Richard Wackerbarth writes:
> On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, Dave Peticolas wrote:
> > Richard Wackerbarth writes:
> > > On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, Dave Peticolas wrote:
> > > > > Now, those .xac files - are they the previous data file, or are they
> > > > > written in parallel with the main file? (Or copied after the main
> > > > > file is written?)
> > > >
> > > > They are written immediately after the main file is written.
> > >
> > > So, if I have (only) a main file and start to edit it, are you saying
> > > that at the end, I have two copies of the modified file and NO copies of
> > > the original
> >
> > Yes, that's right.
>
> I could recommend another strategy :-)
Yes, we might want to think about just copying the original to
the backup file, rather than making a trail of 'save histories'.
OTOH, when we move to using sleepycat db, as it seems we probably
will, there may be an even better solution using that tool.
dave
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