Hello All
I picked this up from BigJoe on SatDudez, and it seems to work fine.
"OK here is how to automate Microsoft backup. Firstly, in Microsoft Backup Job Options make sure that "Overwrite the Media" option is checked otherwise when run it will stop.
Suppose your backup job name is MyBackup. Open Notepad and paste the following text between the lines below into it.
'-------------------
Dim ss
Dim starttime,waittime,currenttime
waittime = 5
Set ss = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
ss.run "C:\PROGRA~1\ACCESS~1\BACKUP\MSBACKUP.EXE",1
starttime = Timer()
currenttime = starttime
Do Until currenttime-starttime > waittime
'Do nothing
currenttime = Timer()
Loop
ss.SendKeys "C%JOMyBackUp{Enter}%S"
Set ss = nothing
'--------------------------------------
If you Backup job name is different enter the correct name in the ss.sendkeys line between C%JO and (Enter}%S. Save this file as mybackup.vbs on the desktop (note the vbs extension).
Doubleclick this file to make sure it works. It should open backup and run the backup job.
If all is OK just open Control Panel then Scheduled Taks and pick Add a Scheduled Task. Use Browse select Desktop and files of type all types. Choose mybackup.vbs then set the times to run it and everything should be OK."
If it is this easy [when you know how] why isin't it provided by Microsoft?
Anyway seem to be sorted for now, so will start a new thread called what do you back up, so that we can all get some good ideas as to what should be included.
Cheers
W.Hole