Dear all,

I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

Could anyone please help....

Thanks..
Stan

A batch file would be considerably simpler:

@echo off
xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

  Dear all,

  I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

  Could anyone please help....

  Thanks..
  Stan

thanks very much pegasus..

I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

Thanks
Stan
  A batch file would be considerably simpler:

  @echo off
  xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

  Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

    Dear all,

    I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

    Could anyone please help....

    Thanks..
    Stan

Your request is unclear.
- What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
- Why?
- Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
- How?
  thanks very much pegasus..

  I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

  Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

  Thanks
  Stan
    A batch file would be considerably simpler:

    @echo off
    xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

    Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

      Dear all,

      I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

      Could anyone please help....

      Thanks..
      Stan

leme explain...

In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
then   
    it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

Hope i have made it clear..

My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

Thanks once again...
Stan
  Your request is unclear.
  - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
  - Why?
  - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
  - How?
    thanks very much pegasus..

    I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

    Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

    Thanks
    Stan
      A batch file would be considerably simpler:

      @echo off
      xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

      Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

        Dear all,

        I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

        Could anyone please help....

        Thanks..
        Stan

When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
background information. It is now clear why you might get
this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

- Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
- How?
  leme explain...

  In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
  then   
      it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

  Hope i have made it clear..

  My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

  Thanks once again...
  Stan
    Your request is unclear.
    - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
    - Why?
    - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
    - How?
      thanks very much pegasus..

      I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

      Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

      Thanks
      Stan
        A batch file would be considerably simpler:

        @echo off
        xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

        Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

          Dear all,

          I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

          Could anyone please help....

          Thanks..
          Stan

xcopy has been replaced by robocopy. although why dont you use ntbackup and simply schedule it?!?



  When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
  background information. It is now clear why you might get
  this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
  questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

  - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
  - How?
    leme explain...

    In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
    then   
        it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

    Hope i have made it clear..

    My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

    Thanks once again...
    Stan
      Your request is unclear.
      - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
      - Why?
      - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
      - How?
        thanks very much pegasus..

        I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

        Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

        Thanks
        Stan
          A batch file would be considerably simpler:

          @echo off
          xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

          Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

            Dear all,

            I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

            Could anyone please help....

            Thanks..
            Stan

This is incorrect. Xcopy is alive and well. Robocopy is
an alternative product with a different command syntax
and ntbackup has completely different functionality.
  xcopy has been replaced by robocopy. although why dont you use ntbackup and simply schedule it?!?



    When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
    background information. It is now clear why you might get
    this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
    questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

    - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
    - How?
      leme explain...

      In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
      then   
          it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

      Hope i have made it clear..

      My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

      Thanks once again...
      Stan
        Your request is unclear.
        - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
        - Why?
        - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
        - How?
          thanks very much pegasus..

          I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

          Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

          Thanks
          Stan
            A batch file would be considerably simpler:

            @echo off
            xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

            Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

              Dear all,

              I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

              Could anyone please help....

              Thanks..
              Stan

by replaced i meant xcopy is hardly used anymore, and has been deprecated.... use robocopy instead.

and the op said "I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis".... ntbackup is perfectly capable of doing exactly this




  This is incorrect. Xcopy is alive and well. Robocopy is
  an alternative product with a different command syntax
  and ntbackup has completely different functionality.
    xcopy has been replaced by robocopy. although why dont you use ntbackup and simply schedule it?!?



      When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
      background information. It is now clear why you might get
      this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
      questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

      - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
      - How?
        leme explain...

        In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
        then   
            it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

        Hope i have made it clear..

        My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

        Thanks once again...
        Stan
          Your request is unclear.
          - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
          - Why?
          - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
          - How?
            thanks very much pegasus..

            I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

            Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

            Thanks
            Stan
              A batch file would be considerably simpler:

              @echo off
              xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

              Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

                Dear all,

                I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

                Could anyone please help....

                Thanks..
                Stan

It may be your personal preference to use robocopy instead of xcopy but xcopy has certainly not been "deprecated" as you put it. Why should it? It is fully functional and it is fully supported. Administrators often use robocopy because it has a number of extra features, but that's about all.

Ntbackup can, of course, be used for backup purposes.  Whether it is the best choice depends on the actual situation. In many cases xcopy or robocopy are preferable, in particular when backing up to a disk: Both make file recovery very, very easy. With ntbackup you sometimes face version and cataloguing issues that can trip up the inexperienced.
  by replaced i meant xcopy is hardly used anymore, and has been deprecated.... use robocopy instead.

  and the op said "I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis".... ntbackup is perfectly capable of doing exactly this




    This is incorrect. Xcopy is alive and well. Robocopy is
    an alternative product with a different command syntax
    and ntbackup has completely different functionality.
      xcopy has been replaced by robocopy. although why dont you use ntbackup and simply schedule it?!?



        When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
        background information. It is now clear why you might get
        this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
        questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

        - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
        - How?
          leme explain...

          In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
          then   
              it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

          Hope i have made it clear..

          My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

          Thanks once again...
          Stan
            Your request is unclear.
            - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
            - Why?
            - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
            - How?
              thanks very much pegasus..

              I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

              Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

              Thanks
              Stan
                A batch file would be considerably simpler:

                @echo off
                xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

                Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

                  Dear all,

                  I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

                  Could anyone please help....

                  Thanks..
                  Stan

just an FYI... here is one of hundreds of articles found on MS and MSDN websites explaining that xcopy is indeed deprecated.... see? you learn something new every day

http://blogs.msdn.com/matt_pietrek/archive/2007/01/16/robocopy-built-into-vista.aspx





  It may be your personal preference to use robocopy instead of xcopy but xcopy has certainly not been "deprecated" as you put it. Why should it? It is fully functional and it is fully supported. Administrators often use robocopy because it has a number of extra features, but that's about all.

  Ntbackup can, of course, be used for backup purposes.  Whether it is the best choice depends on the actual situation. In many cases xcopy or robocopy are preferable, in particular when backing up to a disk: Both make file recovery very, very easy. With ntbackup you sometimes face version and cataloguing issues that can trip up the inexperienced.
    by replaced i meant xcopy is hardly used anymore, and has been deprecated.... use robocopy instead.

    and the op said "I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis".... ntbackup is perfectly capable of doing exactly this




      This is incorrect. Xcopy is alive and well. Robocopy is
      an alternative product with a different command syntax
      and ntbackup has completely different functionality.
        xcopy has been replaced by robocopy. although why dont you use ntbackup and simply schedule it?!?



          When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
          background information. It is now clear why you might get
          this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
          questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

          - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
          - How?
            leme explain...

            In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
            then   
                it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

            Hope i have made it clear..

            My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

            Thanks once again...
            Stan
              Your request is unclear.
              - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
              - Why?
              - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
              - How?
                thanks very much pegasus..

                I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

                Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

                Thanks
                Stan
                  A batch file would be considerably simpler:

                  @echo off
                  xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

                  Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

                    Dear all,

                    I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

                    Could anyone please help....

                    Thanks..
                    Stan

I love to learn new things. At the same time I note that the text you quote refers to Vista. I also note that the word Vista is conspicuous by its absence in the OP's subject, text and list of newsgroups. Furthermore, robocopy is not even included in Win2000/XP/Server - it has to be downloaded with the Windows Resource Kit. In other words, for the OP's platforms xcopy is the standard and robocopy is a nice add-on.

I fully agree with you when it comes to the Vista platform: xcopy is a legacy product. For the other platforms, xcopy is widely used and works well in the vast majority of cases. I am also aware of its limitation.

  just an FYI... here is one of hundreds of articles found on MS and MSDN websites explaining that xcopy is indeed deprecated.... see? you learn something new every day

  http://blogs.msdn.com/matt_pietrek/archive/2007/01/16/robocopy-built-into-vista.aspx





    It may be your personal preference to use robocopy instead of xcopy but xcopy has certainly not been "deprecated" as you put it. Why should it? It is fully functional and it is fully supported. Administrators often use robocopy because it has a number of extra features, but that's about all.

    Ntbackup can, of course, be used for backup purposes.  Whether it is the best choice depends on the actual situation. In many cases xcopy or robocopy are preferable, in particular when backing up to a disk: Both make file recovery very, very easy. With ntbackup you sometimes face version and cataloguing issues that can trip up the inexperienced.
      by replaced i meant xcopy is hardly used anymore, and has been deprecated.... use robocopy instead.

      and the op said "I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis".... ntbackup is perfectly capable of doing exactly this




        This is incorrect. Xcopy is alive and well. Robocopy is
        an alternative product with a different command syntax
        and ntbackup has completely different functionality.
          xcopy has been replaced by robocopy. although why dont you use ntbackup and simply schedule it?!?



            When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
            background information. It is now clear why you might get
            this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
            questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

            - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
            - How?
              leme explain...

              In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
              then   
                  it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

              Hope i have made it clear..

              My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

              Thanks once again...
              Stan
                Your request is unclear.
                - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
                - Why?
                - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
                - How?
                  thanks very much pegasus..

                  I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

                  Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

                  Thanks
                  Stan
                    A batch file would be considerably simpler:

                    @echo off
                    xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

                    Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

                      Dear all,

                      I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

                      Could anyone please help....

                      Thanks..
                      Stan

try this one:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/76a310d7-9925-4571-a252-0e28960d5f891033.mspx?mfr=true



  I love to learn new things. At the same time I note that the text you quote refers to Vista. I also note that the word Vista is conspicuous by its absence in the OP's subject, text and list of newsgroups. Furthermore, robocopy is not even included in Win2000/XP/Server - it has to be downloaded with the Windows Resource Kit. In other words, for the OP's platforms xcopy is the standard and robocopy is a nice add-on.

  I fully agree with you when it comes to the Vista platform: xcopy is a legacy product. For the other platforms, xcopy is widely used and works well in the vast majority of cases. I am also aware of its limitation.

    just an FYI... here is one of hundreds of articles found on MS and MSDN websites explaining that xcopy is indeed deprecated.... see? you learn something new every day

    http://blogs.msdn.com/matt_pietrek/archive/2007/01/16/robocopy-built-into-vista.aspx





      It may be your personal preference to use robocopy instead of xcopy but xcopy has certainly not been "deprecated" as you put it. Why should it? It is fully functional and it is fully supported. Administrators often use robocopy because it has a number of extra features, but that's about all.

      Ntbackup can, of course, be used for backup purposes.  Whether it is the best choice depends on the actual situation. In many cases xcopy or robocopy are preferable, in particular when backing up to a disk: Both make file recovery very, very easy. With ntbackup you sometimes face version and cataloguing issues that can trip up the inexperienced.
        by replaced i meant xcopy is hardly used anymore, and has been deprecated.... use robocopy instead.

        and the op said "I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis".... ntbackup is perfectly capable of doing exactly this




          This is incorrect. Xcopy is alive and well. Robocopy is
          an alternative product with a different command syntax
          and ntbackup has completely different functionality.
            xcopy has been replaced by robocopy. although why dont you use ntbackup and simply schedule it?!?



              When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
              background information. It is now clear why you might get
              this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
              questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

              - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
              - How?
                leme explain...

                In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
                then   
                    it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

                Hope i have made it clear..

                My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

                Thanks once again...
                Stan
                  Your request is unclear.
                  - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
                  - Why?
                  - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
                  - How?
                    thanks very much pegasus..

                    I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

                    Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

                    Thanks
                    Stan
                      A batch file would be considerably simpler:

                      @echo off
                      xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

                      Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

                        Dear all,

                        I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

                        Could anyone please help....

                        Thanks..
                        Stan

Yep. It refers to Server 2008, which was only just released and which the OP does not refer to.
  try this one:

  http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/76a310d7-9925-4571-a252-0e28960d5f891033.mspx?mfr=true



    I love to learn new things. At the same time I note that the text you quote refers to Vista. I also note that the word Vista is conspicuous by its absence in the OP's subject, text and list of newsgroups. Furthermore, robocopy is not even included in Win2000/XP/Server - it has to be downloaded with the Windows Resource Kit. In other words, for the OP's platforms xcopy is the standard and robocopy is a nice add-on.

    I fully agree with you when it comes to the Vista platform: xcopy is a legacy product. For the other platforms, xcopy is widely used and works well in the vast majority of cases. I am also aware of its limitation.

      just an FYI... here is one of hundreds of articles found on MS and MSDN websites explaining that xcopy is indeed deprecated.... see? you learn something new every day

      http://blogs.msdn.com/matt_pietrek/archive/2007/01/16/robocopy-built-into-vista.aspx





        It may be your personal preference to use robocopy instead of xcopy but xcopy has certainly not been "deprecated" as you put it. Why should it? It is fully functional and it is fully supported. Administrators often use robocopy because it has a number of extra features, but that's about all.

        Ntbackup can, of course, be used for backup purposes.  Whether it is the best choice depends on the actual situation. In many cases xcopy or robocopy are preferable, in particular when backing up to a disk: Both make file recovery very, very easy. With ntbackup you sometimes face version and cataloguing issues that can trip up the inexperienced.
          by replaced i meant xcopy is hardly used anymore, and has been deprecated.... use robocopy instead.

          and the op said "I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis".... ntbackup is perfectly capable of doing exactly this




            This is incorrect. Xcopy is alive and well. Robocopy is
            an alternative product with a different command syntax
            and ntbackup has completely different functionality.
              xcopy has been replaced by robocopy. although why dont you use ntbackup and simply schedule it?!?



                When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
                background information. It is now clear why you might get
                this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
                questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

                - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
                - How?
                  leme explain...

                  In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
                  then   
                      it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

                  Hope i have made it clear..

                  My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

                  Thanks once again...
                  Stan
                    Your request is unclear.
                    - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
                    - Why?
                    - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
                    - How?
                      thanks very much pegasus..

                      I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

                      Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

                      Thanks
                      Stan
                        A batch file would be considerably simpler:

                        @echo off
                        xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

                        Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

                          Dear all,

                          I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

                          Could anyone please help....

                          Thanks..
                          Stan

so lets recap... it IS "deprecated", but only for vista and future windows versions? isnt that the very definition of the word??? im only commenting because as youll recall, i said it was deprecated in general, and you disagreed. but now you agree...


  Yep. It refers to Server 2008, which was only just released and which the OP does not refer to.
    try this one:

    http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/76a310d7-9925-4571-a252-0e28960d5f891033.mspx?mfr=true



      I love to learn new things. At the same time I note that the text you quote refers to Vista. I also note that the word Vista is conspicuous by its absence in the OP's subject, text and list of newsgroups. Furthermore, robocopy is not even included in Win2000/XP/Server - it has to be downloaded with the Windows Resource Kit. In other words, for the OP's platforms xcopy is the standard and robocopy is a nice add-on.

      I fully agree with you when it comes to the Vista platform: xcopy is a legacy product. For the other platforms, xcopy is widely used and works well in the vast majority of cases. I am also aware of its limitation.

        just an FYI... here is one of hundreds of articles found on MS and MSDN websites explaining that xcopy is indeed deprecated.... see? you learn something new every day

        http://blogs.msdn.com/matt_pietrek/archive/2007/01/16/robocopy-built-into-vista.aspx





          It may be your personal preference to use robocopy instead of xcopy but xcopy has certainly not been "deprecated" as you put it. Why should it? It is fully functional and it is fully supported. Administrators often use robocopy because it has a number of extra features, but that's about all.

          Ntbackup can, of course, be used for backup purposes.  Whether it is the best choice depends on the actual situation. In many cases xcopy or robocopy are preferable, in particular when backing up to a disk: Both make file recovery very, very easy. With ntbackup you sometimes face version and cataloguing issues that can trip up the inexperienced.
            by replaced i meant xcopy is hardly used anymore, and has been deprecated.... use robocopy instead.

            and the op said "I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis".... ntbackup is perfectly capable of doing exactly this




              This is incorrect. Xcopy is alive and well. Robocopy is
              an alternative product with a different command syntax
              and ntbackup has completely different functionality.
                xcopy has been replaced by robocopy. although why dont you use ntbackup and simply schedule it?!?



                  When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
                  background information. It is now clear why you might get
                  this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
                  questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

                  - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
                  - How?
                    leme explain...

                    In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
                    then   
                        it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

                    Hope i have made it clear..

                    My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

                    Thanks once again...
                    Stan
                      Your request is unclear.
                      - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
                      - Why?
                      - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
                      - How?
                        thanks very much pegasus..

                        I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

                        Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

                        Thanks
                        Stan
                          A batch file would be considerably simpler:

                          @echo off
                          xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

                          Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

                            Dear all,

                            I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

                            Could anyone please help....

                            Thanks..
                            Stan

Correct, I disputed your general statement in my first reply. I subsequently learnt through your replies that xcopy is deprecated in Vista and in Server 2008. I am not aware of any similar comments for earlier Windows and Server products. I would therefore recommend the use of robocopy on Vista and Server 2008, and robocopy or xcopy on earlier OSs.

  so lets recap... it IS "deprecated", but only for vista and future windows versions? isnt that the very definition of the word??? im only commenting because as youll recall, i said it was deprecated in general, and you disagreed. but now you agree...

Sorry for the confusion... let me xplain once more...

The script will be scheduled to run on a weekly basis at 8.00 AM on all the workstations. The msg is supposed to pop up, whenevr the network is not available. The user has to respond to the msgbox, to either Abort the operation, retry the operation or cancel it.

Here the user will respond to it... The thought process is that.. if the user has not connected the network cable, and the msg pops up, then he can check his network conection and then retry it...

Thanks ....
Stan
  When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
  background information. It is now clear why you might get
  this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
  questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

  - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
  - How?
    leme explain...

    In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
    then   
        it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

    Hope i have made it clear..

    My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

    Thanks once again...
    Stan
      Your request is unclear.
      - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
      - Why?
      - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
      - How?
        thanks very much pegasus..

        I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

        Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

        Thanks
        Stan
          A batch file would be considerably simpler:

          @echo off
          xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

          Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

            Dear all,

            I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

            Could anyone please help....

            Thanks..
            Stan

Fine. I'll come back in an hours time.
  Sorry for the confusion... let me xplain once more...

  The script will be scheduled to run on a weekly basis at 8.00 AM on all the workstations. The msg is supposed to pop up, whenevr the network is not available. The user has to respond to the msgbox, to either Abort the operation, retry the operation or cancel it.

  Here the user will respond to it... The thought process is that.. if the user has not connected the network cable, and the msg pops up, then he can check his network conection and then retry it...

  Thanks ....
  Stan
    When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
    background information. It is now clear why you might get
    this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
    questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

    - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
    - How?
      leme explain...

      In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
      then   
          it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

      Hope i have made it clear..

      My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

      Thanks once again...
      Stan
        Your request is unclear.
        - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
        - Why?
        - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
        - How?
          thanks very much pegasus..

          I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

          Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

          Thanks
          Stan
            A batch file would be considerably simpler:

            @echo off
            xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

            Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

              Dear all,

              I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

              Could anyone please help....

              Thanks..
              Stan

Now why is that I feel like a dentist trying to extract a wisdom tooth?

Here is a nice and simple solution:

@echo off
ping 192.168.0.1 | find /i "bytes=" && goto Label1
echo.
set /r reply=The network is not available. Try again? (Y/N)
if /i "%reply%"=="Y" (goto again) else (goto :eof)
xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "D:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

192.168.0.1 is the IP address of your server.

Now if you prefer a dialog box instead of a Command Prompt to
warn the user then you can do it by invoking a small .vbs script:

@echo off
echo wscript.quit(MsgBox("The network is not available. Try again?", 1, "Network Problem")) > c:\box.vbs
ping 192.168.0.1 | find /i "bytes=" && goto Label1
cscript.exe //nologo c:\box.vbs
if %ErrorLevel%==1 (goto again) else (goto :eof)
xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "D:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

I haven not had the time to fully test this script.

If you want the whole lot in a .vbs script file then you need a
lot more than just six lines of code.

  Sorry for the confusion... let me xplain once more...

  The script will be scheduled to run on a weekly basis at 8.00 AM on all the workstations. The msg is supposed to pop up, whenevr the network is not available. The user has to respond to the msgbox, to either Abort the operation, retry the operation or cancel it.

  Here the user will respond to it... The thought process is that.. if the user has not connected the network cable, and the msg pops up, then he can check his network conection and then retry it...

  Thanks ....
  Stan
    When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
    background information. It is now clear why you might get
    this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
    questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

    - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
    - How?
      leme explain...

      In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
      then   
          it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

      Hope i have made it clear..

      My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

      Thanks once again...
      Stan
        Your request is unclear.
        - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
        - Why?
        - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
        - How?
          thanks very much pegasus..

          I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

          Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

          Thanks
          Stan
            A batch file would be considerably simpler:

            @echo off
            xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

            Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

              Dear all,

              I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

              Could anyone please help....

              Thanks..
              Stan

Thanks Pegasus...

Will try the script and come back soon....

Stan
  Now why is that I feel like a dentist trying to extract a wisdom tooth?

  Here is a nice and simple solution:

  @echo off
  ping 192.168.0.1 | find /i "bytes=" && goto Label1
  echo.
  set /r reply=The network is not available. Try again? (Y/N)
  if /i "%reply%"=="Y" (goto again) else (goto :eof)
  xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "D:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

  192.168.0.1 is the IP address of your server.

  Now if you prefer a dialog box instead of a Command Prompt to
  warn the user then you can do it by invoking a small .vbs script:

  @echo off
  echo wscript.quit(MsgBox("The network is not available. Try again?", 1, "Network Problem")) > c:\box.vbs
  ping 192.168.0.1 | find /i "bytes=" && goto Label1
  cscript.exe //nologo c:\box.vbs
  if %ErrorLevel%==1 (goto again) else (goto :eof)
  xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "D:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

  I haven not had the time to fully test this script.

  If you want the whole lot in a .vbs script file then you need a
  lot more than just six lines of code.

    Sorry for the confusion... let me xplain once more...

    The script will be scheduled to run on a weekly basis at 8.00 AM on all the workstations. The msg is supposed to pop up, whenevr the network is not available. The user has to respond to the msgbox, to either Abort the operation, retry the operation or cancel it.

    Here the user will respond to it... The thought process is that.. if the user has not connected the network cable, and the msg pops up, then he can check his network conection and then retry it...

    Thanks ....
    Stan
      When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
      background information. It is now clear why you might get
      this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
      questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

      - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
      - How?
        leme explain...

        In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
        then   
            it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

        Hope i have made it clear..

        My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

        Thanks once again...
        Stan
          Your request is unclear.
          - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
          - Why?
          - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
          - How?
            thanks very much pegasus..

            I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

            Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

            Thanks
            Stan
              A batch file would be considerably simpler:

              @echo off
              xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

              Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

                Dear all,

                I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

                Could anyone please help....

                Thanks..
                Stan

Dear all,

Am sorry that the thread went to some heated exchanges... Guys.. pls don take anything personal.. just exchange knowledge.. no exchange of feelings.....

And if I only felt it.. am sorry about that too...

Thanks,
Stan
  Now why is that I feel like a dentist trying to extract a wisdom tooth?

  Here is a nice and simple solution:

  @echo off
  ping 192.168.0.1 | find /i "bytes=" && goto Label1
  echo.
  set /r reply=The network is not available. Try again? (Y/N)
  if /i "%reply%"=="Y" (goto again) else (goto :eof)
  xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "D:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

  192.168.0.1 is the IP address of your server.

  Now if you prefer a dialog box instead of a Command Prompt to
  warn the user then you can do it by invoking a small .vbs script:

  @echo off
  echo wscript.quit(MsgBox("The network is not available. Try again?", 1, "Network Problem")) > c:\box.vbs
  ping 192.168.0.1 | find /i "bytes=" && goto Label1
  cscript.exe //nologo c:\box.vbs
  if %ErrorLevel%==1 (goto again) else (goto :eof)
  xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "D:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

  I haven not had the time to fully test this script.

  If you want the whole lot in a .vbs script file then you need a
  lot more than just six lines of code.

    Sorry for the confusion... let me xplain once more...

    The script will be scheduled to run on a weekly basis at 8.00 AM on all the workstations. The msg is supposed to pop up, whenevr the network is not available. The user has to respond to the msgbox, to either Abort the operation, retry the operation or cancel it.

    Here the user will respond to it... The thought process is that.. if the user has not connected the network cable, and the msg pops up, then he can check his network conection and then retry it...

    Thanks ....
    Stan
      When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
      background information. It is now clear why you might get
      this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
      questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

      - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
      - How?
        leme explain...

        In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
        then   
            it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

        Hope i have made it clear..

        My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

        Thanks once again...
        Stan
          Your request is unclear.
          - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
          - Why?
          - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
          - How?
            thanks very much pegasus..

            I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

            Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

            Thanks
            Stan
              A batch file would be considerably simpler:

              @echo off
              xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

              Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

                Dear all,

                I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

                Could anyone please help....

                Thanks..
                Stan

Dear Pegasus,

Thanks for the reply..

I am having a questio... at the line of Ping I get the following error:

" 'ping' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

Could you please help.. I tried using it in a batch file and also as a vbs file.

Thanks,
Stan
  Now why is that I feel like a dentist trying to extract a wisdom tooth?

  Here is a nice and simple solution:

  @echo off
  ping 192.168.0.1 | find /i "bytes=" && goto Label1
  echo.
  set /r reply=The network is not available. Try again? (Y/N)
  if /i "%reply%"=="Y" (goto again) else (goto :eof)
  xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "D:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

  192.168.0.1 is the IP address of your server.

  Now if you prefer a dialog box instead of a Command Prompt to
  warn the user then you can do it by invoking a small .vbs script:

  @echo off
  echo wscript.quit(MsgBox("The network is not available. Try again?", 1, "Network Problem")) > c:\box.vbs
  ping 192.168.0.1 | find /i "bytes=" && goto Label1
  cscript.exe //nologo c:\box.vbs
  if %ErrorLevel%==1 (goto again) else (goto :eof)
  xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "D:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

  I haven not had the time to fully test this script.

  If you want the whole lot in a .vbs script file then you need a
  lot more than just six lines of code.

    Sorry for the confusion... let me xplain once more...

    The script will be scheduled to run on a weekly basis at 8.00 AM on all the workstations. The msg is supposed to pop up, whenevr the network is not available. The user has to respond to the msgbox, to either Abort the operation, retry the operation or cancel it.

    Here the user will respond to it... The thought process is that.. if the user has not connected the network cable, and the msg pops up, then he can check his network conection and then retry it...

    Thanks ....
    Stan
      When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
      background information. It is now clear why you might get
      this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
      questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

      - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
      - How?
        leme explain...

        In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
        then   
            it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

        Hope i have made it clear..

        My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

        Thanks once again...
        Stan
          Your request is unclear.
          - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
          - Why?
          - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
          - How?
            thanks very much pegasus..

            I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

            Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

            Thanks
            Stan
              A batch file would be considerably simpler:

              @echo off
              xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

              Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

                Dear all,

                I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

                Could anyone please help....

                Thanks..
                Stan

- Have a look where ping.exe resides. It should be in the System32 directory.
- Check your %path%. It must include the c:\Windows\System32 directory.
- Execute ping.exe directly from the Command Prompt.
  Dear Pegasus,

  Thanks for the reply..

  I am having a questio... at the line of Ping I get the following error:

  " 'ping' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

  Could you please help.. I tried using it in a batch file and also as a vbs file.

  Thanks,
  Stan
    Now why is that I feel like a dentist trying to extract a wisdom tooth?

    Here is a nice and simple solution:

    @echo off
    ping 192.168.0.1 | find /i "bytes=" && goto Label1
    echo.
    set /r reply=The network is not available. Try again? (Y/N)
    if /i "%reply%"=="Y" (goto again) else (goto :eof)
    xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "D:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

    192.168.0.1 is the IP address of your server.

    Now if you prefer a dialog box instead of a Command Prompt to
    warn the user then you can do it by invoking a small .vbs script:

    @echo off
    echo wscript.quit(MsgBox("The network is not available. Try again?", 1, "Network Problem")) > c:\box.vbs
    ping 192.168.0.1 | find /i "bytes=" && goto Label1
    cscript.exe //nologo c:\box.vbs
    if %ErrorLevel%==1 (goto again) else (goto :eof)
    xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "D:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

    I haven not had the time to fully test this script.

    If you want the whole lot in a .vbs script file then you need a
    lot more than just six lines of code.

      Sorry for the confusion... let me xplain once more...

      The script will be scheduled to run on a weekly basis at 8.00 AM on all the workstations. The msg is supposed to pop up, whenevr the network is not available. The user has to respond to the msgbox, to either Abort the operation, retry the operation or cancel it.

      Here the user will respond to it... The thought process is that.. if the user has not connected the network cable, and the msg pops up, then he can check his network conection and then retry it...

      Thanks ....
      Stan
        When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
        background information. It is now clear why you might get
        this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
        questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

        - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
        - How?
          leme explain...

          In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
          then   
              it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

          Hope i have made it clear..

          My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

          Thanks once again...
          Stan
            Your request is unclear.
            - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
            - Why?
            - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
            - How?
              thanks very much pegasus..

              I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

              Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

              Thanks
              Stan
                A batch file would be considerably simpler:

                @echo off
                xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

                Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

                  Dear all,

                  I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

                  Could anyone please help....

                  Thanks..
                  Stan

Hi,

Ping runs fine in my machine.. but it cannot be invoked frm the vbscript file.. at line number 3 of the script you had given it throws the following error:

" 'ping' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

can u please tell me where I am going wrong?

Thanks,
Stan
  - Have a look where ping.exe resides. It should be in the System32 directory.
  - Check your %path%. It must include the c:\Windows\System32 directory.
  - Execute ping.exe directly from the Command Prompt.
    Dear Pegasus,

    Thanks for the reply..

    I am having a questio... at the line of Ping I get the following error:

    " 'ping' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

    Could you please help.. I tried using it in a batch file and also as a vbs file.

    Thanks,
    Stan
      Now why is that I feel like a dentist trying to extract a wisdom tooth?

      Here is a nice and simple solution:

      @echo off
      ping 192.168.0.1 | find /i "bytes=" && goto Label1
      echo.
      set /r reply=The network is not available. Try again? (Y/N)
      if /i "%reply%"=="Y" (goto again) else (goto :eof)
      xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "D:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

      192.168.0.1 is the IP address of your server.

      Now if you prefer a dialog box instead of a Command Prompt to
      warn the user then you can do it by invoking a small .vbs script:

      @echo off
      echo wscript.quit(MsgBox("The network is not available. Try again?", 1, "Network Problem")) > c:\box.vbs
      ping 192.168.0.1 | find /i "bytes=" && goto Label1
      cscript.exe //nologo c:\box.vbs
      if %ErrorLevel%==1 (goto again) else (goto :eof)
      xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "D:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

      I haven not had the time to fully test this script.

      If you want the whole lot in a .vbs script file then you need a
      lot more than just six lines of code.

        Sorry for the confusion... let me xplain once more...

        The script will be scheduled to run on a weekly basis at 8.00 AM on all the workstations. The msg is supposed to pop up, whenevr the network is not available. The user has to respond to the msgbox, to either Abort the operation, retry the operation or cancel it.

        Here the user will respond to it... The thought process is that.. if the user has not connected the network cable, and the msg pops up, then he can check his network conection and then retry it...

        Thanks ....
        Stan
          When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
          background information. It is now clear why you might get
          this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
          questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

          - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
          - How?
            leme explain...

            In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
            then   
                it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

            Hope i have made it clear..

            My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

            Thanks once again...
            Stan
              Your request is unclear.
              - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
              - Why?
              - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
              - How?
                thanks very much pegasus..

                I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

                Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

                Thanks
                Stan
                  A batch file would be considerably simpler:

                  @echo off
                  xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

                  Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

                    Dear all,

                    I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

                    Could anyone please help....

                    Thanks..
                    Stan

I think we are running round in circlues. You keep mixing batch
files with script files. I gave you a batch file, not a script file
(even though it had a section that will generate a script file).

It's now back to where we started: If you have a problem then
you MUST post the file you currently use, and you MUST tell
us if you saved it as a batch file (.bat) or as a script file (.vbs).


  Ping runs fine in my machine.. but it cannot be invoked frm the vbscript file.. at line number 3 of the script you had given it throws the following error:

  " 'ping' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

  can u please tell me where I am going wrong?

  Thanks,
  Stan
    - Have a look where ping.exe resides. It should be in the System32 directory.
    - Check your %path%. It must include the c:\Windows\System32 directory.
    - Execute ping.exe directly from the Command Prompt.
      Dear Pegasus,

      Thanks for the reply..

      I am having a questio... at the line of Ping I get the following error:

      " 'ping' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

      Could you please help.. I tried using it in a batch file and also as a vbs file.

      Thanks,
      Stan
        Now why is that I feel like a dentist trying to extract a wisdom tooth?

        Here is a nice and simple solution:

        @echo off
        ping 192.168.0.1 | find /i "bytes=" && goto Label1
        echo.
        set /r reply=The network is not available. Try again? (Y/N)
        if /i "%reply%"=="Y" (goto again) else (goto :eof)
        xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "D:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

        192.168.0.1 is the IP address of your server.

        Now if you prefer a dialog box instead of a Command Prompt to
        warn the user then you can do it by invoking a small .vbs script:

        @echo off
        echo wscript.quit(MsgBox("The network is not available. Try again?", 1, "Network Problem")) > c:\box.vbs
        ping 192.168.0.1 | find /i "bytes=" && goto Label1
        cscript.exe //nologo c:\box.vbs
        if %ErrorLevel%==1 (goto again) else (goto :eof)
        xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "D:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

        I haven not had the time to fully test this script.

        If you want the whole lot in a .vbs script file then you need a
        lot more than just six lines of code.

          Sorry for the confusion... let me xplain once more...

          The script will be scheduled to run on a weekly basis at 8.00 AM on all the workstations. The msg is supposed to pop up, whenevr the network is not available. The user has to respond to the msgbox, to either Abort the operation, retry the operation or cancel it.

          Here the user will respond to it... The thought process is that.. if the user has not connected the network cable, and the msg pops up, then he can check his network conection and then retry it...

          Thanks ....
          Stan
            When you require a script then it helps to provide plenty of
            background information. It is now clear why you might get
            this dialog box. Now please try to answer my remaining
            questions - this is ESSENTIAL!

            - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
            - How?
              leme explain...

              In case the network conectivity is not available, and the scheduled backup fires up....
              then   
                  it should give a msg in a msgbox telling that "Network connectivity unavailable, Try again?" with the buttons Abort, retry and cancel.

              Hope i have made it clear..

              My intention in doing this is to make backup of the pst files of MS outlook of all workstations (in our case all are laptops)....

              Thanks once again...
              Stan
                Your request is unclear.
                - What generates the "Abort, retry, Cancel" dialog box?
                - Why?
                - Do you expect the script to respond to it automatically?
                - How?
                  thanks very much pegasus..

                  I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

                  Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience working in vb.

                  Thanks
                  Stan
                    A batch file would be considerably simpler:

                    @echo off
                    xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

                    Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient privileges to access the the source & target areas.

                      Dear all,

                      I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

                      Could anyone please help....

                      Thanks..
                      Stan

Stanley,

Is the script supposed to start automatically in the background?
Or will ir be manually initiated?
If it fires automatically, who will be around (and logged on) to respond to
any dialog boxes?
What about using "ntbackup" to create compressed BKF files?
How many copies to reside on the file server?
Must the script keep at least one good copy, i.e. only remove/delete the
previous backup as long as the current backup actually works?
How much data are we talking about from the client?  How many different
clients will run this backup?

I have a DOS script that could run as a scheduled task, and thus you could
configure for the scheduled task to run as a particular user name
automatically, but it will stop working as soon as the password for the
account is changed.

Let me know if you want a copy, it's a DOS script of medium complexity.

Regards,
Dave.



thanks very much pegasus..

I wanted the vbscript for the "Abort, retry, Cancel" command box and to
check for the network connectivity before the xcopy is fired...

Could anyone please guide me to a good scripting resource. I hav experience
working in vb.

Thanks
Stan
A batch file would be considerably simpler:

@echo off
xcopy  /s  /d  /y  /c  "d:\My Files"  \\My Server\Some Share\Some Folder

Make sure to schedule the command under an account that has sufficient
privileges to access the the source & target areas.

I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content
files to the network file storage on a weekly basis.

Could anyone please help....

Thanks..
Stan

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