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From: maurit@nrtc.nrtc.northrop.com (Mark Aurit <maurit>)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: CLIPPERS87 RUN help needed
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Date: 17 Apr 91 15:53:13 GMT
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Reply-To: maurit@nrtc.nrtc.northrop.com (Mark Aurit <maurit>)
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Im writing a utility for a user in which they can perform selective
archiving, and decided to use the DOS BACKUP/RESTORE commands. I wrote
a standalone program, linking it with TLINK. After getting it working
I linked it into the main program (using BLINKER), which is fairly
large (>526K disk space), and the sucker blew on the misc_error about
RUN processing (on the line prior to the "RUN BACKUP" a MEMORY(0)=64).
Since I believe it could find command.com, which was comspec'ed, I assume
its a memory problem.
 
I see 2 options (actually, 3, but I dont consider have the user
jump in and out of the system as viable):
 
  - buy a memory overlay manager such as DrSwitch or MOM.
 
  - buy a back-up utility (that does not call DOS) designed to work
  within CLIPPER, such as the GrumpFish Backup library.
 
Id like help in the following areas:
        - am I merely missing something in my programming (i.e.
        maybe there is a BLINKER feature that will help - Im using
        MEMOPACK(10)). I also have ALINK - would that work?
 
        - which the better of the memory overlay managers? I dont
        have firsthand experience with either, and would appreciate
        any comments from users.
 
        - are there other (and maybe better) backups than Grumpfish? Again,
        Id especially like to hear from anyone with experience.
 
Thanks
 
Mark Aurit
 
P.S. Programming in C or Assembly are not options. Neither is 5.0!!
 
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