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Posted by Andrew DeFaria on August 8, 2006, 8:09 pm
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Jim wrote:
> Does this silence mean that no one is interested in an application
> that will manage their Quicken backup files? It will delete backup
> files that are no longer needed. It's a GUI application written in Python.
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
>
> Jim wrote:
>> PURPOSE: MANAGE QUICKEN BACKUP DIRECTORY FILES, i.e., MQBUDF.
>>
>> I have written a script in Python that meets the following
>> ======================================================
>> REQUIREMENTS:
>> 1) Read in all file names from Quicken backup directory.
What directory would that be? Because I don't use the standard directory.
>> 2) Produce a list of all Quicken backup file names with date.
>> 3) Keep all:
>> a) Backup files created within the last 38 days.
>> b) Month-end backup files for last 18 months.
>> c) Year-end backup files for last 10 years.
>> NOTE: If MQBUDF finds no backups in the last 38 days then MQBUDF will
>> revise options file "options.jsc" to show a keep date that will be
>> equal to the most recent backup
>> set.4) Delete all other Quicken backup files (by request only).
>> 5) ONLY Quicken backup files can be in the Quicken backup directory.
>> 6) Quicken backups must be created within +/- 7 days of each month-end.
>> 7) Quicken backup file names must be in the following format:
>> Name_yyyymmdd.ext.
>> 8) "Python MQBUDF.PY" command-line options are as follows:
>> a) /? Outputs the command-line options syntax, i.e., "Python
>> MQBUDF.py /?".
>> b) /D Dumps Quicken backup directory information into a tab delimited
>> text file "QDump.txt".
>> c) Drive:Path to Quicken backup files, e.g., G:QUICKENBACKUP.
>> 9) Place backup file names that can be deleted into file DQfiles.txt
>> for viewing. Requires a procedure when file DQfiles.txt gets too
>> large that it will remove the first few records. Maximum file size
>> should be about 48K, i.e., about 1,000 records or 140 backup
>> days.
>> 10) Have a file called options.jsc set the default path and/or
>> numeric digits however, the command-line option will override this
>> default path. Also, keep special backup file dates, that are not the
>> regular keep dates, in this options.jsc file, e.g., "Keep: 20050615".
>> Plus set AutoDelete to Yes, in order to automatically delete the
>> non-keep backup files, e.g., AutoDelete: Yes. However, if using
>> command-line arguments then turn off AutoDelete.
>> ======================================================
>> If anyone is interested please contact me.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim
I don't understand the need really. I back up to Z:Quicken which is on
my Linux server. I backup there whenever Quicken asks. Furthermore I
backup my Linux server fulls on the weekend and incrementals during the
week. So I have two backups. Why would I need any more let alone have to
manage them?
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Jim wrote:
<blockquote
cite="mid1154878476.220127.132310@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com"
type="cite">Does this silence mean that no one is interested in an
application that will manage their Quicken backup files? It will delete
backup files that are no longer needed. It's a GUI application written
in Python.<br>
Thanks,<br>
Jim<br>
<br>
<br>
Jim wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite">PURPOSE: MANAGE QUICKEN BACKUP DIRECTORY
FILES, i.e., MQBUDF.<br>
<br>
I have written a script in Python that meets the following<br>
======================================================<br>
REQUIREMENTS:<br>
1) Read in all file names from Quicken backup directory.<br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
What directory would that be? Because I don't use the standard
directory.<br>
<blockquote
cite="mid1154878476.220127.132310@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com"
type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite"> 2) Produce a list of all Quicken backup file
names with date.<br>
3) Keep all:<br>
a) Backup files created within the last 38 days.<br>
b) Month-end backup files for last 18 months.<br>
c) Year-end backup files for last 10 years.<br>
NOTE: If MQBUDF finds no backups in the last 38 days then MQBUDF will
revise options file "options.jsc" to show a keep date that will be
equal to the most recent backup<br>
set.4) Delete all other Quicken backup files (by request only).<br>
5) ONLY Quicken backup files can be in the Quicken backup directory.<br>
6) Quicken backups must be created within +/- 7 days of each month-end.<br>
7) Quicken backup file names must be in the following format:
Name_yyyymmdd.ext.<br>
8) "Python MQBUDF.PY" command-line options are as follows: <br>
a) /? Outputs the command-line options syntax, i.e., "Python MQBUDF.py
/?".<br>
b) /D Dumps Quicken backup directory information into a tab delimited
text file "QDump.txt".<br>
c) <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="Drive:Path">Drive:Path</a> to
Quicken backup files, e.g., G:QUICKENBACKUP.<br>
9) Place backup file names that can be deleted into file DQfiles.txt
for viewing. Requires a procedure when file DQfiles.txt gets too large
that it will remove the first few records. Maximum file size should be
about 48K, i.e., about 1,000 records or 140 backup<br>
days.<br>
10) Have a file called options.jsc set the default path and/or numeric
digits however, the command-line option will override this default
path. Also, keep special backup file dates, that are not the regular
keep dates, in this options.jsc file, e.g., "Keep: 20050615".<br>
Plus set AutoDelete to Yes, in order to automatically delete the
non-keep backup files, e.g., AutoDelete: Yes. However, if using
command-line arguments then turn off AutoDelete.<br>
======================================================<br>
If anyone is interested please contact me.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Jim<br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
I don't understand the need really. I back up to Z:Quicken which is on
my Linux server. I backup there whenever Quicken asks. Furthermore I
backup my Linux server fulls on the weekend and incrementals during the
week. So I have two backups. Why would I need any more let alone have
to manage them?<br>
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Phone: 925-474-1492</td>
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