The Backup Database Form
From:
Main Menu
-
Maintenance
NOTE:
Move the cursor over the picture of the form. When you see the little hand
thingy
appear, you can click on the item to get more information!
Use this form to take a snapshot of your database(s). The database is either
copied or
compacted
(if you click the
Compact during Backup
checkbox), with a time stamp appended to the name (in the form
YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM, e.g. 2000_01_23_13_52 for 01/23/2000 at 1:52 PM). The name
of the main database is "SatTracker.mdb", so a backed up version would be named
SatTracker_2000_01_23_13_52.mdb. The same applies to the commissions database
("Comm.mdb"). To close the form, click on the 'X' button on the upper right
hand corner.
In order to use this feature, all forms except the main menu must be closed,
and there must be no other users accessing the database.
You need to back up the databases after you make significant changes to the
data. Since the commissions database is updated far less frequently than the
main database, SatTracker allows you to specify which databases to back up.
You can perform scheduled (periodic) compact/repairs, as well as other
maintenance activities, by utilizing the
Event Scheduler.
Use the
Manage Backups
form to restore backups.
IMPORTANT:
the
database repair
function uses databases that have been timestamped as described above to
repair databases (if a table becomes corrupted, it finds the most recent
backup).
Customer/Receiver Information:
Check this box to back up the main database. You can check both databases if
you wish.
Commission Information:
Check this box to back up the commissions (information from Dish Network)
database. You can check both databases if you wish.
Compact During Backup:
Check this box (recommended) to
compact and repair
the database during the backup.
Go:
Press this button to start the backup or compact.
Close:
Press this button to close the form.
Hand Thingy:
See? It really works!!
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Wednesday, July 19, 2000