Hello,

The asterisk (*) character represents 0 (zero) or more
characters. The pattern you are using, *.*, means
0 or more characters, followed by exactly one period
(.), followed by zero or more characters.

Since your pattern includes the period character, but
extensionless files have no period in them, they will
not fit the EXCLUDE patterns you have defined.

Instead of coding this:

   EXCLUDE *:\...\*.*

code this:

   EXCLUDE *:\...\*

The best way to do what you want to do (per your
original note on this subject) would be something
like this:

   EXCLUDE *:\...\*
   INCLUDE C:\EXCHANGE\...\*
   INCLUDE C:\DATA\...\*
   INCLUDE D:\DATA\...\*

Directory entries for C: and D: will still get backed up,
but only the files in C:\EXCHANGE, C:\DATA, and D:\DATA
will be backed up.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM/Tivoli
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
e-mail: andrew.raibeck AT tivoli DOT com
"The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked."

All,

I guess in the end this damned thing will work.

Even tho I have an Exclude for *:* and *:*.*, the damned client is still
including all files in the backup that have no extension.

Shouldn't the *:* stop that from happening ?

Sigh,

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