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Number   :  7984
Date     :  2004-06-02
Author   :  Francis Leboutte
Subject  :  Re: switch for open files
Size(KB) :  1


At 2/06/2004 19:31, John Zeman wrote:
>--- 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.

Is it really off limits of any program? I have heard some backup 
software are able to do this, like Backup Exec.

Francis

>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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