Automotic backup

[Osman]

Hi,

How can i export records with desired filename? For example after my backup script runs then fm automatically save the records as a file name that according to system date (030131.tab -year/month/day-)

Thanks

Adam

[Anatoli]

FM server is doing automatic backups.

Without server you can achieve this with Dialog Magic plugin.

[Charles Delfs]

Or for those who do not have server (Not Me)

You can either export the whole database or save a copy and then use Protolight's FREE (Did I Say FREE) File toolbox plugin to rename and move the file.

Charles

[Paolo]

or you can export the data with given filename, like backup.tab, then perform an applescript that renames the file to the desired name.

[Leb i Sol]

Hi Adam!

IF your after only a backup then consider:

-Export is good but in case you make a change on the DB u have to remmeber to include those changes and re-edit your script

-You can also use Save a Copy of the file option...

...on windows....there is a backup utitly under Admin tools. All is required that files not be used/served at the time of backup. If u want your log files backuped from C:Program FilesFile Maker.... then FM has to be closed....

opening and closing of files/application can be scripted by buit-in scripts.

-U can ue eg. 'start.fp5' with the "run a script on open of the file" to start/close....u can use builtin win scheduler to open these Closing/opening files...related files will close their "relatives"....

I am sure u will think of other ways...

IF export is necessary then u can use copy-paste approach from fileds in which u store pre-detined names...

Look at http://fentonjones.com/files/Scheduling.html

from Mr. Fenton how was generous enough to share...

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