Deonet Backup Solutions 5.2.7.0 manual Set objOLK = createObjectOutlook.Application ObjOLK.quit

Better Edge Backup v5.2

User Guide

Both [Pre-Backup] and [Post-Backup] commands comprise of the following parameters:

Key	Description
Name	Name of this Command
Command	The command to be run
	(e.g. C:\My Documents\Application.exe or C:\My Documents\BatchJob.bat)
Working Directory	The directory at which this command will run

The backup set type affects the time at which [Pre-Backup] and [Post-Backup] commands run. The following table outlines when [Pre-Backup] and [Post-Backup] commands will run in different types of backup set.

Backup Set Type	When Pre-Backup Commands run?	When Post-Commands run?
File	Before uploading backup files	After uploading all backup files
Non-File Backup Sets	Before spooling backup files to	After spooling backup files to
(e.g. Microsoft SQL	temporary directory	temporary directory (i.e. before
Server)		the first backup file is uploaded)

Note: You should never backup an application while it is running as this can result in inconsistent and unusable files getting backed up. Please use the “Volume Shadow Copy” feature if you’re running Windows XP/2003 or make use of the Pre-Backup Command feature to shutdown your application before running a backup job and use the Post-Backup Command feature to restart your application after the backup job has completed.

For Example

You want to stop Microsoft Outlook using the Pre-Backup Command and restart it after backup using the Post- Backup Command, create the two following text files and assigned the files to Pre-Backup and Post-Backup Command.

1.Create a text file named “OutlookClose.vbs” using notepad with the following two lines:

Set objOLK = createObject("Outlook.Application")

objOLK.quit

2.Create a text file named “OutlookStart.bat” using notepad with the following line:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE"

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