On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 4:24 AM, KAM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the past on this list someone suggested 'Handy Backup'. I have been using > it for a couple of years with no problems. Now it > recently quit working. I sent the log and other information to their > 'support'. That was last week. No response. Everyday I am now > using a batch file with XCOPY which works perfectly, however, I need to > automate so it happens between midnight and early morning. > The task manager won't work with the batch file (as far as I know) because I > want to keep at least 7 older backups at all times - > so the backup needs to be in a folder with the date in the name. The backup > is on one computer: it backs up folders from 4 > other computers on the network. > > Here is my batch file: (watch out for line wrap) the registry locations for > XP02 SP2 - not sure about other os > > @echo on [snip] > > call F_DailyHandyBackup.bat %yy%_%mm%_%dd% > > PAUSE
Looks good. I don't see why you have a problem running this from the task scheduler. You would need to remove the 'pause' commands though. -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
