The thing is, with a database that is shared over many DBF files unless you can exclusively lock each one at a given point and then back them all up before unlocking you will never be sure you have a valid snapshot in time.
-- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm On Fri, 27 Jan 2017, at 06:54 PM, [email protected] wrote: > On 2017-01-27 06:02, Man-wai Chang wrote: > > Always wrote our own Foxpro routines to backup and/or do data transfer > > (sometimes using external data compression programs) .... It's not > > that complicated. :) > > > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 12:54 AM, Rick Schummer > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> SET MARKETING ON && for those who are not interested > >> > >> CleverFox Backup backs up VFP data (DBC and/or free tables) even if > >> they are open in shared mode, something other > >> backups sometimes fail to do, or will only do when they table gets > >> closed. It also can do SQL Server backups too, which > >> is perfect for those who are using SQL Server Express, or better. All > >> on a scheduled basis, configurable to be done > > a call if you (or anyone else on the list) are interested. > > 586.254.2530. > >> .... > >> SET MARKETING OFF > > > > Can't you just do a FLOCK() and then SELECT * from Source into table > c:\backup\Target ? > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/1485544928.1047250.861864912.2b9ac...@webmail.messagingengine.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
