Del, FYI - I tried adding a backslash to the end of the dir name to see if that would work, getting a different error now. Thanks, -steve
PS C:\Program Files\tivoli\tsm\baclient> $myBackupDir = "f:\folder with spaces\" PS C:\Program Files\tivoli\tsm\baclient> &.\DSMC SELECTIVE \"$myBackupDir\" -SUBDIR=Y IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Command Line Backup-Archive Client Interface Client Version 6, Release 3, Level 1.0 Client date/time: 03/14/2013 10:40:24 (c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2012. All Rights Reserved. Node Name: BCVMW020 Session established with server TSMBCP01: AIX Server Version 6, Release 2, Level 4.0 Server date/time: 03/14/2013 10:40:24 Last access: 03/14/2013 10:38:55 Selective Backup function invoked. ANS1076E The specified directory path '\*' could not be found. PS C:\Program Files\tivoli\tsm\baclient> -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Del Hoobler Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 10:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Need help getting TSM Selective to work in a Powershell script Hi Steve, Try placing a \ before each double-quote. For example: DSMC SELECTIVE \"C:\DIR WITH SPACE\" -SUBDIR=Y In your example: &.\DSMC SELECTIVE \"$myBackupDir\" -SUBDIR=Y Thanks, Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 03/14/2013 09:51:49 AM: > From: "Schaub, Steve" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], > Date: 03/14/2013 09:54 AM > Subject: Need help getting TSM Selective to work in a Powershell > script Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > I am building a script which will perform selective backups on a list > of directories. > This command works: > &.\DSMC SELECTIVE $myBackupDir -SUBDIR=Y As long as the directory > doesn't have any spaces in the name. > I have been pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to get > Powershell to pass the required double quotes to the TSM command so it > will work. > Anyone have a working example? > TIA, > > Steve Schaub > Systems Engineer II, Windows Backup/Recovery BlueCross BlueShield of > Tennessee > > ----------------------------------------------------- > Please see the following link for the BlueCross BlueShield of > Tennessee E-mail disclaimer: > http://www.bcbst.com/email_disclaimer.shtm > ----------------------------------------------------- Please see the following link for the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee E-mail disclaimer: http://www.bcbst.com/email_disclaimer.shtm
