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13.3 Restore
A note of warning. When a restoral is performed, the
databases will reflect their contents as of the last back up
that was done. If you haven't backed up PMIS for many
weeks, all the records since that date will be lost. To
avoid this situation, the author recommends that the user
incorporate the auto backup feature on the set up menu.
This will insure that a backup will be requested every time
the user exits PMIS.
The restore feature copies all database files that were
previously saved by the backup feature above. All data
files on the program drive and data drive are overwritten
with the files contained on the backup disk in the backup
drive. The saved data floppy disk is inserted in the drive
designated as the backup drive, and the restoral is begun by
entering any key. Upon completion, you are taken to the
main menu screen. Partial restorals, ie restoring only some
database files, is not allowed. Manual attempts to copy
only some of the .dbf files with DOS commands may result in
unpredictable results. The user is cautioned against this
practice.
The dual floppy user will be prompted to swap disks in the
program drive as part of the restoral process. Follow the
screen instructions.
Whenever a restoral is done, it is recommended that the user
exit PMIS and re enter again after the restoral function has
completed. This sequence is required in order to initialize
the program with the database variables that were just
copied over from the backed up data. Failure to do follow
this procedure may cause unwanted effects during the
execution of the PMIS program.
This restoral is an excellent way to recover a database year
that was deleted unintentionally, or other "cockpit" errors.
If the reason for executing a restoral is related to some
hardware failure such as a disk drive, there is the
possibility that the program files are also damaged. If
PMIS fails to load, or if the restoral aborts, you may need
to re- install PMIS, and then execute the restoral step.
Prior to re-installation, if the restoral fails, a hard
drive user can try copying all of the files from the backup
disk(s) into the directory where the PMIS program resides.
This method will work if none of the PMIS program files are
undamaged.
13.4 Quit
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Return to the Main Menu Screen