>>I found a program called Heatsoft Automatic Synchronizer. One of my >>clients needed to be able to automatically copy the contents of his My >>Documents folder to a networked machine that has a tape backup drive. >>Then the drive's backup software automatically runs. > > > I used to do something similar with Microsoft "Briefcase" (it was a feature > of Win95) - is that still supported? Perhaps subsumed into some other tool? > > Essentially it was just a synched files folder. > > Of course for a simple copy like you describe you could also just build a > DOS batch file and either run it manually or schedule it.
I tried doing the batch file approach but ran into issues trying to copy from a local drive to the UNC path using cmd and didn't have time to look much deeper than the error message I was given. Briefcase is a distant memory and the other twist to throw into the mix is the fact that while all the machines are Windows, they're not all one flavor. Hatton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:149159 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
