Database & Application Miscellaneous: zip,compress, backup options for vdb5.7

  • robert_bravery / 212 / Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:59:00 GMT / Comments (2)
  • Hi all,
    Can anyone suggest som backup options I can include in a 5.7 app.

    Thanks.
    Robert
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    1. "Robert Bravery" <me...u.com> wrote in message
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      > Hi all,
      > Can anyone suggest som backup options I can include in a 5.7 app.
      > Thanks.
      > Robert

      Try tweaking sourcebackup.wfm, I found it in the binaries or codelib group a
      while back.
      It is easy to change the file specifications on it.

      I believe I have seen stuff in the duflp, also there are command line
      options for WinZip, you might have download a plugin for it but I do recall
      seeing command line options for it.

      I always figure that a company should have a backup solution where as your
      app is part of it. All that great backup software is already out there.
      Heck even backupExec is part of the OS now days. I am sure you could
      automate it throug dBASE.

      Greg Hill

      greghill | Sat, 17 May 2008 10:20:00 GMT |

    2. "Greg Hill" <ghill123...hotmail.com> wrote in message
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      > "Robert Bravery" <me...u.com> wrote in message
      > news:pzKB98IZHHA.1908...news-server...
      > Try tweaking sourcebackup.wfm, I found it in the binaries or codelib group
      a
      > while back.
      > It is easy to change the file specifications on it.

      I will have to look at this. I don't want to spen too much tme on
      programming

      > I believe I have seen stuff in the duflp, also there are command line
      > options for WinZip, you might have download a plugin for it but I do
      recall
      > seeing command line options for it.

      This is a government client. They have strict policies with regards to apps
      downloaded and installed

      > I always figure that a company should have a backup solution where as your
      > app is part of it. All that great backup software is already out there.
      > Heck even backupExec is part of the OS now days. I am sure you could
      > automate it throug dBASE.

      Point in case, the operator overwrote a backup files, which was a copy of a
      dbf, and also served as a comparison for previous periods. When the IT guys
      phoned me, they wanted to know if I had a backup, I asked where is theres,
      and they replied that they had not backed up that drive. Go figure, who's
      fault is that. So I decided to have my app do its own backup.
      I though of using NTBACKUP, but have to use it with parameter options, so I
      have to run it with the run() commnd. If no one else has any other
      sugestions.

      Thanks
      Robert
      > Greg Hill
      >
      >

      robert_bravery | Sat, 17 May 2008 10:21:00 GMT |