On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, Andrew Raibeck might have said: > > I have found the 'expire' option I just asked about. What all this > > is concerning is that so far I am unable to find a way to tell dsmc.exe > > on windows to exclude files that have the 'O' flag (Offline?) set. I > > have been told this flag is similiar to the 'R' flag for ReadOnly > > and to the 'S' flag for System files. > > > > Is there a way to specify an exclude-type pattern based on these flags? > > Not in TSM, no. You would need to fashion a program or script to build a > file list based on your required criteria.
Thanks, that's what I've been thinking. I'll post the program when I finish it. Mike
