Anyway to save the current form enviroment? 1

[keepsafe]

Hello,

I have a routine that will backup everything in the database folder to a backup folder. In order to do this I have to close all tables and databases (file in use errors will occurred) and then I will force the user to restart the application because my main form has lost it data enviroment. My question, Is there anyway to save the current form enviroment data enviroment before calling my backup routine and once the backup routine is completed restore the data enviroment so that I do not have to force a restart?

Thanks
John

 

[TamarGranor]

Doug Hennig wrote an article on setting up things to be persistent in FoxTalk a long time ago--the January, 2000, issue of FoxTalk. If you have back issues, you can find it there. If you're a subscriber to FoxRockX, you can find it in the FoxTalk archives at the FoxRockX site. The title was "Persistence without Perspiration."

It's a really nice little framework for storing info between sessions.

Tamar

 

[Mike Lewis]

John,

You say you have to force your users to restart the application. Why not do it for them?

In other words, do something like this:

1. User signals that they want to take a backup.

2. Application closes all data and runs the backup.

3. Application does a normal closedown.

4. Application calls itself.

The user need not be aware of any of this.They simply say they want to do a backup, and some time later the application is ready for normal use again.

Of course, it's not really that simple. You'd have to make sure all other users have closed the app as well, but that would apply to any backup scenario.

Mike


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