Re: REPOST: How do _you_ back up your db?
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.Even when used in conjunction with other backup techniques, it gives you off site back ups, and grandfather backups.>REPOSTING because either a) no one wants to talk to me or b) no one>actually backs up their databases.>>How do _you_ back up your db?>>Here's how I do it...>>I have a template that is admin protected that I hit with a trigger>every 12 hours. Here's what it does...>>[text]t_NewFileDate=[date %Y%m%d]-[time %H%M%S][/text]>>[commitdatabase db=some.db]>[COPYFILE from=some.db&to=^/WC.backup/[t_NewFileDate]-some.db]>>I do a commitdatabase so that I make certain that I get an up to date>copy of the database prior to doing the copy.>>Then sometime later, I will use either TB2 or Retrospect to copy the>WC.backup folder to an off-site volume.>>I had originally tried to use Retrospect, TB2 or the Finder with>AppleShare to copy the files directly but they are in constant use>with records being appended and those methods often failed as the>database changed or grew during the copy.>>Anyone have a better technique?>>___Joe___>>_________________________________________________>Joseph D'Andrea JoeDan@West21.com>WEST21.com Internet services for the 21st Century> http://www.west21.com/>_________________________________________________>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to>>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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For the Mac users out there, check out .Even when used in conjunction with other backup techniques, it gives you off site back ups, and grandfather backups.>REPOSTING because either a) no one wants to talk to me or b) no one>actually backs up their databases.>>How do _you_ back up your db?>>Here's how I do it...>>I have a template that is admin protected that I hit with a trigger>every 12 hours. Here's what it does...>>[text]t_NewFileDate=[date %Y%m%d]-[time %H%M%S][/text]>>[commitdatabase db=some.db]>[COPYFILE from=some.db&to=^/WC.backup/[t_NewFileDate]-some.db]>>I do a commitdatabase so that I make certain that I get an up to date>copy of the database prior to doing the copy.>>Then sometime later, I will use either TB2 or Retrospect to copy the>WC.backup folder to an off-site volume.>>I had originally tried to use Retrospect, TB2 or the Finder with>AppleShare to copy the files directly but they are in constant use>with records being appended and those methods often failed as the>database changed or grew during the copy.>>Anyone have a better technique?>>___Joe___>>_________________________________________________>Joseph D'Andrea JoeDan@West21.com>WEST21.com Internet services for the 21st Century> http://www.west21.com/>_________________________________________________>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to>>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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