[AccessD] archive bit

Just ran a test.  The archive bit is set when a word doc is opened and
MODIFIED and then saved.  just opening it does not set the archive bit.

Thus I built a Backup.bat batch file with the following:

xcopy d:\dev e:\Backup\dev /E /Y /C /M /I
xcopy d:\C2DbClientBilling e:\Backup\C2DbClientBilling /E /Y /C /M /I
xcopy d:\Clients e:\Backup\Clients /E /Y /C /M /I
xcopy d:\COLBYCONSULTING e:\Backup\COLBYCONSULTING /E /Y /C /M /I
xcopy d:\ColbyConsultingWebNew e:\Backup\ColbyConsultingWebNew /E /Y /C /M
/I
xcopy d:\NVFCNew e:\Backup\NVFCNew /E /Y /C /M /I
xcopy d:\Projects e:\Backup\Projects /E /Y /C /M /I

Which copies the contents of all of these directories to directories of the
same name under the dir E:\Backup, clearing the archive bit in the process.
Only files MODIFIED after that copy will be copied the next time the batch
file is run.

Now I need to figure out the scheduler and place the batch file to run daily
~ 3:00 am.  Thus all of my business stuff will be copied to another physical
disk so that if the disk dies, I lose at most one day's work.  If the place
burns down... I file an insurance claim and hit the beach.

John W. Colby
www.colbyconsulting.com

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Bryan
Carbonnell
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 10:49 PM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [AccessD] archive bit


On 2 May 2003 at 22:38, John Colby wrote:

> Does anyone know if the archive bit is set when a file is opened?
> IOW, can I xcopy a dir, clearing the archive bit.  Then only the files
> opened since the last copy will have the archive bit set the next time
> and thus only those need to be xcopied.

No. I'm pretty sure the archive bit when the file is saved.

Opening and closing doesn't reset it.

--
Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca
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