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Archiving of IB activity statements
- Thread starter HOBO
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Thanks, but what you are suggesting works with "Legacy" statements only (It does NOT work with the "new" format of statements).
Try this:
Save a "New" statement as .htm file, as you have suggested. Close the web-browser to clear it's cache.
If the browser does not clear it's cache automatically upon exit, empty it manually. (In IE you do this: Tools > Internet Options > General > Delete Files... > Delete all offline content > OK)
Next switch the web-browser to off-line mode. (File > Work offline).
Now, when you are off-line: open the archived file you previously saved as .htm file and tell me if you like what you see.
I hope, now you understand what I mean by "off-line" archive.
Try this:
Save a "New" statement as .htm file, as you have suggested. Close the web-browser to clear it's cache.
If the browser does not clear it's cache automatically upon exit, empty it manually. (In IE you do this: Tools > Internet Options > General > Delete Files... > Delete all offline content > OK)
Next switch the web-browser to off-line mode. (File > Work offline).
Now, when you are off-line: open the archived file you previously saved as .htm file and tell me if you like what you see.
I hope, now you understand what I mean by "off-line" archive.
Statements sent by email can be saved and reopened offline. I save these emails (in the outlook.pst file) and have access to them whenever offline. You could also save them as webpage and keep them in a separate folder on a different disk as a backup.
Since you do use IE, one easy option - besides email, as mentioned above - would be to save the statements "as Web Archive, single file (*.mht)."
This is more compact than saving "as Web Page, complete" (in both IE and other browsers). The latter also works, but creates entire folders, necessary for off-line viewing.
Personally, to save a multi-screen dynamic on-the-fly page, I prefer to print to a .pdf file, using free CutePDF Writer. (PDFCreator also works well.) That gives you all the benefits of pdf, such as WYSIWYG, compactness, portability, multiple viewing options, password protection, etc.
This is more compact than saving "as Web Page, complete" (in both IE and other browsers). The latter also works, but creates entire folders, necessary for off-line viewing.
Personally, to save a multi-screen dynamic on-the-fly page, I prefer to print to a .pdf file, using free CutePDF Writer. (PDFCreator also works well.) That gives you all the benefits of pdf, such as WYSIWYG, compactness, portability, multiple viewing options, password protection, etc.