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CHAPTER 6: Operation
If you must use a new name for a site, delete the old site from the map and
create a new site with the desired name.
Frequent Saves
Avoid losing data by saving your map frequently while creating it.
OpenView works by keeping a permanent file and a working file. At start-up, it
reads from the permanent file and creates a new working file. Whatever data you
enter is resident in the working file until you save it to the permanent file, using
the Save function in the File menu.
Be aware that if you system crashes, any changes you have made since the last
Save operation will be lost. So save early and often!
NOTE
An asterisk after the map title indicates that changes have been made in
the working file since the last time the map was saved.
Backup Copies
You can make a backup copy of a map on a diskette by using the Save As command
and selecting the floppy drive (A:, B:, etc.). A 1.4-MB diskette will hold a good-sized
map.
You can also make a backup copy on the hard drive by using the Save As
command and giving the backup copy a separate name.
Delete Unneeded Map Files
If you save maps that you subsequently abandon, the unused files remain in the
C:\OV directory. To save disk space, you may want to delete the unneeded map
files. To do so, use the DOS Del command, and delete all files beginning with the
map name. (The map name is provided by a file ending in .OVM.)
CAUTION
Do not delete unneeded map files (using the DOS Del command) while
running OpenView.
Delete Unneeded Temp Files
Periodically delete all OpenView Temp files in the Temp directory. This directory
is defined by the Temp directive in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file (for example, SET
TEMP=C:\TEMP).