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    Can't restore Zip files automatically

    Can anyone tell me why A5 does not recognize my Zip backups in the restore routine. I have to manually unzip the files to the directory where the original files are located.
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    RE: Can't restore Zip files automatically

    What error message are you getting?

    Need a little more information or a screen shot of the backup begin made and a restore being tried.
    Al Buchholz
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      #3
      RE: Can't restore Zip files automatically

      Al,

      I am not getting any error message. But when the "Restore Database" screen open, there are no restore file listed on the cdrw disk where I previously made the backup to.

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        #4
        RE: Can't restore Zip files automatically

        Does it work if you use a directory on your hard drive?
        Al Buchholz
        Bookwood Systems, LTD
        Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

        Occam's Razor - KISS
        Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
        Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
        When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
        "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
        Albert Einstein

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          #5
          RE: Can't restore Zip files automatically

          Yes it does Al,

          Why would it show the backup to the C: drive and not the cdrw?

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            #6
            RE: Can't restore Zip files automatically

            I could even create a zip backup on the root directory of the c: drive. I even tried creating a directory on the cdrw disk and saving the zip file to it and A5 still did not recognize the zip file.

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              RE: Can't restore Zip files automatically

              For what it's worth it also doesn't work on a cd-r either.

              I usually backup and restore to a disk since the speed is better. Then copy to and from the cd.

              Probably should have Selwyn look at this. I would think it should work reading from a cd/r or rw.

              I did notice that a recent patch mentioned backup to a cd. Maybe restore needs a fix too.
              Al Buchholz
              Bookwood Systems, LTD
              Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

              Occam's Razor - KISS
              Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
              Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
              When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
              "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
              Albert Einstein

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                #8
                RE: Can't restore Zip files automatically

                a5 does backup to a cd-r, but ONLY if the cd has been formatted for direct writing.

                i.e. if you can go to the explorer, right click on the cd-r and select new/text file, and if you can see the new text file on the cd-r, then a5 will also be able to back up to that cd-r.

                if the above test from the explorer fails, then a5 will not list the cd letter in the list of possible target drives for your backup.

                a5 can restore from any valid drive letter.

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                  #9
                  RE: Can't restore Zip files automatically

                  Selwyn,

                  Do you mean 'windows' explorer? or does A5 has it own explorer?

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                    RE: Can't restore Zip files automatically

                    Selwyn,

                    I used windows explorer to create a dummy text file on the cd-r and it worked fine. A5 still dones not see the zip backup files.

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