How to make a daily auto-save of a particular file

[Yvonne]

I am a librarian assistant, may I know how to make a batch to auto-backup the informaton of the books returning and borrowing from the computer?
It really makes me feel headache.......can anyone help me?

[Corrosive]

All you need to do is open up Notepad and type the following line:

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xcopy {File you want to copy} {Where you want to put the copied file} /H /I /C /K /E /R /Y

Strictly speaking, some of those switches at the end are unecessary, but hey, they do make it easier to remember.

Anyway, just save the file, making sure it has a *.bat extension (put double quotes around the filename when you type it, ie "file.bat"). Then double-click when you need it to save.

Making it automatically update each day, however, is a little beyond what I'm really qualified to do. Check out Computer Hope's own DOS section and the DOS forum here.

[Jeronimo_Mc_Kinsley]

Well u can use the Windows Task thingy.. Cause' I don't know what system u use (I suppose Windows 2000 cause' many networks use that), just open the Control Panel and there must be a Symbol named "Planned Tasks" or something like that. It must have Tasks in it's name open that, make a new task and choose which File is supposed 2 be opened evertime the task is executed. Then choose when and how often (in your case it would be daily). That's it !  

Hope this helps (unless I'm too l8 !) [smiley=wink.gif]

P.S I don't know the exact names of the stuff cause' I use a German Windows XP !  

[phokur]

All you need to do is open up Notepad and type the following line:

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xcopy {File you want to copy} {Where you want to put the copied file} /H /I /C /K /E /R /Y

What is the /H /I /C /K /E /R /Y you used here?


Also, it's calles Scheduled Tasks in English XP. But that's a good idea Jeronimo_Mc_Kinsley.