Yes, I did try that combination and I got this output from the
command:

root:>#dsmc a "/DUMP/*/*.tran*" -subdir=yes
ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager
Command Line Backup Client Interface - Version 3, Release 1, Level 0.0
(C) Copyright IBM Corporation, 1990, 1997, All Rights Reserved.

Archive function invoked.

Node Name:
Session established with server ADSMSERV1: AIX-RS/6000
  Server Version 3, Release 1, Level 2.20
  Server date/time: 07/01/1999 10:04:19  Last access: 07/01/1999 08:54:09

ANS1081E Invalid search file specification '/DUMP/*/*.tran*' entered

        Now this client is still at 3.1.0.0. You think upgrading this client
may make this command work?

Thanks,
Ben

> -----Original Message-----
> From: decook AT amoco DOT com [mailto:decook AT amoco DOT com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 9:51 AM
> To: bbullock AT micron DOT com
> Cc: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Archive command problems
>
>
>      Used to be the case with some commands you had to be at
> least file
>      system specific but I've caught comments from others
> where this is not
>      the case currently.  I haven't really had time to look
> into this in
>      great detail.
>
>      Have you tried
>
>      archive "/DUMP/*/*.tran*" -subdir=yes
>
>      the /.../ is only for use within include/exclude statements...
>      with archive it will be the standard * wildcard and I'd
> throw in the
>      -subdir=yes just to make sure it would travel the directory tree
>      (rather than maybe just looking a single subdir deep)
>
>      Dwight
>
>
> ______________________________ Reply Separator
> _________________________________
> Subject: Archive command problems
> Author:  bbullock (bbullock AT MICRON DOT COM) at unix,mime
> Date:    7/1/99 10:02 AM
>
>
>         I realize that I should know this, but I am having a
> brain cramp.
> What I want is simple: I want to archive all of the "*.tran*"
> files from
> multiple filesystems with one command:
>
> Here is what the filesystems look like:
>
> /DUMP/1-1
> /DUMP/1-2
> /DUMP/1-3
> /DUMP/....
>
> I know I can create an archive command like this, but in some
> cases there
> are over 50 filesystems:
>
> archive /DUMP/1-1/*.tran* /DUMP/1-2/*.tran* /DUMP/1-3/*.tran*....
>
> But I was wondering if there is a way to do it more simply, like:
>
> archive /DUMP/.../*.tran*
>         or
> archive /DUMP/*.tran* -subdir=yes
>
> I think I've tried all the combinations I can think of. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Ben
>