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R:BASE 11 Beginners Tutorial

To back up the SkyWrite database from your hard drive to a network drive:

 

1.For this example, assume you have a "Backup" folder on a network drive "F:".
2.In the Database Explorer, click the Databases option.
3.Select "SkyWrite" and click the Connect option.
4.Choose Tools: R> Prompt, or select the R> Prompt button on the toolbar (third button from the left).

 

The "R:BASE R> Prompt" window opens.

 

5.Type "OUTPUT F:\Backup\SkyWrite.ALL" and press [Enter].
6.Type "UNLOAD ALL" and press [Enter].

 

R:BASE starts the backup process to the network drive.

 

7.Type "OUTPUT SCREEN" and press [Enter].

 

The database backup is now located in drive F:\Backup. Two files will be located in the folder with the names SkyWrite.ALL and SkyWrite.LOB.