Colin:
You can use your preschedule command to copy the file, then
backup the copy and exclude the origional. Or, exclude the file
from backup, and just reinstall the application if restore becomes
necessary.

Colin Dunn wrote:
>
> I am getting a nondescript error message when backing up from
> a Windows NT 4.0 client (ADSM version 3.1.1) to a Windows NT
> ADSM server (NT 4.0; ADSM 3.1.1). The message reads:
> "ANS1028S: Internal program error. Please see your service
> representative."
>
> This error ALWAYS occurs when ADSM attempts to back up
> a file named PRN.MSG.
>
> I suspect that ADSM is being confused by this name, as PRN
> (by itself) is a device name under Windows NT (an alias for
> LPT1:, the first printer port).
>
> Has anyone else on the list seen this problem? Any fixes or
> work-arounds besides renaming the file? As the file is part of
> an application software package, I hesitate to rename it, as
> the application will likely fail when it doesn't find the PRN.MSG file.
>
> Colin Dunn
> colindun AT us.ibm DOT com