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Date:	Sun, 4 Aug 2002 05:55:12 PST7
From:	Harry Chris Motin <hmotin@attglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Your REXX script ...

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svobi,

I'm glad the script works for you fairly well on your system. It's
always a question as to whether or not I debugged it properly, or if
there are some differences on other systems that will cause a problem.

Let me see if I have your questions/requests correct. If the script did
the following, would this be OK for you?:

1. Automatically found all the partitions (drives) on your system

2. Presented you with a listing of those partitions for you to select
one for backing up. You would select the one you wanted

3. Again presented you with with a listing of your partitions for you
to select one as the target for receiving the backup file. You would
select one of them. Therefore, everytime you did a backup, you would
save it as a different *.dat file, I presume. You would not save
multiple backups to the same *.dat file container, like Sandy does

4. Based on your 2 selections, above, performed the backup, using
clback.exe

Is that what you would like? Please reply. If it's what you want, I'll
have to complete it later on today. If not, please explain it again to
me. Thanks.

HCM
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"Info2SYNass.NET" wrote:
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> ... is working already on my system ;-)
>
> Hello Harry
> Thanks and compliments to your work ;-))
>
> However I was modifying / working first time with a REXX script
> ...
> ... I got my additonal partitions added properly and the first
> sets
> of compared backups are on a free partition now ;-)))
>
> I do have 2 questions:
>
> 1)
> How do I add the entry of a full all partitons (C: to L:) backup ?
>
> 2)
> Your script has its structure and works: OK !
>
> If I have more partitons than your script offers I need to add
> some more multiple entries for these additional partitions !?
>
> I would like to set the partitons as a "PARM" end then lets
> the script do the backup & compare task plus your control
> functions !?
>
> My idea:
> ------------
> PARM=%Source /* Source can be a drive letter OR changeable for a
> specific purpose
> PARM=%Target /* Target is a preset destination path OR changeable
> for a specific purpose
> PARM=%Drive_C /* Listing of existing drives / partitions
> PARM=%Drive_D /* Listing of existing drives / partitions
> PARM=%Drive_E /* Listing of existing drives / partitions
> PARM=%Drive_F /* Listing of existing drives / partitions
> PARM=%Drive_G /* Listing of existing drives / partitions
> PARM=%Drive_H /* Listing of existing drives / partitions
> PARM=%Drive_I /* Listing of existing drives / partitions
> PARM=%Drive_K /* Listing of existing drives / partitions
> PARM=%Drive_L /* Listing of existing drives / partitions
>
> One single slope only for the control functions
> One single slope only for backup
> One single slope only for compare
> ------------
>
> With the script modified like this I have to set only once my
> PARMS i.e.
> Source, Target and Drives and I do not need any modifications in
> the
> script itself !
>
> If I have set the PARMS correctly the script will serve my system
> environment perfectly ;-))
>
> If I would be able I would modify it like my thoughts ...
> ... but since I have absolutely no experience with REXX ...
> ... I need assistance !
>
> How are your thoughts about my idea ?
>
> Kind regards, svobi
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