Thanks Steve for your suggestion. Just for my own information though, does the -fromdate option take relative dates like -fromdate=today-3?
On 5/23/04 6:02 PM, "Steve Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Renee, > > Provided that you have a recent version of the client, you can pass a list of > files to it with -filelist > > Just use the appropriate find command for your OS to create the list before > invoking dsmc. > > eg for unix > > find /foo/bar -name '*.frobz" -mtime +5 -path > /tmp/backup$$ > dsmc arch -<other options as necessary> -deletefiles -filelist /tmp/backup$$ > rm /tmp/backup$$ > > HTH > > Steve Harris > AIX and TSM Admin > Queensland Health, Brisbane Australia > > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 21/05/2004 6:39:06 >>> > I have a user that wishes to run a batch job that archives a certain > directory and deletes the files afterwards. In selecting the files to be > archived and deleted, he wants to use a relative date (like -deletefile > -fromdate=today-5) since this is a script and he does not wish to have to > modify the date every time. Any ideas how to accomplish this would be > helpful and also, does anyone know if the -fromdate -todate options accept > relative dates? > -- > Renee Davis > University of Houston > > > > ****************************************************************************** > ***** > This email, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for > the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived > or lost, if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it > is transmitted/received in error. > > Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this > email is prohibited. It may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality > if it relates to health service matters. > > If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this email > in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone or by > return email. You should also delete this email and destroy any hard copies > produced. > ****************************************************************************** > *****
