beginner

[bruce]

I just came across quickzip and I think it may be a replacement for
LHA (which I've used for years).

I need to automatically compress (for backup) select files across a
network using computer name, not drive mapping (for example: \\server
\folder1\folder1\*.dbf ).

I need to either run this from within scheduler (preferred) or as a
swap run from another program, requiring a command line syntax to do
this.

Can I do it??? How???

I thank you in advance... grasshopper learn much at feet of masters.

[lycj]

Greetings

You can schedule script in Quick Zip 4.60, however as it's based on
the window schedule, you must setup a password for you windows account
or it wont work (refer: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=gp;[ln];kberror&style=error&errurl=%2fdefault.aspx%3fscid%3dkb
%3ben-us%3b311119)

To create a script
1. Open Quick Zip,
2. Tools\Backup\Editor
3. New script \ Aks script
4. Create a script using the components in left side, end up like the
following
OPEN "C:\Yourbackup.zip"
ADD "\\server\folder\folder1\*.dbf"
DOADD
CLOSE
CLOSEARC
5. Press the "Play" button and see if it is working correctly.
6. Press "Save current script", then press X button to go back to
script list.

To schedule a script
1. Select the script you just saved
2. Right click, schedule
3. Specify the time you want to schedule.

I have released a command line version of archiver called CakeCmd last
week, based on the new engine. If you need command line support you
can use that one.

Regards
Joseph Leung

[lycj]

If you want timestamp for the archive name you can use something like
OPEN "Backup_%DDD%-%D%-%MMM%-%YYYY%.ZIP"