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In this issue:
1. News
2. Product Tip - Backup Procedures
- FleetOil Backup
- Lube Explorer Backup
- Lube Browser Backup
3. Advertising & Notices
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NEWS
A giant leap for Dingo! In its continuing drive to utilize new
technologies to bring value to its customers, Conoco Inc. has made an equity
investment in Dingo. This alliance means
Dingo will be able to fast-track plans to expand products and services in the
Condition Monitoring market to add value for customers and fill perceived gaps
in current market offerings.
For more detail, check out
the press release at: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/001207/tx_conoco.html
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PRODUCT TIP - BACKUP
PROCEDURES
What should you back up to
ensure data is safe???? Many of our
customers are fortunate enough to have IT Departments with managed networks and
good backup procedures. Quite a few are
smaller sites without this luxury. In
either case, it pays to be aware of which parts of the system should be backed
up and how often they should be backed up.
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FLEETOIL BACKUP
All FleetOil data is stored
in a folder \Fleetwin. It may be network or local. Following are the folders, what type of data
is stored and how often it should be backed up:
\fleetwin\conv
Temporary conversion
files. Is normally
empty. Backup is not necessary.
\fleetwin\data
Working
database files. Normally approximately 370
files. This folder contains all
your working Oil Analysis information.
It is highly important to backup daily (or as often as you use it). If you operate more than one database, there
will be sub-folders below \data. These
must be backed up as above.
\fleetwin\idapi
Database interface
files. Once the system has been setup,
this will not change often. Backup monthly.
\fleetwin\infosrce
Files from labs or hardware
that are about to be read into the system. This will normally be empty. Backup daily to ensure you catch any files
that are not read in.
\fleetwin\pdoxusrs
Temporary
file locking and control information. Backup not necessary.
\fleetwin\pfwrun5
Database system files. Once the system has been setup, this will not
change often. Backup
monthly.
\fleetwin\priv
Temporary user files. Backup not necessary. This folder must be local (C drive).
\fleetwin\system
Application system
files. Once the system has been setup,
this will not change often. Backup monthly.
\fleetwin\temp
Temporary user files. Backup not necessary. This folder must be local (C drive).
\fleetwin\tutdata
Tutorial
database. Backup daily if using it
regularly, otherwise backup monthly.
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LUBE EXPLORER BACKUP
All Lube Explorer data is
stored in a folder \Program files\Dingo\Lube Explorer\ if the installation is
local. If the installation is on the
network, the folder is user defined. For
the purpose of description, I will assume the complete installation is in a
folder \Lube Explorer:
\Lube Exporer\lubex.mdb
Main
database file. This contains all working information. Backup daily. All other files in this folder are system
files and may be backed up monthly.
\Lube Explorer\...sub
folders
The \temp sub-folder is for
temporary user files and does not need to be backed up. The other sub-folders contain files from labs
or hardware and should be backed up daily.
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When thinking about backing
up, keep in mind how much data you are prepared to lose. It is also a good idea to prove the restore
process - move your current data to a safe place and restore from the backup
tape or disk. A crash may not have
happened to you yet, but we have helped several customers in this
situation...it does happen, so make sure you are prepared!
Best Regards,
Andy Ling and the Dingo Team
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OIL ANALYSIS EDUCATION
Education is a key
ingredient to success of your oil analysis program. Dingo is the Noria
Franchisee in the Asia-pacific region and offers comprehensive classes run by
OMA certified instructors. Our next
class is in Mackay, QLD,
DINGO WEB SITE www.dingos.com
We are currently revamping
our web site (I know, I know...it sadly needs
it!) to
reflect our current direction and products and services line. Expected release
is Feb 2001. We will announce it in this
newsletter so stay tuned.
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SUGGESTIONS AND TIPS - If
you have a handy trick, workaround or favourite
report that helps you do your job better and you would like to share it with
the GoodOil Community, send it aling@dingos.com and we will publish it for all
to share.
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