Hello Marck, Sunday, May 16, 2004, 5:24:22 PM, Marck D Pearlstone wrote:
... <snip> MDP> They are certainly much faster. Obviously it depends upon how many files change. If you run on a regularly, say daily, then I would suspect at most only a few minutes to backup program, mail base, and registry when the mail base is 800 MB +. GS>> Did you see 7-Zip author will be coming out with a newer GS>> version? MDP> No. GS>> ,----- [ http://www.7-zip.org/ ] GS>> | 7-Zip 4.00 (2004 May): GS>> | GS>> | 1. Multivolume GS>> | 2. Absolute pathnames in command line MDP> Blimey!! And the hoops I had to jump through to get the GFS to work MDP> around the lack of this! Hrumph! I understand this last statement only to well. :-0 GS>> Now the only problem I see to make this one heck of a backup is GS>> to be able to run this batch file automatically after you exit GS>> TB. See Thomas Anderson's message per GS>> mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Any ideals? MDP> No. I use a daily schedule to run the batch, which performs the MDP> TB exit from within. What do you use the /EXIT command to force The Bat! to exit, then backup in your batch file? GS>> You could use Windows Scheduler to start TB on boot, then give GS>> 10 seconds for TB to start, then start Systinternals utility to GS>> check for "The Bat!" process. When "The Bat!" process not there, GS>> then start backup batch file. MDP> ... it's a plan ... Yes, but I don't know how to execute it. :-) GS>> Am I in left field here, or do you catch my drift? Is there an GS>> easier way? I have learned some programming, but am not aware of GS>> all of the nuances of NT systems. Like I said just thinking out GS>> loud. MDP> Anything /can/ be done if you're working at a programming level. If you come up with some ideal, then let me know. I do like the ideal of running an incremental backup on exit. -- Best Regards, Greg Strong Using The Bat! v2.11 Beta/5 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 "I'm sick! I ought to be home in bed with a nurse." ________________________________________________ Current version is 2.10.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
