Re: Backup and restore feature on VB6 application

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From: Venkat (vreddyg_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/15/04 

Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:09:25 +0530

Hi,

I've explored MSDN thoroughly, unfortunately, I could not find any useful
information.
Please help me by providing some other resources.
Please.

Thank you.
Venkat

"Jezebel" <dwarves@heaven.com.kr> wrote in message
news:#mZP7DVTEHA.564@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> The signature is just the first few bytes of the files.
> Open/Read/Write/Close. VB's Help covers this pretty well.
>
>
> "Venkat" <vreddyg@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%234QivYUTEHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks for the reply.
> >
> > I do not have any idea how to manipulate with the signature of a file.
> > Could you please redirect me to any resource where I can get the
> > information.
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Venkat
> >
> >
> >
> > "Jezebel" <dwarves@heaven.com.kr> wrote in message
> > news:eV33XyTTEHA.3844@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > The signature (initial bytes) of an MDB file is:
> > >
> > > 00 01 00 00 53 74 61 6E 64 61 72 64 20 4A 64 74 20 44 42
> > >
> > > When you write the back-up, change the initial bytes to something
else.
> > When
> > > you restore, change them back. Not very secure, but sufficient for
> simple
> > > purposes.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Venkat" <vreddyg@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:%23MRQIbTTEHA.2972@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I've an application developed in VB 6.0 and DB is MS-Access 2000.
> > > > Now I would like to provide backup and restore feature in the
> > application.
> > > > That is to say that to create a backup file of the database which
can
> be
> > > > saved.
> > > > For some reasons, I do not want to give an MS-Access DB as a backup
> > file.
> > > >
> > > > Could anybody please tell me what type of file should I give a
backup
> > > file.
> > > > Please note that the backup file should not be readable/accessible
by
> > any
> > > > other application.
> > > >
> > > > Kindly help. Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > > Venkat
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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