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Re: [WriteLog] Back-up??

To: SteveBaron@StarLinX.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Back-up??
From: Georgek5kg@aol.com
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:19:54 EDT
List-post: <mailto:writelog@contesting.com>
 
In a message dated 9/29/2004 9:33:34 AM Mountain Daylight Time,  
SteveBaron@StarLinX.com writes:

The best  way to handle this is to have a "journal" file which stores all
> QSO's  from the last save.  If there is a crash, when WriteLog starts,  it
> restores the QSO's from the journal after reading the main  database
> file.  This is basically what word processing and  spreadsheet programs
> do between saves.  This would require some  internal programming.



WL does maintain a journal file.  If your computer crashes for  some reason, 
WL will ask you if you want to save the journal file entries when  it reboots. 
 The WL journal file has saved my butt more than once! [Thanks  Wayne]
 
73, George, k5kg
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