Version 1.35 | Feb 10, 2006
Stability (DB locking)
Works also for Palm TX
Count of the locked records reduced, as only the code records are locked; forms, bitmaps etc. are ignored. Advantage is the speed and the possibility to lock roughly 2x more apps than before.
Lock dialog suggests apps for locking. (Actions > Set defaults) Candidates are those apps that receive system notifications commonly used in background processing.
Automatic locking increases backup stability.
Crash logging and other fatal problems
Crash in manual Backup/Verify is automatically reported in the next run. (Incl. details)
If a crash happens in a scheduled backup, then the crash reason is logged.
Crashes or other fatal problems (card full etc.) are additionally reported via Attention Manager Alerts.
Increased robustness: Problems are detected and the user is notified.
Backup Sets
Multiple delete through the "Multiselect" checkbox. (Multiselection works only for Delete.)
New dialog "All Backup Sets" is accessible from application menu.
Similar functionality for Restore is available via menu > Restore - All Sets.
Other news
Move in the list by typing first character of a DB name (most lists work this way)
Scheduler Settings/Min. time between backups was removed as it really could cause more harm than use.
Restore > Diff starts on natural selection (i.e. all different files)
Several problems in scheduling resolved
RAM scanning
was optimized in these cases: scan before backup, Select Files and Diff dialogs. These routines do not test the "L" (locked) attribute anymore. "L" attribute is still visible in the Exclude List dialog.
Reset loop caused by scheduler crash
We observed a T650 reset moving the system time by (randomly) 0-8 min back.
As this situation in combination with scheduled backup may cause a reset loop. v1.35 uses a safety time span of 10 min after a scheduler crash, when no other backup is scheduled. Therefore, if you use multiple projects, do not schedule them to the same time.