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[Salmon Trout]

Every user on a Windows machine has a folder pointed to by the %temp% and %tmp% system variables, which is specifically intended for this type of use.

[Squashman]

They would create a shortcut on their desktop for the batch utility and execute it whenever they felt the need to backup.

But that would create a temporary file on their computer.  You said you didn't want to have anything on their computer.

[robertwig]

But that would create a temporary file on their computer.  You said you didn't want to have anything on their computer.

Yes I said exactly that I didn't want the program to create a temporary file on their computer. The program will locate their file and create the backup on the server. Didn't I outline this in a previous reply or am I mistaken?

[robertwig]

Every user on a Windows machine has a folder pointed to by the %temp% and %tmp% system variables, which is specifically intended for this type of use.

I'm not familiar with this. I will look for a description of it. Thanks

[robertwig]

Folks;

I thank you for your assistance. I now have a working batch file that meets my needs. You can consider this thread closed.
Have a great day.

[foxidrive]

You don't know what a %temp% folder is?  My god, you're driving a computer unlicensed!

[Raven19528]

It seems that you were looking for environmental variables that are available in the command prompt. You can get a good listing of these variables and what they are on your system by opening a cmd window and typing the command set.

As far as the forum is concerned, it is true we all donate time and expertise with no expectation of reward. And while we cannot be charged with wrongdoing if someone were to use our advice for nefarious purposes, we also do not like to think that we are willingly helping anybody who may have nefarious purposes in mind. This is why you may have felt you were being scrutinized so intently, because in all honesty, making something completely "Stealth" is not usually a requirement unless there is something the programmer doesn't want the end user to be aware of. It has a very bad feeling to it to those of us who have worked the programming side for any period of time.

My suggestion for future requests, should you have any, would be that honesty is truly the best policy. Be blunt and always try to give as much information as you can. This forum is not to provide corporate solutions, but if someone is up front about them trying to figure out s particular solution for their job, they may get a PM from someone with a few suggestions. We don't need to know exact pathnames if it is irrelevant to the program, or how your network is constructed of it is irrelevant. But if we feel you are hiding something, alarm bells start going off and we get very wary of what is being asked.

Apologies if you felt offended, and please realize that it wasn't personal at all. 

[patio]

As far as the forum is concerned, it is true we all donate time and expertise with no expectation of reward. And while we cannot be charged with wrongdoing if someone were to use our advice for nefarious purposes, we also do not like to think that we are willingly helping anybody who may have nefarious purposes in mind.

This is inherently false which is why we take the cautious tone we do here...
There have been Forums shut down tons of times over the years on top of in some cases the Forum owners being litigated against and in extreme cases even incarcerated...

So we don't take it lightly at all...

[Salmon Trout]

I think a further point needs to be made, which is that this forum is not just a dialogue (or "dialog") between an original poster and a series of others, where a question might or might not be designed to get help to do something bad or irresponsible. The forum (all of it) is indexed by search engines such as Google. That means that you can type in a search term and one of the Google hits could well be a post on here. That means that everything that is posted here is available for anybody in the world to find. Example:

https://www.google.com/search?q=split%20string%20in%20lua

Some things are definitely out of bounds from the start, such as "How can I hack someone's email" and "how can I crack a password", "How can I get a pirate version of xyz software?" etc. Other questions might seem innocent, and might even be innocently intended, but the answers might involve exposing security holes or could be exploited by others with less worthy motives. Because (luckily) this forum has a core of responsible members, certain questions will raise doubts and cause questions to be asked. Responding to these in an incomplete or petulant fashion will not help.

[Squashman]

And if anyone has been reading the news lately, Google is constantly being sued to take search links down to images and information.

[patio]

Well stated Salmon...Kudo's.

[Salmon Trout]

I've mentioned this before, but the moderators at the AutoIt forum don't take any prisoners. They especially don't like any discussion at all about game bots. All moderation resulting in bans or suspensions is made public...

Insulting Moderators who ask you not to bump is one thing - insulting them a second time in the same thread is just not on. You are banned for a week - use this time to consider how you will behave when and if you return, because continuing as you are will result in your permanent removal from the community.

Since Jos banned you for 5 days yesterday it appears that since being banned you have been PMing other members asking for help and annoying them on "soshul meedja" as well. As you obviously have no intention of behaving in a suitable manner I see no point in you remaining part of this community - permanently banned.

You have been warned before about posting in a completely unintelligible manner. The rubbish you have been adding to the forum this morning is just not acceptable - I have removed most of it. As a result you will be unable to post for one calendar month - and when you return you will be on permanent Moderator queue so your posts can be vetted before they pollute the forum in future.

Please note that if you do not change your behaviour this time then you will be permanently removed from the community.

Have a week's holiday to reflect on how to conduct yourself in public forums. When and if you return, behave in a reasonable fashon or you will be removed permanently.

[Raven19528]

This is inherently false which is why we take the cautious tone we do here...
There have been Forums shut down tons of times over the years on top of in some cases the Forum owners being litigated against and in extreme cases even incarcerated...

So we don't take it lightly at all...

That's true. Sorry, I was thinking in terms of those contributing to the forum and not the owners. Yes forums have been shut down, I've seen it happen more than once. I, for one, enjoy this forum and would appreciate it not being taken down, especially over some "innocent" questions.