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Topic Title: dtb and dtc files Topic Summary: What do these files do? Created On: 17-Jul-2007 10:04 Status: Post and Reply |
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I will shortly be copying our DOORS database to a new server. On inspection I have noticed that the database folder has about 70+ dtb and dtc files. Several of these files have recent dates however the majority are several years old. Does anyone know what these files represent: ------------------------- - Martin |
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Notice that each *.dtc is paired with a file with the same name but extention *.dtb.
dtc are the 'current' database files. dtb are the 'backup' files are represent the dtc file before its updated. When DOORS updates files, its algorithm is perhaps something like this: Calculate what you want the file's contents to be. rename *.dtb to *.dtx rename *.dtc to *.dtb save *.dtc If everything went well then delete *.dtx else delete *.dtc; rename *.dtb back to *.dtc; rename *.dtx back to *.dtb. I imagine that 'if everytning went OK' really means 'did all the files I need to save get saved?', and otherwise all these files are reinstated. In anycase, you don't care. Turn off the DOORS service, copy the database folder elsewhere, and turn the service back on. If you copy the folder while the service is running [1] someone may modify a module DURING backup which is very serious do-do for DB consistenty (double reference intended...) [2] You'll need to delete the lock file in the DB root folder before the next database will start. I don't recall the name of that file. - Louie |
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