RESTORE: How to restore clients
There are different types of backup files depending on the program versions: Files like BLCLIENT.DAT, BLCLIENT1.DAT, BLCLIENT2.DAT These files can contain one or more clients You can create these types of backup files through the menu 'Register: Special: Backup' in newer versions of the Bailine program. The actual names of the files are not important but we recommend you stick to using names like above when you create a backup.
With newer versions of the BSP program you create a restorable backup file through the menu 'Register: Special: Backup' You can restore clients from such a file, even while you are working with other clients, through the menu 'Register: Special: Restore'. The default name for a backup file is 'BAILINE.BAK'. You can change this name but only the 8 first character will be used. Storing a backup file for a spesific date you may want to name the file as BLYYMMDD, where YY is the year, MM is the month and DD the day, e.g. storing a backup file for March 11, 2010 use the name BL100311.BAK etc.
BAILINE.DAT is NOT a freely restorable backup file for individual clients. This file is the main client register. You can use this file for a restore of a COMPLETE client register, however the file would need to be converted to a more flexible format before you can extract individual clients from it. To convert a BAILINE.DAT file to a restorable client
file send the file to tech@bailine.com or you can convert the file
yourself by following the instructions found here Backup-files are usually transferred by email as zip-files Zip files are compressed files and such files need to be unpacked before you can use them. In Windows you can usually double click on the zip file to extract the files it contains. If double clicking does not work you need to install
a zip program in Windows.
(You can avoid having to use DOS-commands by having In DOS you also need to have a zip-program installed. The backup program found at www.bailine.com/files + program files + backup can be used. After you have installed this backup program you can 'unzip' e.g. a ZIP file from e.g. a diskette by typing the following commands at the C-prompt: MD\BAK [Enter] The location of the files extracted from the zip file with the above commands is C:\BAK To list the files in C:\BAK under DOS you type DIR /P [Enter] To delete all files from C:\BAK you type the following DEL C:\BAK\*.*
[Enter]
To restore all or individual clients from a client
file you use the menu 'Register: Special: Restore'. (With older program versions you can only restore
individual clients one by one through the menu Register: Special:
Open clients from other register) The program will then ask for you the path (=location)
and the name of the backup file. A:\BLCIENT.DAT If you have extracted e.g. a backup file BLCIENT1.DAT
to C:\BAK the correct path would be:
To restore a complete client register you need a BAILINE.DAT
file. You have to exit the Bailine program before doing
the following.
Under Windows you can just copy the BAILINE.DAT file
(your backup) into the folder C:\BAILINE. If the backup file is
zipped (bailine.zip) you need to unzip the file first.
If you have made your backup with the copy command
you type the following COPY A:\BAILINE.DAT C:\BAILINE [Enter] If you have made your backup with the \BAILINE\BACKUP command you
type: CD\BAILINE [Enter] Answer Yes + [Enter] if the program ask you if you want to overwrite
files, you will get that question if you use the same disk more
than once. Verify that you receive the message '1 file(s) copied' for each
command.
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