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- /* This template illustrates all MRBackup ARexx commands.
- * Beginners can use this template to start their own custom ARexx
- * scripts by editing the appropriate parts of the template.
- * Don't forget to remove the comment delimiters surrounding each
- * example command.
- *
- * Note that the example commands are presented in the order which
- * they would be typically used rather than in alphabetical order.
- * Certain values are expressed in a meta-notation using angle brackets <>.
- * Substitute appropriate values for these bracketed expressions.
- */
-
- /* Initialize our trap mechanisms. */
-
- signal on ERROR
- signal on BREAK_C
-
- /* Enable result returns from MRBackup (required!). */
-
- options results
-
- /* See if MRBackup is running. If not, then exit right away. */
- if ~(Show('P', 'MRBackup_#1')) then do
- say "You must run MRBackup first. With a little work, you could"
- say "get this ARexx script to do it for you."
- exit 1
- end
-
- /* Make MRBackup's port the active port. */
- address "MRBackup_#1"
-
- /* Pop MRBackup's screen/window to the front so we can see the effects
- * of our script while it's executing.
- */
-
- /* poptofront */
-
-
- /* Several 'get' commands allow you to retrieve certain parameters from
- * MRBackup's current settings. You might use these if you wish to
- * temporarily alter a parameter, then restore it prior to exiting the
- * script. Each parameter is returned via the "result" parameter which
- * must be copied to another variable if you wish to save it.
- *
- * For the purpose of brevity, the result code, "rc", is not checked
- * after each command. You should add a test similar to the following
- * for instances where error checking is required:
-
- if rc ~= 0 then do
- say "ARexx command error; rc = " rc
- exit 1
- end
- */
-
- /*******************************/
- /** Result Retrieval Command **/
- /*******************************/
-
- /** Get the result of the last command executed:
- 'getresult'
- lastResult = result
- **/
-
- /*******************************/
- /** Option Retrieval Commands **/
- /*******************************/
-
- /** Get the backup path: **/
- /**
- 'getbackpath'
- backpath = result
- say "The current backup path is " backpath
- **/
-
- /** Get the home path: **/
- /**
- 'gethomepath'
- homepath = result
- **/
-
- /** Get the backup filter path: **/
- /**
- 'getbfilterpath'
- bfilterpath = result
- **/
-
- /*& Get the compression filter path: **/
- /**
- 'getcfilterpath'
- cfilterpath = result
- **/
-
- /** Get the decompression filter path: **/
- /**
- 'getdfilterpath'
- dfilterpath = result
- **/
-
- /** Get the restore filter path: **/
- /**
- 'getrfilterpath'
- rfilterpath = result
- **/
-
- /** Get the forced copy flag: **/
- /**
- 'getforcedcopy'
- forcedcopy = result
- **/
-
- /** Get the current listing path: */
- /**
- 'getlistpath'
- listpath = result
- **/
-
- /** Get the current log file pathname: */
- /**
- 'getlogpath'
- logpath = result
- **/
-
-
- /** Get the buffer size: **/
- /**
- 'getbufsize'
- bufsize = result
- **/
-
- /** Get the compression factor: **/
- /**
- 'getcompression'
- compression = result
- **/
-
- /** Get the decompression factor limit. Files compressed with a factor
- ** greater than this threshold will be restored in their compressed
- ** form.
- **/
- /**
- 'getdecompression'
- decompression = result
- **/
-
- /** Get the disk formatting mode: **/
- /**
- 'getformatting'
- formatting = result
- **/
-
- /** Get the backup test date: **/
- /**
- 'gettestdate'
- testdate = result
- **/
-
- /** Get the output mode for writing to existing files: **/
- /**
- 'getfilemode'
- filemode = result
- **/
-
- /** General-purpose choice requester: **/
- /**
- 'getchoice "Please choose one of these..." "A" "B" "C"'
- choice = result
- **/
-
-
- /*****************************/
- /** Option Setting Commands **/
- /*****************************/
-
- /** Set the backup mode (select one): **/
- /** 'setbackupmode "AmigaDOS"' **/
-
- /** 'setbackupmode "FastDisk"' **/
-
- /** 'setbackupmode "SCSITape"' **/
-
-
- /** Establish a new backup path: **/
- /** 'setbackpath "<backup_path>"' **/
-
- /** Establish the home path: **/
- /** 'sethomepath "DH0:"' **/
-
- /** Set the backup filter pathname: **/
- /** 'setbfilterpath "MRBackup:Prefs/<yourfiltername>"' **/
-
- /** Set the compression filter pathname: **/
- /** 'setcfilterpath "MRBackup:Prefs/<yourfiltername>"' **/
-
- /** Set the decompression filter pathname: **/
- /** 'setdfilterpath <MRBackup:Prefs/<yourfiltername>"' **/
-
- /** Set the restore filter pathname. This is required if you wish to
- ** do an automated restore of individual file(s) under ARexx control.
- **/
- /** 'setrfilterpath "MRBackup:Prefs/<yourfiltername>"' **/
-
- /** Set the name of the catalog to be used for backup or restore. **/
- /** 'setcatalogname "MRBackup:Catalogs/<yourcatalogname>"' **/
-
- /** Set the buffer size as a multiple of K (K= 1024 bytes).
- ** For example, if you specify 64, 65536 bytes will be used as the
- ** copy buffer size. When using tape, this should be an integral
- ** factor of the tape buffer size specified in the mountlist entry.
- ** Usually, an exact match is desirable.
- **/
- /** 'setbufsize "<buffer_size_in_K>"' **/
-
- /** Set the descriptive comment for the next backup: **/
- /** 'setcomment "<your_comment_string>"' **/
-
- /** Set the compression factor for a backup (select one): **/
- /** 'setcompression "None"' **/
- /** 'setcompression "12-Bit"' **/
- /** 'setcompression "13-Bit"' **/
- /** 'setcompression "14-Bit"' **/
- /** 'setcompression "15-Bit"' **/
- /** 'setcompression "16-Bit"' **/
-
- /** Set the decompression factor limit for a restore (select one): **/
- /** 'setdecompression "None"' **/
- /** 'setdecompression "12-Bit"' **/
- /** 'setdecompression "13-Bit"' **/
- /** 'setdecompression "14-Bit"' **/
- /** 'setdecompression "15-Bit"' **/
- /** 'setdecompression "16-Bit"' **/
-
- /** Set the mode to use when opening existing log and listing files for
- ** output. This precludes the need for the "File already exists"
- ** requester but must appear _before_ setlistpath or setlogpath.
- **/
-
- /** 'setfilemode "Ask"' **/
- /** 'setfilemode "Append"' **/
- /** 'setfilemode "Replace"' **/
-
- /** Set the "forced copy" flag to alter MRBackup's Restore behavior.
- ** The selected option determines the action to take when the backup
- ** file is older than the current home file.
- **/
-
- /** 'setforcedcopy "Always"' **/
- /** 'setforcedcopy "Never"' **/
- /** 'setforcedcopy "Prompt"' **/
-
- /**
- /** Stuff a message in MRBackup's Info gadget: **/
- /** 'setinfogadget "<your_message_string>"' */
-
- /** Set the listing file/console/device pathname: **/
- /** 'setlistpath "<listing_pathname>"' **/
-
- /** Set the log file/console/device pathname: **/
- /** 'setlogpath "<log_pathname>" **/
-
- /** Set the test date format. The format is specified as one of the
- ** following values:
- **
- ** 0 = DD-MMM-YY (AmigaDOS)
- ** 1 = YY-MM-DD (International)
- ** 2 = MM-DD-YY (USA)
- ** 3 = DD-MM-YY (Canada)
- **/
-
- /** 'dateFormat 0' **/
- /** 'dateFormat 1' **/
- /** 'dateFormat 2' **/
- /** 'dateFormat 3' **/
-
- /** Get the current test date format. The value is stored in 'result'. **/
-
- /**
- 'dateformat'
- currentDateFormat = result
- **/
-
- /** Set the backup test date: **/
- /** 'settestdate <backup_test_date>' **/
-
- /** Set the disk formatting mode for AmigaDOS backups (select one): **/
- /** 'setformatting "None"' **/
- /** 'setformatting "Normal"' **/
- /** 'setformatting "Quick"' **/
-
- /** Instruct MRBackup to do the next restore without a catalog. **/
- /** Though "NO" is a valid option, it has no meaningful use. **/
- /** 'ignorecatalog "YES"' **/
-
- /** Instruct MRBackup to backup/restore empty directories: **/
- /** 'keepemptydirs "Yes"' **/
- /** 'keepemptydirs "No"' **/
-
- /** Set the "Set Archive Bits" option: **/
- /** 'setarcbits "YES"' **/
- /** 'setarcbits "NO"' **/
-
- /** Set the "Test Archive Bits" option: **/
- /** 'testarcbits "YES"' **/
- /** 'testarcbits "NO"' **/
-
- /** Set the prefix string used to construct backup volume names: **/
- /**
- 'setprefix "<backup_prefix_string>"'
- **/
-
- /** Enable/Disable MRBackup's voice option: **/
- /** 'setvoice "YES"' **/
- /** 'setvoice "NO"' **/
-
- /** Enable/Disable the "Split Big Files" option (AmigaDOS mode only): **/
- /** 'splitfiles "YES"' **/
- /** 'splitfiles "NO"' **/
-
- /** Command MRBackup to load backup/restore preferences from a file.
- ** THIS IS THE PREFERRED METHOD FOR SETTING OPTIONS VIA AREXX:
- **/
- /** 'loadprefs "<your_preferences_file>"' **/
-
- /**********************/
- /** Utility Commands **/
- /**********************/
-
- /** Display a "note alert" via MRBackup: */
- /** 'notealert "<your_message_string>"' **/
-
- /** Command MRBackup to speak a message: **/
- /** 'speak "<your_message_string>"' **/
-
- /** Command MRBackup to ask the user a "yes-or-no" question. The result
- ** variable will contain either "YES" or "NO" upon return: **/
- /**
- 'yesno'
- yesnovalue = result
- **/
-
- /** Invoke MRBackup's file utilities: */
- /** 'utilities' **/
-
- /** Take full control of MRBackup. This causes MRBackup to avoid user
- ** interaction in all but the most urgent situations (errors, etc.).
- ** The takecontrol/releasecontrol pair should normally be used for
- ** automated backup/restore activities.
- **/
-
- /** 'takecontrol' */
-
- /** Command MRBackup to perform a backup using the current options: **/
- /** 'backup' **/
-
- /** Command MRBackup to perform a restore using the current options: **/
- /** 'restore' **/
-
- /** Release ARexx control of MRBackup: **/
- /** 'releasecontrol' **/
-
- /** Tell MRBackup to take the day off. If you issue any ARexx commands to
- ** MRBackup after this one, the best thing that will happen is that your
- ** script will die... In other words, DON'T!
- **/
-
- /** 'quit' **/
-
- exit 0
-