Backup solution

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Thank you for all your input. I really like the idea of backing up the
system multiple time a day.

Again thanks for the ideas


-----Original Message-----
From: Mario Aguirre [mailto:maguirre@...]
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 10:03 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] backup solution


I found the following for ver5.0:

The vantage files vntgbkup with extensions txt-bat and the backvan.bat files
are under the vantage directory. Yet, these files call programs that are
located in the progress and progress\bin directories (_mprshut.exe). Rather
to include paths, I moved the files to the Progress directory and now they
work fine....and don't forget to restore your databases to complete the
process.

You can schedule the routine to run 3 or 4 times a day. I am creating a
batch file to copy these four files under a different name so I could
restore the database at different times of the day and loose only a few
hours rather than a whole day of work....

Mario Aguirre
Lakin General


-----Original Message-----
From: yahoopridesigns [mailto:yahoo@...]
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 6:48 AM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: [Vantage] backup solution

Good Morning,

I have to redo my backup solution for Vantage 5.00. I looked on the site
and it give documentation for ver.3 and 4. Is the procedure the same for
Version 5. And has anyone found any bugs in the vntgbkup program.

Jason Ford
Pride Signs
Cambridge ON.
www.pridesigns.com
jford@...
519-220-0505



Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

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Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
2
Good Morning,

I have to redo my backup solution for Vantage 5.00. I looked on the site
and it give documentation for ver.3 and 4. Is the procedure the same for
Version 5. And has anyone found any bugs in the vntgbkup program.

Jason Ford
Pride Signs
Cambridge ON.
www.pridesigns.com
jford@...
519-220-0505
3
Backup is identical in 5.0. You just have to take into account the new directories and the database name (vantage.db).

Troy Funte
Liberty Electronics

----- Original Message -----
From: yahoopridesigns
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 7:48 AM
Subject: [Vantage] backup solution


Good Morning,

I have to redo my backup solution for Vantage 5.00. I looked on the site
and it give documentation for ver.3 and 4. Is the procedure the same for
Version 5. And has anyone found any bugs in the vntgbkup program.

Jason Ford
Pride Signs
Cambridge ON.
www.pridesigns.com
jford@...
519-220-0505


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Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

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I found the following for ver5.0:

The vantage files vntgbkup with extensions txt-bat and the backvan.bat files
are under the vantage directory. Yet, these files call programs that are
located in the progress and progress\bin directories (_mprshut.exe). Rather
to include paths, I moved the files to the Progress directory and now they
work fine....and don't forget to restore your databases to complete the
process.

You can schedule the routine to run 3 or 4 times a day. I am creating a
batch file to copy these four files under a different name so I could
restore the database at different times of the day and loose only a few
hours rather than a whole day of work....

Mario Aguirre
Lakin General


-----Original Message-----
From: yahoopridesigns [mailto:yahoo@...]
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 6:48 AM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: [Vantage] backup solution

Good Morning,

I have to redo my backup solution for Vantage 5.00. I looked on the site
and it give documentation for ver.3 and 4. Is the procedure the same for
Version 5. And has anyone found any bugs in the vntgbkup program.

Jason Ford
Pride Signs
Cambridge ON.
www.pridesigns.com
jford@...
519-220-0505



Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
5
I wanted to simplify the backup routine that was provided. For what its
worth, here is the backup batch file I wrote for our system (we have Vantage
and Progress installed on drive E:). I wrote it to be independent of the
environment settings, so it doesn't matter what you DLC variable is set for.
This keeps the previous three backups available (we backup three times a
day) in directory c:\backup. There is a separate batch file which then
copies the newest backup to another server (in case we lose the whole
Vantage server).

echo on
rem *** Bump old backup files and create a new one.
if exist c:\backup\backup.3 del c:\backup\backup.3
if exist c:\backup\backup.2 ren c:\backup\backup.2 backup.3
if exist c:\backup\backup.2 del c:\backup\backup.2
if exist c:\backup\backup.1 ren c:\backup\backup.1 backup.2
e:
cd \epicor\progress\bin
probkup online e:\epicor\vantage\db\vantage.db c:\backup\backup.1
exit

Brian Boyes,
Systems Administrator,
Precision Resource Canada Ltd.
<http://www.precisionresource.com>
<mailto:brianb@...>



> I have to redo my backup solution for Vantage 5.00. I looked
> on the site
> and it give documentation for ver.3 and 4. Is the procedure
> the same for
> Version 5. And has anyone found any bugs in the vntgbkup program..