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Number   :  7981
Date     :  2004-06-02
Author   :  John Zeman
Subject  :  Re: switch for open files
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--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "coonfatback"  wrote:
> what switch do you use to copy any open files and which switch is 
> used to continue with errors?


There is no xxcopy switch to copy open files. If another program has 
a file open and locked, then it's off limits to any other program 
including xxcopy. In general it's a good practice to close all open 
files and programs before using xxcopy for an extended task, such as 
backing up your machine. Even then you'll likely discover some files 
still won't be copied due to their being locked by other programs 
running in the background.

You can view which files are not copied by adding the /oE3 option. 
See the help for more information on it.

By default xxcopy uses the /C option to continue the process if it 
encounters an error. In this case an error means a file should have 
been copied, but wasn't for some reason. It does not mean xxcopy 
will continue if the batch file has an error. 

John



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