Dang. I was sure I had tried that.... it worked. Thx.
-----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Raibeck Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 6:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: archiving up files with single-quotes in the filename Not sure why it is behaving this way, though it is almost certainly due to the single quotes (somehow). In the filelist file, try putting the file names in double quotes, like this: "/a/path/to/a/'file1'" "/a/path/to/a/'file2'" then retry the operation. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 07/26/2004 08:07:15: > Hello TSMers > > I am trying to perform an archive using the -filelist option on a unix > system. > > The filelist contains a list of files of the format; > > /a/path/to/a/'file1' > /a/path/to/a/'file2' > > unfortunatley (apparently) there is no way the filenames can be changed > such that they do not contain single quotes... > > When issuing > > Dsmc archive -filelist=/path/to/the/filelist > > > TSM generates a line of errors similar to; > > ANS1228E Sending of object '/a/path/to/*' failed > ANS4005E Error processing '/a/path/to/*': file not found > ANS1228E Sending of object '/a/path/to/*' failed > ANS4005E Error processing '/a/path/to/*': file not found > > > .. It seems to truncate the given path by the last element and replace > this with '*' > > > ..I have tried a few different combo's of escaping & quoting etc.. but > no joy yet... anyone else needed to do this before? > > > Matt. > > > > ___________________________ Disclaimer Notice __________________________ > This message and any attachments are confidential and should only be read by > those to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, > please contact us, delete the message from your computer and destroy any > copies. Any distribution or copying without our prior permission is prohibited. > > Internet communications are not always secure and therefore Powergen Retail > Limited does not accept legal responsibility for this message. The recipient > is responsible for verifying its authenticity before acting on the contents. > Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not > necessarily represent those of Powergen Retail Limited. > > Registered addresses: > > Powergen Retail Limited, Westwood Way, Westwood Business Park, Coventry, CV4 8LG. > Registered in England and Wales No: 3407430 > > Telephone +44 (0) 2476 42 4000 > Fax +44 (0) 2476 42 5432
