Toucan

I have been searching around but have not found any good examples of how to create
rules. Are there any example Rules.ini I can examine?

I first example is this:
[NOSAVFILES]
FilesToExclude=|* *.sav |* *.zip
FoldersToExclude=|*
FoldersToInclude=|Find Vars in Aggr File that Match Collateral
FileToInclude=|*.sps

Want to exclude both *.sav files and *.zip files
Want to include *.sps files
Want to sync Find var in ***

I have not been able to use the GUI rules because it crashes in 3.0.4 and
have come across very few examples. My first attempt at writing rules.

hey all,

I was having problems with rules in the GUI of 3.0.4 and followed the
suggestion to try 3.1. I installed.

I created a SYNC and ran in GUI. Works fine.

putting this line in a batch file

C:\...\Toucan\App\Toucan\toucan.exe" /j "SyncSM" /l "C:\..\synclog.txt"
gives an error that "the source path is invalid"

I reinstalled 3.0.4 and the batch file runs without a problem.

Lance

I just found this and thought I'd suggest it for the PortableApps.com lineup. Not because I have tried or especially like the app, but just for its name

I'm running 3.0.2 on XP, with this config:
D: drive - internal 500GB
L: drive - internal 750GB
K: drive - external USB 500GB
S: drive - external USB 2TB on another PC, connected via WiFi

My strategy was (simplified here):
1) specific D: directories mirrored to L: (about 50GB)
2) specific L: directories mirrored to K: (about 300GB)
3) specific L: directories mirrored to S: (about 300GB)
Job run via scheduled task every night.

Most of my files don't change on a regular basis (mp3's, big zips, etc), so I'm usually not mirroring the full amount every night.

The incident:

I never wrote Toucan scripts before.

I have 3 saved sync jobs:
"HDD backup 1"
"HDD backup 2"
"HDD backup 3"

how do I write a script or batch file so that the 3 jobs will run sequentially?

I tried a batch file, but it runs the 3 jobs simultaniously

I'm using Toucan 3.1 release 2. When I run preview with a mirror sync, what changes will be made are incorrect. It says it will copy files from the source to the destination when those files are not even in the source. It also says it will delete files from the destination when they are in the source.

If I run the sync, it behaves as it should. It seems just the preview is wrong. I think the problem may be with subdirectories having the same name as higher level directories. Posting a screen shot would be a lot clearer, but I have nowhere to put one.

I'm trying to run this command

toucan.exe --script="dofile(getscript("TEST"))" -l="C:\log.txt"

The error I get is

Toucan 3.0.4 16:03:30
Date: 2011-03-15
Computer Name: Chris
Operating System: Windows XP (build 2600, Service Pack 3)

Cannot run lua file: Error in GetScriptPath (arg 1), expected 'wxString const &' got 'nil'
Elapsed: 00:00:00
Finished 16:03:30

What am i doing wrong. Can someone please help me out?

Hello

i have 2 externall HDD and i want to backup from one toanother some folder/files

problem is that i cannot assign specific letter to external HD because they are used by diffirend laptops each time.

is there a way to make source and destination folders to be choosen with some other way ?

I've just installed Toucan 3.0.4 directly onto a PC running Windows XP, I've previously used an earlier version off a USB stick without any issues but with this new install I've experienced multiple lock-ups. The Toucan application can be closed but it leaves a process "Toucan.exe" listed in Task Manager that can't be killed off. At the same point, any open Explorer windows stop responding and I'm unable to start any new applications.

Even requesting a full Shutdown fails and the PC has to be hard powered off in order to recover.

Having a strange problem. I can sync a job through the user interface perfectly but when trying to sync using the command line it will not work and continually throws an error of "The source path is invalid". In case this matters this is on a Windows 7 machine and I am using the prerelease 2 from https://portableapps.com/node/26106.
I originally thought it was because one of the locations is a network drive mapped to a drive letter except it does sync using the main GUI.