The argument for exclude.dir needs to be a directory.  You have to tell
ADSM that it's a directory by a trailing slash.  Use this syntax:

        exclude.dir /ff01u93b/app/oracle/

This is a classic case where a little DWIM thinking would go miles.

Do
What
I
Mean

Rich

At 03:02 PM 9/15/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Scottie,
>         Have you tried   exclude.dir /ff01u93b/app/oracle   ?
>         It looks like you are coding an exclude statement for a filesystem
>as opposed to a directory and its subdirectories, which you would actually
>code as
>                exclude.fs /ff01u93b
>
>Rick
>
>
>
>
>Scottie Pennett <PENNETTL AT LABS.WYETH DOT COM>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 09/15/99
>10:32:15 AM
>
>Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
>Sent by:  "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
>
>To:   ADSM-L <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>cc:
>Subject:  Question on include exclude list
>
>
>Hi,
>When using exclude.dir statement, what is the syntax to exclude
>/ff01u93b/app/oracle and all of it's sub-directories and files?
>
>We have tried exclude.dir /ff01u93b
>
>This does not work.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Scottie Pennett
>Consultant
>Wyeth Ayerst Pharmaceuticals
>Server Platforms
>pennettl AT labs.wyeth DOT com
>Phone:  610 902-3454
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>
>

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