Sharecpy comes with Rscope and can be used to copy an open database, not that I recomend it.
Troy ===== Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 12/27/01 8:16 am >Tony, Xcopy is still subjected to the same restricted properties of the >Copy command. You Cannot copy an Open File of any kind with an expectation >of success (some applications do not keep the file open while working on the >In Memory copy of the File (notepad does this) , so those types of files >would copy successfully. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tony Nicolini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 6:47 PM >Subject: RE: R:Tango / Windows2000 > > >> >> Mike, >> >> I believe you missed one point. I "xcopy"ed OPEN (CONNECTED) database >> files. I know it works fine with CLOSED (DISCONNECTED) files because I >> also use XCOPY for such purpose. >> Try to XCOPY one OPEN database to another location and you will see what >> error I'm talking about (Win98). >> Thanks for the detailed reply. >> >> >> Tony Nicolini >> Dec/26/2001 - 18:45 Hs (Florida) >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On >> Behalf Of MikeB >> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 6:32 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: R:Tango / Windows2000 >> >> >> Well, I don't know which of these switches you were using, but I suppose >it >> is possible that the "Xcopy"ed files could be out of synch. Have you >tried >> RBsync to reset the timestamp on them. I can think of no good reason that >an >> "Xcopy"ed file would be corrupted simply by copying it to another >location. >> After doing an initial full XCopy *.* /E I would do an Attrib -A /S to >> remove the archive attribute on every file, then thereafter use Xcopy /M >/E >> /Q in a scheduled event to only copy the files that were new or changed. >> >> XCOPY source [destination] [/A | /M] [/D[:date]] [/P] [/S [/E]] [/V] [/W] >> [/C] [/I] [/Q] [/F] [/L] [/H] [/R] [/T] [/U] >> [/K] [/N] [/Z] >> >> source Specifies the file(s) to copy. >> destination Specifies the location and/or name of new files. >> /A Copies files with the archive attribute set, >> doesn't change the attribute. >> /M Copies files with the archive attribute set, >> turns off the archive attribute. >> /D:m-d-y Copies files changed on or after the specified date. >> If no date is given, copies only those files whose >> source time is newer than the destination time. >> /P Prompts you before creating each destination file. >> /S Copies directories and subdirectories except empty ones. >> /E Copies directories and subdirectories, including empty >ones. >> Same as /S /E. May be used to modify /T. >> /V Verifies each new file. >> /W Prompts you to press a key before copying. >> /C Continues copying even if errors occur. >> /I If destination does not exist and copying more than one >file, >> assumes that destination must be a directory. >> /Q Does not display file names while copying. >> /F Displays full source and destination file names while >> copying. >> /L Displays files that would be copied. >> /H Copies hidden and system files also. >> /R Overwrites read-only files. >> /T Creates directory structure, but does not copy files. Does >> not >> include empty directories or subdirectories. /T /E includes >> empty directories and subdirectories. >> /U Copies only files that already exist in destination. >> /K Copies attributes. Normal Xcopy will reset read-only >> attributes. >> /N Copies using the generated short names. >> /Z Copies networked files in restartable mode. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tony Nicolini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 4:14 PM >> Subject: RE: R:Tango / Windows2000 >> >> >> > Hi Mike, >> > >> > It doesn't. I checked on that before writing my question. >> > I also was not able to connect the "open" database copied with the XCOPY >> > command. >> > Thank you for the quick reply. >> > >> > Tony Nicolini >> > Dec/26/2001 - 16:12 Hs (Florida) >> > >> > >> > ----------------- >> > >> > Tony, >> > I never use RBases' mirror command, but during an RBase Session, it >> would >> > seem to me that if the "mirrored" files already had a pointer to them, >> they >> > probably are not connectable. 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