> I have found the 'expire' option I just asked about. What all this
> is concerning is that so far I am unable to find a way to tell dsmc.exe
> on windows to exclude files that have the 'O' flag (Offline?) set. I
> have been told this flag is similiar to the 'R' flag for ReadOnly
> and to the 'S' flag for System files.
>
> Is there a way to specify an exclude-type pattern based on these flags?

Not in TSM, no. You would need to fashion a program or script to build a
file list based on your required criteria.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com

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