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Re: CopyRat -- simple backup app
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:20 pm
by TerryHough
I tested the command line calling a .jbs file. Worked fine.
That is sufficient for me as a command line interface.
It would be nice to just run one job from your main GUI though. Check box on the job list perhaps?
Think you will ever release the code for this? I don't have any time to work with it at the moment, just thought it would be nice to work with at tsome time.
Re: CopyRat -- simple backup app
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:15 am
by kenmo
Hey Terry!
I've uploaded a new version 0.94:
http://bit.ly/hMsFk4
I decided to add an enable/disable job checkbox above the rest of the options.
I also added a few more commandline controls, which are hopefully understandable on the webpage.
You can backup a folder as easy as...
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copyrat backup "c:\source\" "c:\dest\"
and there are a bunch of optional flags afterward.
(Ironically this program began as a reboot of a commandline-only backup app I had written.)
Try it out, let me know if you find anything wrong!
Re: CopyRat -- simple backup app
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:54 pm
by TerryHough
kenmo wrote:
new version 0.94
I decided to add an enable/disable job checkbox above the rest of the options.
OK, but it would be more obvious which jobs are "enabled" if that checkbox appeared beside the job in the jobs list.
kenmo wrote:
I also added a few more commandline controls, which are hopefully understandable on the webpage.
You can backup a folder as easy as...
and there are a bunch of optional flags afterward.
Actually, it has to be
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copyrat backup "c:\source\" "c:\dest\"
As you have it above, the program just starts up with a blank jobs list.
I've tried the command line items and they appear to work.
Only problem I have is in adding a job from the GUI. The "To:" browse doesn't work very well on my system at browsing to a network location, but that may just be my network's response. It can take up to 30 seconds or more to show a networked system's tree. I haven't noticed that with other program. I will do a bit more testing and report back.
Re: CopyRat -- simple backup app
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:09 pm
by kenmo
TerryHough wrote:OK, but it would be more obvious which jobs are "enabled" if that checkbox appeared beside the job in the jobs list.
Yeah, it was a quick addition. Perhaps I can convert the ListView to a ListIcon without having to modify too much code that interacts with it.
TerryHough wrote:Actually, it has to be
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copyrat backup "c:\source\" "c:\dest\"
As you have it above, the program just starts up with a blank jobs list.
Whoops, that was just a mistake in my post. Edited now.
TerryHough wrote:Only problem I have is in adding a job from the GUI. The "To:" browse doesn't work very well on my system at browsing to a network location, but that may just be my network's response. It can take up to 30 seconds or more to show a networked system's tree. I haven't noticed that with other program. I will do a bit more testing and report back.
Hmmm, that's odd. I haven't used it with networked drives. But it simply calls PB's PathRequester(), and then updates the StringGadget. That's all. What version of Windows are you using?
Re: CopyRat -- simple backup app
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:01 pm
by TerryHough
kenmo wrote:I haven't used it with networked drives. But it simply calls PB's PathRequester(), and then updates the StringGadget. That's all. What version of Windows are you using?
Win XPPro fully patched. I think it is just my network causing it... could be the networked system is asleep or something. I haven't had time for further testing this morning.
Re: CopyRat -- simple backup app
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:44 am
by Amundo
Hi kenmo, thanks for sharing your app.
Could you include "File Modification Date" as a filter? If I change a text file, but it stays the same size, it will miss being backed up - is that correct?
Keep up the good work!
Re: CopyRat -- simple backup app
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 3:00 am
by kenmo
Amundo wrote:Could you include "File Modification Date" as a filter? If I change a text file, but it stays the same size, it will miss being backed up - is that correct?
I've uploaded a new version 0.95:
http://bit.ly/hMsFk4
I added a Modified Date choice (feel free to test this Amundo!)
Plus minor changes:
- removed Escape key shortcut that exits program (I never use this, would only hit it by accident...)
- removed the 'Already Exists: filename' entries from the backup progress window (added many many pointless lines)
- other small changes, such as: if the backup finishes while you are viewing the log, it will not close the window automatically
Thanks for feedback!
(@Terry - I swear I will get around to adding checkboxes to enable/disable jobs!)
Re: CopyRat -- simple backup app
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:02 am
by kenmo
Uploaded yet another version 0.96:
http://bit.ly/hMsFk4
Changes:
- Enable/disable jobs with simple checkboxes (for Terry!)
- Backup only files of specific types (a feature I've wanted to add for a while!)
- Added a commandline keyword to open a jobs file instead of auto-run it
- Fixed a MAJOR bug when moving (instead of just copying) files!
Cheers!
Re: CopyRat -- simple backup app
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:00 am
by Amundo
Thanks kenmo, will test and advise!
Re: CopyRat -- simple backup app
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:23 am
by Amundo
Okay, I tested the "Modified Date" option - nothing gets backed up?!?!?!?
Re: CopyRat -- simple backup app
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:03 am
by kenmo
Ahhh, it looks like I didn't uncomment a line of code before compiling the last executable.
Could you re-download and try again?
Thanks for catching that!
Re: CopyRat -- simple backup app
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:14 pm
by Amundo
Thanks kenmo, that did the trick, cheers!
Re: CopyRat -- simple backup app
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:08 pm
by kenmo
Just want to announce that I have made a few more tweaks and uploaded a new (final?) version, 0.99.
More importantly, I have merged the web page / help file / download page all into one (hopefully user-friendly) new web page:
here
v0.99 download and lots of feature descriptions can be found there now.
Cheers!
Re: CopyRat -- simple backup app
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:43 pm
by Rook Zimbabwe
Nice work... but Ryan if this is the final... would it not at least be version 1.0?
Re: CopyRat -- simple backup app
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:39 pm
by kenmo
Rook Zimbabwe wrote:Nice work... but Ryan if this is the final... would it not at least be version 1.0?
Maybe I like to take the Gmail route and call my software "Beta" for 5 years
