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Number   :  2664
Date     :  2002-08-15
Author   :  Kan Yabumoto
Subject  :  Re: Exclude problem (II)
Size(KB) :  2



I just noticed that the version you are using is quite old
(in our standard). The problem you may have could be
a result of a bug in XXCOPY. I remember we fixed a few
relatively rare cases of /CF text processing.

As to the /EXexclusion.lst, you should use an absolute path.
Apparently, you are not aware of the subtle difference
between an absolute path and a relative path.

Absolute path:

c:\mydir\xyz.txt
c:\xyz.txt

Relative path:

examples dependency to the current settings
--------------------------------------------------------
mydir\xyz.txt // current volume and current dir
xyz.txt // current volume and current dir
c:mydir\xyz.txt // current dir
c:xyz.txt // current dir
\mydir\xyz.txt // current volume
\xyz.txt // current volume

Note that a relative path is not complete by itself.
It rely on the context. Note that in Microsoft's
platforms (DOS/Windows), there are as many "current
directories" as there are volumes on your machine.
Whereas, when you use an absolute path, regardless of
how you invoke from whichever directory you are currently
in, the same file will be referenced. Until you become
totally familiar with the governing rules of the paths
and directories (not XXCOPY's rule but the system's
rule which XXCOPY (and you) has to obey), you should
always spell out the full path specification.

More on this subject at http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy22.htm


Please use the current release version (v.2.82.3).

Kan Yabumoto
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At 2002-08-14 16:21, you wrote:
>Apologies to all. I wasn't feeling very bright and didn't take the message
>literally!
>
>Can anyone tell me where the error is in the following extract?
>C:\>xxcopy /CFxxcbkup.xcf //xxcopy command
>
>The exclude file (C:\exclusion.lst) has unmatched double-quote(").
>
>XXCOPY == Freeware == Ver 2.80.3 (c)1995-2002 Pixelab, Inc.
>
>Error at Command file (C:\xxcbkup.xcf) Line 24
>Invalid switch (/EXexclusion.lst)
>
>Line 24 of xxcbkup.xcf [in reality line 19]
>/EXexclusion.lst // Excludes
>directories and files in *.lst
>
>
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Nigel Duncan



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