FoxPro Commands That Create Backup (.BAK & .TBK) Files (93328)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS 2.0
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS 2.5
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS 2.5a
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.5
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.5a
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh 2.5b
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh 2.5c
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh 2.6a
This article was previously published under Q93328 SUMMARY
FoxPro creates backup files prior to performing certain operations
that can corrupt the database if the operation fails. The backup file
is created in the same directory as the original file and has the .BAK
extension.
FoxPro creates a backup file before performing any of the following
operations:
APPEND FROM
MODIFY STRUCTURE
PACK
UPDATE ON
If the database has an associated memo file, the backup copy of the
memo file has the .TBK extension.
The PACK command deletes the backup file once the operation has been
completed successfully.
To restore information from a backup file, delete or rename the .DBF
file with the same name, then rename the backup file so that is has
the .DBF file extension. The .BAK file may also be used as a database
if the user specifies the complete filename (including the extension)
in the USE command.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/3/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB93328 |
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