My experience is that upper/lower case is important. I've never used the
EXCLUDE.DIR  parameter.
John

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        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Bruce Elrick [SMTP:belrick AT HOME DOT COM]
        Sent:   Wednesday, April 28, 1999 22:58
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        Subject:        Re: Include/Exclude mistery to me.

        You may want to try:

        exclude.dir c:\SP5atempt

        The argument to exclude.dir is a directory.  I don't think the \...\
        contstruct is compatible nor does it make sense with exclude.dir.
Why
        it would work with Users and not SP5atempt I don't know (I am
assuming
        as much from your post).

        Cheers...
        Bruce

        ANGEL BUGARIN wrote:

        > Hello Everyone.
        >
        >    I am having a slight difficulty in configuring
        >    our NT clients for incremental backup.
        >
        >    The following illustrate my dsm.opt:
        >    .
        >    .
        >    exclude.dir  c:\Users\...\*
        >    include       c:\tax\...\*
        >    exclude.dir c:\SP5atempt\...\*
        >    include       c:\Programs\...\*
        >    include       c:\documents\...\*
        >    .
        >    .
        >    The directories are backed up accordingly
        >    except SP5atemp keeps on getting incuded.
        >
        >    Does ADSM takes alphabetical order and
        >    upper/lower case into cosideration when
        >    running incremental backup?  Also, is there
        >    a syntax error in my include/exclude options?
        >
        >    Suggestions are appreciated.
        >
        > Aloha,
        > Angel Bugarin
        > Sprint/Hawaii

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