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<DIV><FONT size=2>Depending on local situations, eg single diskdrive, double
drives, double harddisks and other media(zip-disks,cd-rw's)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>and further personal timing preferences, the basics
for FREE and succesfull regular bu-copies are:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG><EM>Procedure</EM></STRONG> - <STRONG>What to back
up?</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>========================</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>A. On a first time bu</STRONG>, bu the complete
C:\Equis program folder+subfolder and </FONT><FONT size=2>your complete
C:\MSKData {the database}</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>folder+subfolders.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>This bu should always be done PRIOR to updating the
database!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Tho, from experience have found that a 2-weekly or even
monthly bu is sufficient enough.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>{Best is to run Scandisk and Defrag prior to creating a
bu}.</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>B. On a next bu</STRONG>, bu only the files that
usualy change.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>These are basicaly:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> 1) all the DTA files
{found in the C:\Equis and subflders}</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> 2) the full database
folders+files</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>However, the below Procedure will be a very easy and fast way
of performing the above simple regular bu's.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG><EM>Procedure</EM></STRONG> - <STRONG>How to back
up?</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>=======================</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>1) In MS</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>click Start|Run</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>type Help /h</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>click XCopy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>hit PintScreen {and do this for all of the (multiple)
pages}</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>2) Then in MS </STRONG>use the Xcopy command in a
<STRONG>BATCH file</STRONG>. This is a free feature that comes with the Win-OS
(DOS7.0). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>A BATCH file is a script file that can be easely created in
NotePad.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The file can hold f.e. the following
two command lines only, eg</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>XCOPY</STRONG> sourcefolder1 [targetfolder1] [/Y|/-Y]
[/A|/M] [/D:date] [/P] [/S] [/E]] [/V] [/W]<BR>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>XCOPY</STRONG> sourcefolder2 [targetfolder2] [/Y|/-Y]
[/A|/M] [/D:date] [/P] [/S] [/E]] [/V] [/W]<BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>where sourcefolder1 will be your [drive:]\Equis
folder and targetfolder1 will be your [drive:]\Temp
folder.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>where sourcefolder2 will be your [drive:]\MSKData
folder and targetfolder2 will be your [drive:]\Temp
folder.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Save this in NotePad created file as mybu.txt and later rename
file to mybu.bat or </FONT><FONT size=2>directly Save As this file</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>as mybu.bat</FONT><FONT size=2> to f.e. the first drive, eg C:
{and don't forget to bu this file to another disk or media as
well}.</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>3) Then in MS</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>click Desktop|My Computer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>double-click Scheduled Tasks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Create a Task and point + set the regular
Schedule for the C:\my.bat file to run.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>This is a free feature that comes with the Win-OS and
Win-IE(see also below). </FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The logfile will then be stored in your</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>%ROOT%\%WinDir%\SCHEDLOG.TXT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT
size=2>---------------------------------------------------------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The above sums a FREE available common set up for
hourly/daily/weekly/monthly/on startup or shutdown options.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>{Unregular Daily returning Tasks must be Scheduled on a
"weekly|per day" basis, upose to the regular Daily</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>returning Tasks which can be Scheduled using the Daily
option}</FONT><FONT size=2>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Have succesfully been using this set-up for many years {since
1996} and versions {Sched.exe,Sage.exe} and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>in combination with the many MSK/DL versions {6.0, 6.5 and now
7.0} a</FONT><FONT size=2>nd naturaly, with the many other</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>programs that need </FONT><FONT size=2>a regular scheduling
{OEmail, Scandisk, Defrag </FONT><FONT size=2>and the MSK's
Explorer}.</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT
size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT
size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT
size=2></FONT><BR>Regards,<BR>Ton Maas<BR><A
href="mailto:ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A><BR>Dismiss the
".nospam" bit (including the dot) when replying.<BR>Homepage <A
href="http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas";>http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas</A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT
size=2>========================================================</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Task Scheduler (Windows' free
available timer)</STRONG><BR>(previously named System Agent -
Sage)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT face=Tahoma>TS95 Comes free with IE5.x and higher.
On download, the Ts95.cab (SetUp files for Win9x) is<BR>stored in the
"C:\Windows Update Setup Files" folder.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Task Scheduler - Purpose<BR>The Task
Scheduler allows you to perform automated tasks on a chosen
computer.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>The Task Scheduler monitors whatever criteria you
choose and executes the<BR>task when the criteria for executing the task have
been met. For example, you<BR>can have the computer run ScanDisk at 7:00 P.M.
every Sunday.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT face=Tahoma>IE5.x - Download+Install
site<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/Ie/Download/default.asp";><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/Ie/Download/default.asp</FONT></DIV></DIV></A></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Tahoma>Windows Update site<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/support/critical/default.asp";><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/support/critical/default.asp</FONT></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Task Scheduler Info Site: </FONT><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Tahoma>The Task Scheduler Start Page<BR></FONT><A
href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/psdk/taskschd/ts_portal_690l.htm";><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/psdk/taskschd/ts_portal_690l.htm</FONT></A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=sky40912@xxxxxxxxx href="mailto:sky40912@xxxxxxxxx";>T.E.M.
Lockefeer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> maandag 28 augustus 2000
10:49</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> !! SAFETY-BACKUP-LIST of all
important Metastock files !!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> All :</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> because i want to be able to recover asap
from</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> a possible next crash and as Metastock (6.52 is my
version)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> is one of the most </FONT><FONT size=2>important
applications i am running on my W98 systems </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> i would like to make :</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> an extensive list of metastock files</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> which should be backupped.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> regular.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> Because i think all members of the list could benefit
from this</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> i will start with a " first-list" which
most probably is not a </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> " end list" but with a little help from all of
you i am sure we </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> will get there.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>(look also first if you have enough space on your
backup-medium ! ).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> LIST OF MS-files to be backupped on a regular base
:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> 1) Metastock DATA folder. (of
course).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> 2) export custom indicators,system
tests,explorations,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> experts to a new folder
(to be made first!) :</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> name :
msformulatools</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> procedure :</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> a) go to Indicator
Builder.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> b)
Organizer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> c) Export formula
files.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> d) Next.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> e) Select all Custom
Indicators (by shift-push, pointing).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> f)
Next.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> g) Select all
System Tests.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> h)
Next.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> i) Select
all Explorations.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> j)
Next.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> k) Select all
Experts.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>
l) Next</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> m) choose by browsing
the folder : msformulatools</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> n)
Next.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> o) finish
(without or with password)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> p) if everything
is ok all c.i; s.t; e.p; exp.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT
size=2> files
are copied to msformulatools folder.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>3) I noticed that in the c:\Program
Files\Equis\Metastock\</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> new files are made in :
EQ_SLIST (so they probably need to be</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> copied too ).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> also new files are made of new
explorations in the :</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> c:\Program
files\Equis\MetaStock\EXPLORE folder.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> (to be copied).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> if you made reports there will be also a
SREPORTS folder :</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> (to be copied)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>4) Other files to backup : experts advice
please.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>
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</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>This are probably the most important files but again
:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>HELP, simplification of things , remarks etc : very
welcome.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Maybe somebody automated the whole backup-procedure
?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Hope this "backup-procedure of Metastock files" will save
us</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>lots of not needed extra work and frustrations in
future.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Theo Lockefeer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>P.s. How long ago did YOU make a backup ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> stop now and start NOW
before it's too late !</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> this will save you TIME
(= MONEY) and above</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> all : lots of
frustrations.</FONT></DIV>
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