I have been using SyncBack for a few years now, mostly to do disk-to-disk backups. It supports M$ Virtual Shadow-Copy service (VSS) with XP, 2003 Server, and I bet 2008 Server. But, VSS only works on local drives with NTFS partition. Also, check Services to make certain VSS is set to automatic and running. With VSS running I am able to back up open files using SyncBack. www.syncback.com. I think it is $30 per machine for license, includes free updates, and for non-business machines you can use a single license for up to 5 PCs. I use it for workstation as well as Server class M$ platforms. Easy to set up, and it does have an option to compress files and directories, and to copy to ftp locations.
Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Newton > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 7:14 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Backing up data from a running application > > > Hi all > > Having searched through the archives I have identified the following as > possible tools (all of which are free or very cheap): > > BigSpeed ZIP DLL > EclipseUI > XStandard ZIP component (XZip) > VFPCompression (Craig Boyd) > > I'm working on a project based on Visual Promatrix and I have run into > problems trying to backup application and system data and what it boils > down to is the fact that (e.g. using VFPCompression), open tables and > databases cannot be backed up. And trying to close them before doing > the backup and then re-opening them after the backup is a complete > nightmare scenario ... > > So I need a tool (preferably free or cheap) that can backup open files - > does anybody know if any of the above can do this (apart from > VFPCompression, which I have already tested) ? > > Or another tool that can ? I've seen it mentioned elsewhere that > DynaZip can do this - but I cannot get a definitive answer on this. Can > anybody confirm ? > > Thanks > > Paul Newton > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
