Automatically changing paths of profiles

[Ivangelion]

Hello,

Is there a way for us to automatically change sync paths of profiles? For example, we now sync by dates. Files created on 2011/3/30 will be in the folder of \path\to\2011\3\30. So I created 3 profiles for recent 3 days: yesterday, today and tomorrow, and I had to manually change the path when one day passed.

So can I just run a batch file to replace the profile path using Windows Scheduled Tasks?

I've noticed that all profile settings seemed to be in one ini config file, but there were mojibakes in it and I didn't understand why. I've tested to replace path strings in it, and the path change took effect after I restart the service (I use Service Scheduler), but some settings were gone, like Copying Directions, and "Process Security And Shares" or "Alternate Data Streams" in Special tab were mysteriously checked.

Thank you in advance.

[superflexible]

You can use variables, for example

D:\Backup\$YEAR\$MONTHNUM\$DAYOFMONTH

See also http://www.superflexible.com/docprofi.htm.

The INI file is not human readable or editable. You must not edit it, or you will likely corrupt it.

[Ivangelion]

Wow that's cool. But I read the page you gave, and it seemed that $MONTHNUM and $DAYOFMONTH only works for date/month folders with a leading "0", e.g. "09"?

If this is the case, Can I request a feature like this, i.e. adding two path variables for current months/date with no leading "0"?

Also can I use arithmetic on paths, like folders of yesterday would be $DAYOFMONTH-1?

Thank you.

[superflexible]

Hi,

yes with leading zero. You cannot do arithmetic.

You could use your own script to set environment variables and use them, for example %MYVARIABLE%.

Or you could invoke the job from your script and override the left and right path, for example

ExtremeSyncService.exe /RUNX="Profile Name" /S /M /P /T /LEFT="C:\Left" /RIGHT="D:\Right"

Most of these parameters are documented on the same page as mentioned above.

/P and /T mean that the profile is run in "parallel" with progress information sent to the GUI, and in a "thread".

[Ivangelion]

Ok thanks. Can I request a feature like adding two path variables for current months/date without leading zeros? It would be greatly appreciated.

[superflexible]

I added some new variables in today's update 5.41, particularly $DAYOFMONTHSD and $MONTHNUMSD for single digit values (well, 1-31 for example), and some variables for yesterday:
$YESTERDAY, $YESTERDAYSD, $YDWEEKDAY, $YDMONTHNUM, $YDMONTHNUMSD, $YDYEAR

Please see http://www.superflexible.com/docprofi.htm.

[Ivangelion]

WOOOW~~! Your great support is really something and touched us deeply! Thank you so much for your swift and kind reply!!

[Irzichek]

Hello!

As it is possible to transfer a path (left or right) as argument for command line in section of performance of the job BEFORE or AFTER in GUI, not from shell command line?

[superflexible]

Sorry I don't understand the question. You will find an overview of our variables and command line paramters here:

http://www.superflexible.com/docprofi.htm

[Irzichek]

Please, look at an applied picture

--------------------------------

There are folders of the left and right destinations. How to me to transfer in a command line a full path to one of these folders by a call of the external program? If I periodically have to change a path to one of the parties, I can forget to make changes to "job->execute programm..." by a call of the external program.
Actually a problem wider:
What will occur, if I rename the profile name, but I will forget to change the corresponding name in other profile which causes the first?

----------------------------
Why it is impossible to use in a command line of a quote? How I can specify a path containing blanks in a command line?
Example:
C:\Program Files (x86)\renamer\ReNamer.exe /rename \\NetworkStorage\Temporary Items\*.*
______________^this______________________________________________________^this