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Date:	Thu, 1 Aug 2002 19:37:46 PST7
From:	sshapiro@ucsd.edu (Sandy Shapiro)
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Drive Image Backups

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>Sandy,

>By the way, I believe that BA 2K has a scheduler. I no longer have
>version 2.10d, so I'm not absolutely sure, but I'm pretty sure. If so,
>using the commandline is so unnecessary. Instead, you can set up your
>backup catalog files, *.BST, to backup the desired files/directories and
>save it to the desired backup device (your hard drive). Then, you can
>configure your BA 2K scheduler to use the desired backup catalog file(s).
>It would all be automatic (almost). You would have to intervene only to
>change the name of the backup file to something unique each time you make
>a backup (thereby placing each backup in its own separate *.DAT file and
>not violating the 2.1GB file limit).

Hi Harry,

Yes, I found the scheduler. To schedule my backups requires more
organization than I possess. However, I wrote a batch file (backup.cmd)
composed of five clback (command line backup) commands: one for each
partition. Each command is set up to write to a different file name and to
do a quick compare. I put an object for the .cmd file on my desktop, and
at least that way I can now automate a complete backup of my system when I
feel like it.

The only problem is that I have to go in and change the file name to a
unique name each time, but I will figure something out. At least I have a
system that works, and I am pleased.

Thanks again for the help.

Sandy

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