>But in my opinion, the *best* approach is to not bother with exclude to >skip drives, but instead use the DOMAIN statement, which will simplify >include/exclude AND avoid looking at the drives at all. A couple of >methods: > > domain c: g: j: > > or > > domain -d: -e: -f: -h: -i: -k: -l: -m: > >The first version is easier to code. However, if drive P: is later added >and you want to back it up, you will need to remember to modify the DOMAIN >statement to ensure it gets backed up. On the other hand, if you don't >want drive P: backed up, then the second version of the domain statement >would have to be updated. Note that the second version covers your point >re: backing up too much rather than too little. > >Regards, > >Andy
As it relates to system objects would not the first statement exclude them and the second pick them up? I'm not sure I saw that addressed but maybe the original poster might also clarify if they need them. Geoff Gill TSM Administrator NT Systems Support Engineer SAIC E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (858) 826-4062 Pager: (877) 854-0975
