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Number   :  3296
Date     :  2002-12-13
Author   :  taitkj
Subject  :  Re: Trying to use /RX
Size(KB) :  3


Kan,

Here is what I tried and the results:

xxcopy.exe "f:\Palm\KjellbT\" "C:\Palm\KjellbT\" /S /H /R /RX /YY

F:\Documents and 
Settings\Tait\Desktop>xxcopy.exe "f:\Palm\KjellbT\" "C:\Palm\Kj
ellbT\" /S /H /R /RX /YY

XXCOPY == Freeware == Ver 2.82.7 (c)1995-2002 Pixelab, Inc.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
C:\Palm\KjellbT\ RmDir failed
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Directories processed = 0
Total data in bytes = 0
Elapsed time in sec. = 0.01
Action speed (MB/min) = 0
Files deleted = 0
Exit code = 100 (No files were found to copy)


F:\Documents and Settings\Tait\Desktop>

Thanks again,

Tait



--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, Kan Yabumoto  wrote:
> 
> Tait:
> 
> I notice that the first XXCOPY command with the /RX switch,
> you may want to add /S/H/R.
> 
> 
> The /S switch is to make sure the files in subdirectories whose
> counterpart in the source directory is no longer present.
> Similarly, /H is necessary to handle hidden files (the /CLONE
> operation include hidden/system files and therefore, it is
> expected that the backup directory may contain such files).
> For the same reason, /R should be there. Again, /CLONE operation
> may save a read-only file into the destination and by the virtue
> of /KS switch in the /CLONE switch-set, such a read-only file
> will be saved in the backup directory as a read-only file.
> Therefore, when you try to purge a read-only file in the /RX
> operation, such a read-only file will resist being deleted.
> That is what /R switch is for. I'm pretty sure that in typical
> user-environment like that, most files do not have exotic
> file attributes like hidden/system or read-only. But, adding
> /H/R will make it more bullet proof. Oh, yes, one way or
> another, /S should definitely be there.
> 
> I suppose your remark about the subdirectory was for the
> first xxcopy command (/RX). The second one (/CLONE)
> should handle subdirectories because /CLONE has /E in it
> which is a glorified /S (go down to subdirectories) where
> even empty directories will be copied.
> 
> BTW, I do not own a Palm gadget, and you are the first person
> who talked about using XXCOPY for backing up Palm files.
> But, I gather the F:\Palm\ directory is not really on your
> Palm machine but rather a result of a preliminary step which
> synchronizes the files inside the Palm machine to the F:\Palm
> directory on your desktop machine. Still, I'm quite curious
> as to what kind of flavor that Palm-originated files bring in.
> That is, I have a few questions with regard to the Palm file system.
> 
> 1. what is the legal character set for the Palm system?
> 2. does it allow a space character in a filename?
> 3. what is the longest filename length?
> 4. if some characters in Windows filename (some crazy character
> such as , ; ( ) { } ! @ !, etc.) are not permitted in the
> Palm file system, what kind of filename-conversion does
> the sync utility perform?
> 
> Anyway, being a file system designer (I once designed the DATMAN
> file system for tape-based volume --- see www.datman.com),
> I'm very interested in the Palm system, yet I don't have
> compelling reason to buy it just to find these things out.
> 
> Kan Yabumoto
> ============================================================
> 
> 
> At 2002-12-12 22:15, you wrote:
> >Hello everyone. Here is the script I am using in my batch file:
> >
> >Del RemoveLog.txt
> >Del BackupLog.txt
> 
>xxcopy.exe "f:\Palm\KjellbT\" "C:\Palm\KjellbT\" /RX /YY /OA"RemoveLo
g
> >.txt"
> 
>xxcopy.exe "f:\Palm\KjellbT\" "C:\Palm\KjellbT\" /CLONE /FF /YY /OA"B
a
> >ckupLog.txt"
> >
> >It does not appear to be going down the subdirectories. Actually, I
> >know it is not. What am I doing wrong here. I am trying to 
initially
> >remove any files that do not exist on the src, then run the backup.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Tait



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