Alfonso Correas wrote, in part:

> Case 3: Use expressions to divide and make the backups:
> NEW_STREAM
> /oracle/T11/sapdata0[0-4]
> /oracle/T11/sapdata1[0-4]
> NEW_STREAM
> /oracle/T11/sapdata0[5-9]
> /oracle/T11/sapdata1[5-9]
> ...
>
> This case is not acceptable, because some directories not exist and 
> the software expands those expressions and try to do some jobs and the 
> directories doesn't exist (it gaves an Error 71) and shoots over the 
> IT/O console, giving scaring the operators by thinking that one or 
> more directores are lost.
>
> Any other suggestions for doing this backup without needing to check 
> daily the number of directories and modificating the policy when is 
> needed? 


How about driving it from the client side (as "user" backups)?

cheers, wayne