Hello all!

I'm trying to help a remote admin that is trying to exclude/include things
in windows filesystem for a scheduled monthly archive.

I will admit that I am not very familiar at all with how windows excludes
work, so I have not been much help, so I am asking the gurus!

He has a windows filesystem:  \\ed-files\v$\webs  and he only wants to
archive certain files.  Here is the relevant part of the opt file:

EXCLUDE.ARCHIVE "*.*"
EXCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\...\*"
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\cdl\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\ceep\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\clas\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\dell-d\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\ecap\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\ecrp\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\eic\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\facts\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\idec\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\iecam\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\iecamintranet\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\iel\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\illinoisparents\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\illinoispip\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\intranet\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\i-parents\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\npen\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\readyweb\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\resnet\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL
INCLUDE.ARCHIVE "\\ed-files\v$\webs\sharingavision\html\...\*" 2YRLOCAL

query inclexcl where 'webs' shows up is below:

Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\sharingavision\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\resnet\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\readyweb\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\npen\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\i-parents\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\intranet\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\illinoispip\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\illinoisparents\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\iel\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\iecamintranet\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\iecam\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\idec\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\facts\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\eic\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\ecrp\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\ecap\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\dell-d\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\clas\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\ceep\html\...\* dsm.opt
Include Archive   \\ed-files\webs\cdl\html\...\* dsm.opt

When the archive gets run by the scheduler, the only thing that gets archived
is the directory \\ed-files\v$\webs and no files.

So, what is the best way to accomplish this.

Thanks as always!