i wrote this small backup-script:

cd Workbench:
echo "Systembackup wird erstellt...."
lha -aezrx a Backup:Backup/Systembackup/backup_02_jan_2011.lha #?
echo "Systembackup fertig!"
cd Programme:Internet/Simplemail/.folders
echo "E-Mail-Backup wird erstellt...."
lha -aezrx a Backup:Backup/E-Mails/mails_02_jan_2011.lha #?
echo "E-Mail-Backup fertig!"

But how i can get a timestamp in amigados to fill it in to line 3 and 7?

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Uhmm.. without any deeper thoughts, amigados date command doesn't seem too suitable for it, but maybe some dirty arexx addition would work... like:

rx "say space(date(),1,'_')" >env:backupdate
cd Workbench:
echo "Systembackup wird erstellt...."
lha -aezrx a Backup:Backup/Systembackup/backup_$backupdate.lha #?
echo "Systembackup fertig!"
cd Programme:Internet/Simplemail/.folders
echo "E-Mail-Backup wird erstellt...."
lha -aezrx a Backup:Backup/E-Mails/mails_$backupdate.lha #?
echo "E-Mail-Backup fertig!"

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@fingus

The simplest way is probably to write the backup command to a temp file and run it, so

Quote:

cd Workbench: echo "Systembackup wird erstellt...." date lformat="lha -aezrx a Backup:Backup/Systembackup/backup_%d_%h_%Y.lha #?" to T:bdate{$$} execute T:bdate{$$} delete >NIL: T:bdate{$$} quiet echo "Systembackup fertig! (hoffentlich)"

If I was going to rely on a script like this for backups, I would recommend some error checking and re-entrancy protection.

@fingus

Or try this:

set today `date lformat="%d_%m_%Y"`
cd Workbench:
echo "Systembackup wird erstellt...."
lha -aezrx a Backup:Backup/Systembackup/backup_{today}.lha #?
echo "Systembackup fertig!"
cd Programme:Internet/Simplemail/.folders
echo "E-Mail-Backup wird erstellt...."
lha -aezrx a Backup:Backup/E-Mails/mails_{today}.lha #?
echo "E-Mail-Backup fertig!"
unset today

Last edited by Severin on 02-Jan-2011 at 08:18 PM.

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#2 is working perfectly!

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@fingus

I find backing up to archives dangerous because if there is ever a bit error in the archive it could render the whole backup useless.

I myself use BackUp (www.onyxsoft.se) which makes a mirror copy of one directory to another without copying unchanged files. Such a backup is trivial to restore and easy to pick just any random file from even if the media had suffered damage. It also handles links so for example the SDK: could be backed up.

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@Deniil715

Ouh, that sounds very good. I will test it, thanks for your TIP!

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by Deniil715 on 6-Jan-2011 10:36:57 @fingus I find backing up to archives dangerous because if there is ever a bit error in the archive it could render the whole backup useless. I myself use BackUp (www.onyxsoft.se) which makes a mirror copy of one directory to another without copying unchanged files. Such a backup is trivial to restore and easy to pick just any random file from even if the media had suffered damage. It also handles links so for example the SDK: could be backed up.

BackUp creates an exact replica, allowing selective restoration without relying on potentially corrupted archives.