On 2019-02-28 04:43, Peter Cushing wrote:

> On 27/02/2019 17:22, mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote:

>> I can easily do something like this:

>>

>> CREATE DATABASE C:\Backup\MyDBC.dbc

>> OPEN DATABASE C:\Production\MyDBC.dbc

>> liNumTables = adbobjects(laTables,'TABLE')

>> for ii = 1 to liNumTables

>> lcFile = forceext("C:\BACKUP\" + laTables[ii],'dbf')

>> use laTables[ii]

>> copy to (lcFile) database C:\Backup\MyDBC.dbc with cdx

>> use

>> endfor

>>

>>

>> ...and that would get me a copy of all of the tables with their

>> indexes.

>> Great. But what's the easiest way to get all of the DBC meta-data

>> into

>> that new Backup database copy? I can't USE the MyDBC.dbc and do a

>> COPY

>> TO as that only makes the result a DBF and FPT.

>>

> An easy way to get a copy of the data is to have a copy of all the data

> in another folder, then using your loop above, zap each table and

> append

> from the live data.  We use it here as a rough and ready backup during

> the day, while people are in the system.  Your copy then has all the

> same meta data as the original.

Hi Peter,

I see no difference between my COPY TO <the backup folder table> versus

doing an APPEND FROM <Production table> from my backup table. ???

Am I mistaken?

tia,

--Mike

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