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echo: wperfect
to: BILL WHITE
from: LARRY COHEN
date: 1996-07-06 21:48:00
subject: save sequentially

BW>LC> FS>   A good idea, but there are a couple of complications.  What do
BW>LC> FS> you do with automatic "timed" backups, especially if you've not
BW>LC> FS> yet saved the document and therefor it doesn't have a name you'd
BW>LC> workings of WP.  I was under the impression the automatic backups were
BW>LC> saved as temp files in case of a crash or something.
BW>(RE: WordPerfect DOS)  Timed backups are not saved by the file name you
BW>are (or are not) using........
BW>.....The auto-saved WP{WPC}.BK# files are for crash
BW>recovery purposes, or any improper exit from WordPerfect.
Bill:  Thanks a lot.  I figured there was a reason for the WP Reference
Manual (pg 558) stating:  (Timed) backup is not a substitute for regularly
saving your work and making backup copies on separate disks.
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