thanks for the info...my understanding is that the database management section in threads can't be used on a lot of sites, including infopop shared hosting...anyway, as noted above, there's an entry box for sql queries...is that where I would enter these commands? That's one of the things I was trying to clarify!
ok on winzip...somehow I thought that the evaluation version had a 30-day limit...
FInally...can I confirm that the scheme I outlined above can be used to check that the backup is valid...i.e., by backing up the tables from my MAIN board, changing the prefixes to the one for the TEST board, and then restoring that, and checking to see if the data was usable by the test board?
Thanks - Tony
