Installation instructions:
To use these files, you need to be familiar with batch file syntax.
There is no free support available beyond what you find included in
the download.
1. You will need PKZip to make the system work. The system has been
tested with PKZip v6.0 through v8.0. Make sure when you install PKZip
you include command line support. More information about PKZip can
be found at http://www.pkware.com.
( PKware offers a 30
trial version )
2. Copy all the batch files to the root of C:\ (create shortcuts if
you want to launch from somewhere else like the desktop).
3. Set up a network directory mapped as S:\ or else edit the target
location in the batch files yourself and adjust the instructions
accordingly.
4. Create four empty directories
C:\FM5BakTemp
C:\FM7BakTemp
S:\FM5Baks
S:\FM7Baks
5. The following are helper files that must be present, but are
not executed directly:
FM5Prefix.ba_
FM7Prefix.ba_
FMBakMaker.ba_
FMBakMover.ba_
6. The FM Bak Utilities suite was written for a Filemaker development
server running FMS5.5 and FMS7 alternately for testing. You don't
need all the files if you are only running one version of FMS. If
you are only running FMS7, you can omit the following two files:
FM5_DiscretionBak.ba_
FM5Prefix.ba_
7. Make a shortcut in a convenient location (such as the desktop)
of FM5_DiscretionBak.ba_ and FM7_DiscretionBak.ba_. These files
execute a discretionary backup whenever they are executed. This
is useful for creating restore points before you do something major
or risky to your FM development files.
8. FMAutoBak.ba_ is run from Scheduled Tasks. It allows for two
arguments (one of them is required). If you run the file without
the required version argument, the command window will display the
following details:
*************************************************************************
This batch
file must be run with a FileMaker version argument.
This batch file can also have a Project argument.
Syntax:
"[path]/[batch_file_name] [FMv] [Project]"
[FMv] must
= 5 or 7
[Project] is optional and can be any string as a prefix for
the zip file
example
1: "C:/FMAutoBak.bat 5 temp"
example 2: "C:/FMAutoBak.bat 7"
This utility
will now exit.
Press any
key to continue . . .
*************************************************************************
A typical Scheduled Task might call "C:/FMAutoBak.bat 7 Solution_Name"
Note there are no spaces in Solution_Name.
End Installation Instructions.