Re: NTbackup problem

Your script assumes that the backup log resides in the current
directory. This is incorrect. You should code your batch file
like so:

cd /d "%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
NT\NTBackup\data"
echo F | xcopy /d *.log" "%temp%\Backup.log"

The above code resolves the problem of working out
which backup log is the most recent log file. Your line
of code
rename backup*.log %computername%-%dt%.log
will fail consistently when there is more than one log
file, which is highly likely.- Tekst uit oorspronkelijk bericht niet weergeven -

It's true what you're saying, but it doesn't help me to correct this
problem. If I check the backup*.log file of the last backup, this file
is empty. So NTBackup starts, but fails to make the backup without
writing an error to the log file. My question is: why does NTBackup
fail in this scheduled job, but doesn't if I run this interactively?

Thanks,
Stijn.

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