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VCleanDB is the VADV utility which performs database maintenance. It will scan each of your databases and purge old and deleted records. It also does the daily maintenance the BBS needs.

The ported version adds several enhancements to the original application. It is able to perform user database maintenance and file maintenance.

Command-line parameters:

/DAILY - Perform daily maintenance. This will reset the "today" statistics and rotate log files. This option is typically ran by the BBS or VADV32 and should only be ran manually in special situations.

/DELFILES (/DF) - Delete any attached file to deleted messages. If a deleted record has an attached file (such as a file database record), if the file is no longer needed then it will be deleted.

/OVERRIDE (/OV) - Run even if a user is online. Normally if a user is currently using the BBS system, VCleanDB will exit without performing any action. This is to ensure that databases will not become corrupted and that the user experience will not be harmed due to deleting database records. You can force VCleanDB to run by using this parameter.

/QUIET (/Q) - Run in quiet mode. If you use this parameter then VCleanDB will execute and exit without displaying any interface. You will need to specify your options as parameters. This is used when you want to schedule the program to run.

/SUPERCLEAN (/SC) - Perform user database maintenance. This option will cause VCleanDB to scan the user database for deleted accounts and removing any remaining remnants.

/VERSION (/VER) - Version information. This displays the current version number.

/? - Display the available parameters.

It is recommended that you run VCleanDB at least once a day. It is highly recommended that you run it with the SUPERCLEAN option since this will fix issues that can occur with user accounts. It is not recommended that you run it with the DAILY option unless it is absolutely necessary - this is done automatically by the BBS or by VADV32 each day.