Archive Bit not copied during Synch

keashdoc · Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 1

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

K

TGRMN Software · Site Admin Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8759

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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TGRMN Software · Site Admin Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8759

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 · Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 10

TGRMN Software · Site Admin Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8759

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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genem · Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 10

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

Guess monioting the Archive bits is not realistic.
thanks.

TGRMN Software · Site Admin Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8759

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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