Dave: It would be nice if you shared your other batch commands you use. Thanks
Leon Chapman On 11/10/14, 9:29 PM, Dave Naylor wrote: > On 11 Nov 2014 David Cripps wrote: > >> Now my argument is, I would agree with his method if only the whole >> process could be automated. The only way I could see that happening >> is for an external program to run as Legacy closes. Now in the old >> days we might have considered a batch file to run to do this as Legacy >> closes. > Why "in the old days"? Batch files still function quite well and I > use one (with Legacy's icon) to run Legacy... it does some things > such as comparing date/times of multiple family file copies before > running Legacy, then it runs Legacy, then after Legacy closes it does > > further things including checking the Archive flags to see what needs > > backing up and it performs those backups. > > The batch code I use to run Legacy on Windows 8 is: > > @echo off > echo: > echo DO *NOT* CLOSE THIS WINDOW > echo: > echo It will close after performing backups when Legacy closes > :: > :: batch commands to be run before Legacy opens > echo: > echo =================== > echo RUNNING LEGACY 8 > start /DC:\Progra~2\Legacy8 /HIGH /WAIT Legacy.exe > echo =================== > echo LEGACY closed > :: > :: batch commands to be run after Legacy closes -- make backups, etc. > :End > > Batch functions could be improved if Legacy had some command line > switches for its file maintenance choices -- especially check/repair > and compacting family files. > > Hope this is of help. > > Cheers! -- Dave N. -- ************* *Dr. Leon D. Chapman* ch...@cox.net 623-398-8900 www.scgrandgolf.com ************* Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
