Ntbackup

[markstaylor]

I have a Unix server on a Windows 2000 Server Domain. I have a mapped drive to the Unix Server (that has a partion used by our windows users.)

I can't get the NTBackup program to use this mapped drive ( says it's not a valid drive) but all others it will. It has something to do with the fact it's a Unix OS. ANYWAY

I want to run NTBackup thru AMS5 using the command string it produces. The backup will be made locally and have AMS move the file to the Unix Server Weekly.

I have accomplished this in scripts (VBS) but I want to spruce it up a bit with AMS and maybe add some extra features.

My first problem is the NTBackup command string has arguments that have quotation marks around them.

example:

C:\WINNT\system32\NTBACKUP.EXE backup "@C:\Documents and Settings\mtaylor\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data\Test.bks" /n "Media created 1/21/2005 at 1:04 PM" /d "Set created 1/21/2005 at 1:05 PM" /v:no /r:no /rs:no /hc:off /m normal /j "Test" /l:s /f "S:\mark.bkf"

I thought I had to add the backslash before each of the quotes like follows.

File.Run("C:\\WINNT\\system32\\NTBACKUP.EXE","backup \"@C:\Documents and Settings\mtaylor\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data\Test.bks\" /n \"Media created 1/21/2005 at 1:04 PM\" /d \"Set created 1/21/2005 at 1:05 PM\" /v:no /r:no /rs:no /hc:off /m normal /j \"Test\" /l:s /f \"S:\mark.bkf\"");

But it isn't working for me. Any ideas on this?

[Worm]

You still need to double up the backslashes (\) in your arguments too, other than that it looks fine to me.

File.Run("C:\\WINNT\\system32\\NTBACKUP.EXE","backup \"@C:\\Documents and Settings\\mtaylor\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Microsoft\Windows NT\\NTBackup\\data\\Test.bks\\" /n \"Media created 1/21/2005 at 1:04 PM\" /d \"Set created 1/21/2005 at 1:05 PM\" /v:no /r:no /rs:no /hc:off /m normal /j \"Test\" /l:s /f \"S:\mark.bkf\"");

[markstaylor]

Yep your right, Worked with the doubles. For some reason I thought I wouldn't have to do that in the argument. I was wrong

Thanks Worm

[Worm]

You probably realize it now, but when the scripting engine sees a \ it considers it an escape character, so to display or use a \ in a variable, you still need to double up.