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Environment Variables Question
Nov 29th, 2007 at 4:24pm
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My Question is,
I have a command button on a menu form in my application that will back up the application. I understand the I need to make an Environment variable with the SESAME_ROOTDIRS_PATH on each client machine to recognize the drive to back up on a USB key drive on that machine.  I have read the Sesame Environment Variables and was unsure what put in the "Variable value" field of the New system variable.

It works great on the computer that is the client/server!

thank you all for your support

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Re: Environment Variables Question
Reply #1 - Nov 29th, 2007 at 4:45pm
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Hello Flip,

If you are running Client/Server then the Open Application and Backup Application windows(Amongst others) will use the Rootdirs that is on the Server computer. So they will be able to write to the Key drive that is on that Server computer.

You can not backup an application to a drive on the client System unless it is mapped from the Server system.

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Reply #2 - Nov 30th, 2007 at 5:57pm
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Thank you Ray,
That works well, Painfully slow compared to backing up at the server but less than running up and down the stairs.
I cant thank you enough for your support.

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Reply #3 - Nov 30th, 2007 at 6:05pm
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Hello Flip,

Want a faster way?

Backup to the Server Hard drive into one Directory such as C:\Sesame\BackupFiles
On the Client Computer, Make a Batch file that moves the files from the C:\Sesame\BackupFiles directory on the Server computer to the local Flash drive.

Your command button can use @Shell to run the batch file so it is still a one click process but it's faster. Way Faster.

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