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Backup

Pre- and Post-Exec Commands

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the filename. For scripts that are not located in the

\bin

directory, you must specify a full path

name of the script.

How to Specify the
Filename or
Pathname

In the backup specification, click the

Options

tab. Under

Backup

Specification Options

, click

Advanced

. Write the filename or

pathname in the

Pre-exec

and/or

Post-exec

text box.

When entering a full pathname, if your directory names are longer than
8 characters, write the pathname either in quotes or in the short 8.3
MS-DOS compatible form.

IMPORTANT

If you use quotes ("") to specify a pathname, do not use the combination
of backslash and quotes (\"). If you need to use a trailing backslash at
the end of the pathname, use the double backslash (\\).

Environment
Variables

The following environment variables are set by Data Protector, and can
be used only in

pre-

and

post-exec

scripts for a backup specification on

the Cell Manager:

DATALIST

The name of a backup specification.

MODE

Backup operation type, such as full, incremental,
incremental1, incremental2.

OWNER

Owner of the session.

The contents of this variable are in the same format as
in the database (case-sensitive):

.@

for UNIX

\@

for Windows

PREVIEW

The value is 1 if a preview is running and 0 if a backup
is running. Use this variable to modify your commands
so that they are executed only during a backup and not
during a preview. By default, the

pre-

or

post-exec

commands are not executed for preview. You can
enable them by setting the global option

ExecScriptOnPreview

.