On April 22, 2004 at 11:42, Tim Mooney wrote:
> In regard to: Re: [Networker] Get file list from saveset number?, Darren...:
>
> >> Is there a way to get a savetime for a particular saveset? or get a file
> >> list directly by saveset?
> >
> >Yes.  Try this..
> >
> >mminfo -av -q 'ssid=<saveset>' -r 'nsavetime,client'
> >
> >Then feed the savetime and clientname to nsrinfo...
>
> Darren's response is correct as usual, but it provokes a question.
>
> Does anyone know *why* nsrinfo can't just take a ssid?  It seems like
> an obvious and useful enhancement to nsrinfo.  Is there some technical
> reason why it's not already implemented?

Hi there!

nsrinfo as it currently exists is a bare shell on top of
the file index protocol.  This protocol exists for the convenience
of save and recover, and those programs use it to look up files
by time for backup and restore operations.  Since they specifically
don't care about ssid's, the protocol doesn't support it.

This does not mean nsrinfo couldn't be extended to take an
ssid parameter, look up the time from the media database,
and then query the file index.  It just hasn't been yet.

After all, it's only software.

Byron

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