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You need to write a function that opens another access application and this copies your front end...The other application will operate under timer and file operation and close after the job is completed...
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Thanks John - I'll give it a go.
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I have a development front-end that I wish to make a backup of every time I close the home screen. &nbsp;However, as it is open it won't allow me to copy it. &nbsp;Any ideas?<br />
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PS - It doesn't need to be pretty, as it's just for me.
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I have a development front-end that I wish to make a backup of every time I close the home screen.  However, as it is open it won't allow me to copy it.  Any ideas?

PS - It doesn't need to be pretty, as it's just for me.

Copying an open file

Microsoft Access is a rapid application development (RAD) relational database tool. Access can be used for both desktop and web-based applications, and uses VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) as its coding language.

Microsoft Access

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) enables building user-defined functions (UDFs), automating processes and accessing Windows API and other low-level functionality through dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). VBA is closely related to Visual Basic and uses the Visual Basic Runtime Library, but it can normally only run code within a host application rather than as a standalone program. It can, however, be used to control one application from another via OLE Automation. VBA is built into most Microsoft Office applications.