restoring msgs from TBB file
Hello TBUDL, I use an archive folder each for Sent Messages and Received Messages ... via various filters messages from most of my accounts end up here sooner or later. I think of it as a retirement village ; ) Trouble is most of the contents of these folders disappeared at some point a little while ago. Messages going back years. I don't know why but suspect it was an over-zealous or buggy filter that did it. Now I have backups of the TBB files from before, but don't know how to restore their contents while still keeping what is in the archive folders now (ie the latest archive messages from the last few months). Any Ideas? -- David ___ Real happiness is when you marry a girl for love and find out later she has money - Bob Monkhouse Using V 3.0.1.33 on Windows XP Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: restoring msgs from TBB file
Hello djb everyone else, on 24-Apr-2005 at 13:34 you (djb) wrote: Now I have backups of the TBB files from before, but don't know how to restore their contents while still keeping what is in the archive folders now (ie the latest archive messages from the last few months). Create a new folder in TheBat. The exit the program. Copy a messages.TBB file you want to import to the new folder (file system level). Delete the existing messages.TBI (index) file of the folder you newly created. Re-start TheBat. Messages should be there (I hope *g*), and the new index file will be re-created automatically. HTH -- Best regards, Alexander (http://www.neurowerx.de - ICQ 238153981) You know, there are three kinds of intelligence - the intelligence of man, the intelligence of animals, and the intelligence of the military, in that order. -- Gottfried Reinhardt Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: restoring msgs from TBB file
Many thanks Alexander, I'll give it a try. -- David ___ In this world, hate never yet dispelled hate. Only love dispels hate. This is the law, ancient and inexhaustible. - Gautama Buddha Using V 3.0.1.33 on Windows XP Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: restoring msgs from TBB file
Hello djb, Now I have backups of the TBB files from before, but don't know how to restore their contents while still keeping what is in the archive folders now (ie the latest archive messages from the last few months). Any Ideas? Tools/Import/Import from allows you to directly import from TBB files. -- Best regards, Miguel A. Urech (El Escorial - Spain) Using The Bat! v3.0.9.18 Return Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: restoring msgs from TBB file
Tools/Import/Import from allows you to directly import from TBB files. So it does! Do you happen to know if it appends or replaces messages? and whether it asks which folder you want them imported to? I just tried but it comes up straight away with the 'Open File' dialogue with no indication what comes next... -- David [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Carbon dioxide levels are the highest for 55 million years, when no ice was present on the planet and sea levels were 110 mtrs higher. - Sir David King, UK chief scientific adviser (Guardian Weekly 23/7/04) Using V 3.0.1.33 on Windows XP Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: restoring msgs from TBB file
Hello djb, Do you happen to know if it appends or replaces messages? and whether it asks which folder you want them imported to? As far as I know, all imports are to the folder you have selected in the folder tree. So, first select the folder you w3ant to import to and then do the Import... Imported messages do not replace any messages already in the folder. What may happen is that you end up with some duplicate messages if some of the imported ones were already in your folder. I just tried but it comes up straight away with the 'Open File' dialogue with no indication what comes next... That is correct. What you have to do on the 'Open file' dialoque is select the TBB file you want to import and click OK. -- Best regards, Miguel A. Urech (El Escorial - Spain) Using The Bat! v3.0.9.18 Return Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: restoring msgs from TBB file
As far as I know, all imports are to the folder you have selected in the folder tree. So, first select the folder you w3ant to import to and then do the Import... Worked a dream, thanks MAU. -- David [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ sloppy thinking gets worse over time - Jenny Horitz Using V 3.0.1.33 on Windows XP Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: restoring msgs from TBB file
Hello MAU, On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 16:00:52 +0200 GMT(4/24/2005, 9:00 AM -0600 GMT), per mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] MAU wrote: Any Ideas? Tools/Import/Import from allows you to directly import from TBB files. I've never tried it, but I thought that I'd mention the potential received date issue. I know many moons ago when I first started using TB I imported from Unix type message base exported from VA. IIRC the received date changed to whenever I imported the messages. I don't know if this is the case with when importing from TBB files. I believe Alexander's suggestion per mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] will maintain integrity of the message base's received date since the culprit is the index file which is rebuilt when TB opens with messages in new folder. :-) -- Best Regards, Greg Strong Using The Bat! v3.0.9.18 Return on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: restoring msgs from TBB file
Hello Greg, I've never tried it, but I thought that I'd mention the potential received date issue. I know many moons ago when I first started using TB I imported from Unix type message base exported from VA. IIRC the received date changed to whenever I imported the messages. I don't know if this is the case with when importing from TBB files. Yes, you are right. I tend to forget about Received Date because I never use it, I always sort on Created. -- Best regards, Miguel A. Urech (El Escorial - Spain) Using The Bat! v3.0.9.18 Return Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html