.
> > > > My version was based on Tony Cash's batch file.
> > > >
> > > > Well duh! Don't know why I didn't think of this.
> > > > But I used the Programs Menu feature to create a 'Backup' by Adding it
> to
> > > > the Menu.
> > > > So I don't even have to close DXB.
> > > > For some reason while you can't Copy/Paste your .mdb file with DXBase
> open
> > > > using Windows Explorer.
> > > > I can run the batch file from within DXBase and it will copy files
> with no
> > > > problem.
> > > > I think Windows Explorer will not allow you to move a file currently
> being
> > > > used by a program.
> > > > But the batch file, which runs in a Dos box, will.
> > > >
> > > > Remember if you haven't backed up...it's not a question of IF. just a
> > > matter
> > > > of WHEN!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----------------------------------------------------
> > > > Beauty is skin deep; ugly goes right to the bone.
> > > > -----------------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > > W9OL, Bill H. in Chicagoland
> > > >
> > > >
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