Backup Solution

Access 2000/XP/2003 MDB file with source code. A sample code shows how you can automate daily
backup of data file. First it checks if backup was already done today (using custom property on
database), if no – then it make a copy of data file to specified to default folder, and finally it compacts a
data file. In multi-user environment backup runs once per day when first user starts application.

To run a sample code: Open BackupSolution.mdb in Access. Run Linked Tables Manager to relink
tblClient to DataFile.mdb. Run mcBackup macro to perform a backup. Sample database will create a new
folder Backup and make a  DataFile.mdb file there.

To implement this solution into your database you can copy mdlBackUpSolution into your database, and
then modify a autoexec macro (or VBA procedure which runs first when you start database) – directly
after procedure where you check if linked tables are linked – you add a line like in provided mcBackup
macro or VBA code:

If ToBackup() then
 BackUpNow()
End if

You can also implement a custom options dialog where user can set backup options.

Download: BackupSolution.zip (32 kb)