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Number   :  3924
Date     :  2003-03-05
Author   :  agentxxl52
Subject  :  Re: XXCOPY16 and Directory Cloning
Size(KB) :  1


--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, Kan Yabumoto  wrote:
> If you are using DOS 5 (which XXCOPY16 should work --- but,
> I seldom go backup to DOS 5 since DOS 6 was a stable and
> much better version), and your MO-control software runs on
> DOS 5 environment and not in Win9X environment, again, the
> discussion of the three kinds of timestamps is moot.

Correct... I am attempting to backup the directories with timestamps 
intact from the DOS 5 machine. As this is the last working MO drive 
in our shop, I am reluctant to move it or attempt upgrading of the OS 
on the 486 it is in.

> have to give up the idea of duplicating the directory
> structure on the source (MO-drive) volume and copy the
> whole thing including the directory time to the
> destination under DOS.

OK, from what you said above, XXCOPY16 (which does function under DOS 
5) is not able to duplicate directory timestamps. Then you go on to 
state that I can copy the 'whole thing including the directory time' 
under DOS. Can you elaborate what you mean here? I guess I'm just a 
little confused by what you said here.

> On the other hand, if the MO-drive works like a file system
> (like DATMAN ---- our product, see at www.datman.com)
> under WinNT/2000/XP, then, you can use XXCOPY to duplicate
> the timestamps of the directories.

Again, some confusion here, but I'll elaborate on the setup. The 
machine in question is a 66MHz 486 with 8MB of RAM running DOS 5.0. 
It has two SCSI cards installed - one Corel SCSI adapter using Corel 
SCSI 2.0 to control the Maxtor RXT-800S MO drive. The other SCSI card 
is an Adaptec 1542 with the Jaz drive connected externally. Both the 
MO drive and the Jaz drive are accessible from DOS drive letters (D: 
for the MO, E: for the Jaz). Given this setup, is there any way I can 
backup D: to E: and retain the directory timestamps from the MO 
cartridges? Any help is appreciated - thanks!

Dale



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