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<0> generally
<1> ty
<0> np
<1> good nite
<2> Is this right? if ComboBox4.Text <> nil then ?
<2> trying to test for NULL
<3> Sheesh. This keeps getting worse and worse... If I have my app bring up the property editor dialog, outside of the IDE, it works fine.
<3> So even the property editor is only broken inside the IDE.
<2> hmm incompatible types, string and pointer
<4> thats so odd, Vibes^
<4> hey samsci
<5> hey rahly
<3> I've got to walk away from this for a while... I'm going to the grocery store.
<6> LeddyHM: strings are not objects in Delphi, they are their own thing, they cannot be nil
<6> LeddyHM: if ComboBox4.Text <> ''
<2> dang
<2> I tried ""
<2> lemme try that
<2> worked like a champ
<7> http://content.leenks.com/pics/random37/random049.jpg
<7> rofl
<7> not for work
<7> well
<7> it's arguable :P
<5> borland opened up a huge office in atlanta
<5> man, that felt good
<5> been months since I kicked anyone
<7> ?
<5> have not kicked anyone in a long long time, and Blade was due
<7> i musta missed something
<7> or did you just kick him on principle?
<7> :)
<5> principle:)
<7> ok :)
<5> plus, he is so slow, he won't notice for a few days
<7> do you have any idea how differential backups work?
<7> where a backup program only backs up the part of a file that has changed since the last backup?
<5> nope, sorry
<7> i cant think of an efficient heuristic to accomplish that
<2> it actually doesn't backup what's changed
<2> it backs up the whole file
<7> that's incremental backup
<2> if it was flagged as modified since last
<7> i've already implemented that
<7> perhaps my terminology is wrong
<7> I've always called that incremental backups
<7> and I've already got that implemented.. what I'm interested in is say a PST file that's 5gb.. the part of it that has changed needs to be backed up.. not the whole file
<7> i've HEARD other backup programs can do that
<7> but mine doesnt
<7> and my customers want it
<7> :(
<5> hmm, not sure how it could be done, because seems like it would try to merge the files together
<5> and that is risky
<7> thats what I think
<7> yet my customers persist that other programs do it
<2> think of incremental as a transaction log
<2> you need to restore in order
<7> yes.. i've already got incremental implemented.. and i've been selling it for years
<2> http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/resource/solutions/backup/2005/incremental-backups.html
<2> not exactly sure what you're backing up ;)
<7> i'm not
<7> like i said i just write the software
<2> :)
<7> thanks for the link
<2> what software you write?
<7> at least I'll be able to get my terminology straight ;)
<7> leddy: www.securabackup.com
<2> cool
<2> nice to see Delphi in the ent
<7> ent?
<2> enterprise
<7> i lub delphi :)
<7> still using D5 though
<7> and i'd still be using D3 cept I needed int64
<2> I worked for Borland back in the day
<2> and was surprised to see they are still strong
<2> back when paradox was "cool"
<7> hehe
<7> truth is, and most would tell you, I dont really use delphi to it's full potential
<2> neither do I
<7> in fact.. I use the IDE and compiler
<2> I'm just a scripter
<7> but I dont use any of it's VCL
<2> learning to "program"
<7> i just like Pascal
<7> heh
<7> cool
<2> not that I do any of that well either, but it's a good base
<7> just finished reading that site.. still a little confused why anyone would ever implement Differential
<7> when incremental is so much smarter
<7> perhaps I didnt understand it yet again =D
<2> I didn't actually read it, lemme skim
<7> dont bother
<7> i read it twice
<7> incremental>differential
<7> hehe
<7> the way I implemented Incremental Backups in Secura is.. you can set it to do the incremental backups with a reset interval
<7> so that it does a full backup at a specific interval
<7> and deletes all the incremental file
<7> then does the incremental backups in between
<7> most likely how all backup software does it
<7> but since I'm so busy coding all the time I never have time to check out teh competition hehe
<2> incremental resets the archive bit
<2> whereas differential doesn't
<7> Secura doesnt use the archive bit
<7> I keep a seperate database
<7> for the files
<2> interesting
<7> because it's possible that the user is using OTHER software that is using the archive bit
<7> and I didnt want to take that chance
<7> especially since Secura Backup runs seamlessly as a service
<5> cmf, with the way you code, you might want to learn the backup process
<7> and for some companies which shall remain nameless
<7> i've made custom versions
<7> that run on their employees computers
<7> and do hourly incremental backups without the users knowing
<2> nice!
<7> so they might be tempted to run backup software on their computers because they dont know it's already being backed up
<7> hehehe
<2> big brother looking back at ya
<5> :)
<7> samsci: huh?
<2> how do you know if a file has changed to do the incremental?
<2> test the size?
<7> date
<2> or mod date
<2> ahh
<7> modified date
<7> i'm working on a program now that will keep track in real time of all changed files
<7> and back them up
<7> as soon as they are changed
<2> so then after it backs up the file, it stores the filename/last mod date?
<7> would work good for a website synchronizer too
<7> leddy: exactly
<2> shouldn't be too hard to implement diff then
<7> i dont see the point in it
<2> might need a db restructure tho
<7> incremental>differential
<2> I completely agree
<2> I would say nobody uses diff
<2> but apparantely some of your customers do
<7> no
<7> they dont
<7> what they want
<7> my terminology was wrong
<7> what they want
<7> is the backup software to backup only the parts of a FILE that has changed
<7> and they say this exists
<2> ohhh
<7> in other backup programs
<7> which seems unlikely to me but.. you never know hehe
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