HotCopy Shell 1.3

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HotCopy Shell 1.0
Enables you to use Navisions hotcopy-function from Windows.

It saves the last set of parameters (password if you choose - nonencrypted) and makes a log-file, where you can see every run of hotcopy.
Just place the HCS.exe-file in your Navision Server folder. No additional files are needed. Important: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 needs to be installed.
Please send any comments and/or bugreports to me.

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Poltergeist

Simply a shell, and not a very good one:

Can handle only one databasepart, so not usable for large databases with multiple parts
Can handle only one target
No TCPS support

If I press the <go> button, it does not work. If I copy and paste the line to the commandprompt (and change the password from Hidden to <password>, it works.

The commandline is used to pass the parameters. However, the parameter line has a maximum length, and with long source and destinationspaths, thing might go wrong.

The log does not say if the backup succeeded or failed.

eromein

Despite these missing features (and bugs) it’s a great idea to build a hotcopy shell. I hope you’ll build a new release with the extra features Poltergeist is suggestion and I think it’s a great addition to the existing tools.

Poltergeist

Well, I've written such a tool, with some extra's (build in scheduler, runs as service, e-mail through SMTP), so I know my way around the HotCopy.exe file. However, this tool is only available commercially through the company I work for, so unfortunatly I cannot put it up here for download...

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PrebenRasmussen

Hi John

Nice to see that you finally got started on C#! Hope to see more from you of the same kind...

Even though the HotCopy is better used with a parameter FILE which I prefer over your commandline solution, you are on to something right.

Keep on posting!

/Preben Rasmussen

John_Reinhold

I've got the suggenstions from Poltergeist by e-mail, and I will improve the program by these ideas along with ability to encrypt the password in the log-file. Any other suggenstions are welcome.

Administrator

HotCopy Shell 1.3
Enables you to use Navisions hotcopy-function from Windows.

It saves the last set of parameters (password is encrypted!) and makes a log-file, where you can see every run of hotcopy. After run is shows the result as the entry from the event log.
Just place the HCS.exe-file in your Navision Server folder.

Important: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 needs to be installed.

Please send any comments and/or bugreports to me.

Version history:
1.3
Encryption of password
Shows result after run as in event log
Multiple-part database

1.0
Created

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