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Backup v3.0 - By Sledge Hammer of The Crime Cartel/Carlos of CommNet BBS

This is simply a little graphic program I wrote up one day to back up my user
list, but it turned into a little project. It has a nice graphic interface
for the sysop.

Simply unzip it into your root Celerity Path. And run it when ever you want. I
put it in an event to execute every day at midnight.

You will first need to create the data file. At the dos prompt type BACKUP,
and you will be presented with a menu. A/Z and the cursor keys move the bar
and enter selects the option. Select Setup and set your root Celerity path
and the path to which you want to back up your user list too. (I STRONGLY
suggest backing it up to a floppy.) Press 'Q' to return to the menu. If you
just want to do it manually each time, just select the Backup option from the
menu. For automatic backup you will need to run it as an event.

NOTE: SYSOPS WHO HAVE BEEN USING V2.0 AND V2.3 SHOULD DELETE BACKUP.DAT
      PRIOR TO RUNNING V3.0.

To run Backup as an event, just enter the time you wish Backup to run at in
SETUP.EXE (24 Hour Format) in either the backup or batch event time slot. Now
you will need to create a batch file either of these events. In BOTH cases
batch file will be the same:

@ECHO OFF
BACKUP -B  <- The -B parameter is for automatic backup, MAKE SURE YOU SET YOUR
MAIN          PATHS FIRST. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE -B OR YOU WILL NOT RETURN TO
              CELERITY.


NOTE: I HAVE HAD >>>MANY<<< SYSOPS COMPLAIN TO ME THAT THE '-B' PARAMETER
      DOES NOT WORK. IT DOES WORK, BUT >>>MAKE SURE<<< YOU HAVE THE '-B' IN
      >>>CAPS<<<. '-b' WILL NOT WORK.


That is the batch file. If you have this executed as the 'backup event' you
will HAVE to name this batch file "BACKUP.BAT", if you run it as a batch
event, you can call it anything you wish, but this of course MUST match the
batch file name you entered in SETUP.EXE.

This is a VERY simple program to use. Either run it as "BACKUP" from the dos
prompt for setup or manual backup. Or just run SETUP -B for automatic backup
and exiting to dos. Once again, the '-B' parameter MUST be '-B' and NOT '-b'.
the latter will NOT work.

New to version 3.0 is the ability to CONFIGURE what you want backed up. There
are now 3 backup options. After setting your paths (Make SURE your paths are
valid) move down to the option selections:

[ ] Backup Userlist
[ ] Backup Data Files
[ ] Backup Messages

options are toggle by moving the cursor in between the brackets and pressing
enter. "[■]" simbolizes the function is on and "[ ]" is obviously off. If you
have read the docs like you were supposed to and deleted the data file. Backup
will default to only backing up the Userlists and data files. I however went
out and bought a little 10 meg hard-drive exclusivley for the use of backing
up messages. Unless you have VERY few messages, ALL 3 of these backup options
will not fit on a 1.44 or 1.2 (They may however fit on a 2.88 EHD disk)

After you have setup the paths and flagged the options you want. You can
either begin the setup or wait for your event.

During the backup, backup will expect to find a version of PKZIP in the
current directory, which SHOULD be the root Celerity Directory. It will
create 3 zips based on if you have the options flagged.

USRLST.ZIP - contains USERS, USERINDX, USERSPEC
DATA.ZIP - contains the data files
MSG.ZIP - contains the messages

If you have any problems or suggestions or comments feel free to leave me
either PRIVATE netmail on CelerityNet/CyberCrime International, On Terrapin
Station or on my BBS The Crime Cartel at 714 - 992 - 6545, the NUP can be
obtained at any of the above places.