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keashdoc



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:39 pm    Post subject: Archive Bit not copied during Synch Reply with quote

Hi,

We want the archive bit status for the files to be copied during transfer. I know vice-versa won't simply consider a file being different if only the archive bit status has changed. Therefore, we wrote a program that changes the date stamp of the file forward by a day and resets the archive bit.

Vice-versa does recognize the file as being changed and copies it but in the destination, the archive bit is SET even though in the original its reset. Is there any way around this?

Thanks

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If I am not mistaken, Windows sets the archive bit if a file is written to. I do not think it is ViceVersa setting the archive bit. You could run a script after the ViceVersa profile is finished, with the command attrib to change the archive attribute.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

More info on the ATTRIB command:

ATTRIB [+R | -R] [+A | -A] [+S | -S] [+H | -H] filespec [/S]

+ Sets an attribute.
- Clears an attribute.
R Read-only file attribute.
A Archive file attribute.
S System file attribute.
H Hidden file attribute.
/S Processes files in all directories in the specified path.

If you want to clear the Archive attribute bit of all the files in a directory, execute the following command line.

ATTRIB -A c:\mydir\*

This could be put in batch file and the batch file could be run after ViceVersa is finished ( see ViceVersa scripts: http://www.tgrmn.com/web/kb/category10.htm )
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genem



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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If you want to clear the Archive attribute bit of all the files in a directory, execute the following command line.

ATTRIB -A c:\mydir\*

This could be put in batch file and the batch file could be run after ViceVersa is finished (see ViceVersa scripts: http://www.tgrmn.com/web/kb/category10.htm)


I'm trying to do this. As VVengine runs things quitely, I wanted some assurance files were copied off and thought it would be nice to see the Archive bits get cleared. It certainly would be nice to have that as an option inside ViceVersa.

However, I tried this suggestion and the profile (set to run on any change) kept running over and over. Then it dawned on me that ATTRIB is probably touching the dir even if it's not flipping any bits, and therefore initiating the profile again. So, I move this to run Before the comparison. The profile kept running constantly again! Can't figure why.

I'm not seeing how this suggestion can work.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello
if you are running the profile as soon as file changes happen , the attrib command may be triggering a profile run. VVEngine is always monitoring for file changes even before file comparison.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right, so I don't see the initial suggestion posted in this thread as ever working.

Guess monioting the Archive bits is not realistic.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi, it can be done if the profile does not run as soon as file changes are detected in the folder where the archive bit is modified in the script, e.g. scheduled.
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