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Spotfire Auto Save for recovery


This is an extension I build to auto save local copies of currently open DXP every 15 minutes..

I have tested briefly and it seems to be doing its job, please please please try and test it if you can access a server and deploy..

Key Notes -
  • This add-on will Auto Save Files while only in Spotfire Analyst Client.
  • The save time is hard coded for every 15 minutes.
  • Files are saved only if they are changed or user has done some actions like marking, filtering etc.
  • The Files are saved in temporary location of the system, generally which will be like
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\Spotfire AutoSave
  • If a Library file is opened it will be saved on your local machine under the temp path
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\Spotfire AutoSave\Library Content\

  • Library path will be replicated in this autosave location.
e.g. C:\Users\<username> \Local\Temp\Spotfire AutoSave\LibraryContent\mylibraryfolder\mylibraryfilename_mmddyyyy_HHmmss.dxp

  • Backup files are never deleted, user has to clean the temporary folder as appropriate..think security concerns if any here

Code and spk is available here


Feel free to report issues, fork share etc 

I have build this using 6.5 SDK, but should work with older versions too


Comments

  1. UnknownJuly 4, 2014 at 10:20 AM

    I would like to test this however I can't seem to see your repository on Github. Any help would be appreciated

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  2. Greg AllenJuly 8, 2014 at 10:52 PM

    same issue here - the repository link throws a 404 page. perhaps the repo is marked as private?

    script looks good though - just would like to test it out!

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  3. Data Analytics BloggerJuly 8, 2014 at 11:06 PM

    mail me at spotfirenotes at gmail dot com ..
    i'll send you the spk and source.. i had to take it off from github for legal reasons..

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  4. GilbertoHMarch 16, 2017 at 10:57 AM

    Link does not work anymore. does it work for 7.8? can I get the updated link?

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