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 The
Omnis Datafile
Repair Wizard
Repair damaged datafiles
in your sleep
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It's a fact of life
that every now and then, databases get corrupted. Bad network
cards, bad disk sectors, buggy network software ... all kinds
of things can lead to corrupt data. Omnis provides utilities
for repairing damaged data, but sometimes the damage is so severe
that the only solution is to (cringe!) export and import all
your data into a fresh datafile... |
 Ever pull an all-nighter repairing
a corrupted datafile for a client who insisted on zero down-time? |
Ever ruin a whole weekend
babysitting a computer while it exported and imported all the
data in an 800MB Omnis Database? |
And how about those Omnis
Connections -- aren't they a joy to reconstruct? |
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We've been there too, and it's no fun!
That's why we wrote The Omnis Datafile Repair Wizard |
Features
- Repairs any Omnis
7.3.x datafile - including those that rely on Omnis Connections*.
- Performs a complete, unattended
export and import of all data.
- Wizard-style interface is
so easy to use, now end-users who know nothing about Omnis can
repair their own datafiles. No coding necessary! (See screenshots below)
- Scans indexed fields forward
and backward in search of the least corrupted indexes, and exports
the file using those indexes.
- Provides many options regarding
sizing & segmenting of resulting datafile. Can be used to
shrink oversized datafiles known to contain too many free blocks!
*Does not support Omnis connections that span two distinct datafiles using the "external" option on the file format, e.g. where the parent records are in Main.DF1 and the children are in Lookups.DF1.
Here's what people
are saying...
"I want to thank you for
developing the Omnis Datafile Repair Wizard,
which I've used very happily and am very grateful for. It makes
recovery
or just building a clean datafile painless. It's saved me hours
and hours.
I wish you well. It still works with Omnis 7 v.3.7.1 and studio
datafiles."
John Irwin
Director of Computing Services
Graduate School of Education
University of Pennsylvania
"Not that I like to deal
with damaged Omnis datafiles, but since I tried your Datafile
Wizard, I know that rebuilding a corrupted datafile is just a
few clicks away. Moreover, the tool's ability to select the best
index to export each file on is a FANTASTIC feature: Congrats!"
-- Philippe Vanden Broeck
veteran
Omnis developer
"Very clever programme
indeed, I find it hard enough to know what's happening with my
own programme and you come up with a solution that doesn't even
know the data structure before hand."
-- Peter
Marsh
Omnis Developer, Medical Frontiers, Australia
Try it out!
Try it out by downloading a
demo version. The demo version lets you repair up to 8 file formats
(slots) in any Omnis datafile. The demo version can later be
converted to a fully functional version which will repair all
slots in any Omnis datafile by purchasing a valid serial number.
Omnis Classic Version (v1.93)
(contained in Zip archive (121k) - Download
Now.
Omnis Studio Version (v2.00)
(contained in Zip archive (165k) - Download
Now.
To order a serial number to
convert the demo version to a full version, click
here, or fill out the order form that's built into the Wizard. Full
version costs only $499
Reduced pricing is available for purchases of 3 or
more licenses. IS departments, consulting firms and vertical
application developers interested in purchasing quantity or site
licenses, either for internal use, for resale to their clients
or for bundling with their applications should contact us directly
at 1-510-428-1035 or by email at adrian at mcgilly dot com.
Screenshots
The Wizard-style interface
walks you through the repair process in just 5 easy steps.
Click on each of the links
below to see the screenshot for each step...
Step 1 - Select
the datafile and its associated Omnis Library
Step 2 - Decide
where you want the repaired datafile to be created
Step 3 - Decide
how you want the repaired datafile to be sized and segmented
Step 4 - Perform
the repair
Step 5 - View
the results
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