{"id":276,"date":"2005-12-14T00:49:00","date_gmt":"2005-12-14T08:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb-articles\/batch-file-sample-for-maintaining-a-rotating-backup-with-ifd-ifw\/"},"modified":"2021-09-06T23:09:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T06:09:35","slug":"batch-file-sample-for-maintaining-a-rotating-backup-with-ifd-ifw","status":"publish","type":"lsvr_kba","link":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/kb-articles\/batch-file-sample-for-maintaining-a-rotating-backup-with-ifd-ifw\/","title":{"rendered":"Batch File Sample for Maintaining a Rotating Backup with IFD\/IFW"},"content":{"rendered":"The batch file code below is self-documented.  You can use this code by copying it in its entirety, pasting it into a new file using a text editor such as Notepad, and saving the file with the .BAT<\/strong> extension (e.g. ABC.BAT<\/strong>).  The batch file begins with the line @echo off<\/strong> and ends with the line :: End of batch script<\/strong>.

If you wish to image more than one partition using this batch script, please refer to the section near the bottom titled Using the Batch File for Multiple Partitions<\/strong>.

Note:<\/font><\/strong>  If you receive the error Out of environment space<\/strong> while running this batch file, please see the following Microsoft support article:  Out of Environment Space Error Message in MS-DOS Program<\/a><\/strong>.

@echo off

:: Copyright (C) 2005, TeraByte Unlimited.  All rights reserved.

:: This batch file maintains multiple iterations of a particular backup.  Each
:: time the batch file is run, a backup will be created according to the next
:: letter in sequence.  For example, the first time the batch file is run,
:: <file name>A will be created.  On subsequent runs, <file name>B will be used,
:: followed by <file name>C, then back to <file name>A, and so on.  If a
:: <file name>X backup already exists (where X is A, B, or C), it will be
:: overwritten automatically.
::
:: To keep track of which letter in sequence to use next, the batch file
:: creates a file named "LastBkID.X", where X is A, B, or C.  This file must
:: remain in place for the batch file to work as expected.  If no "LastBkID.X"
:: file is found, <file name>A will be assumed as the next backup to be created.
::
:: If you will be using this batch file with IFD, please note that IMAGE.EXE
:: will be expected to reside in the current directory of the DOS environment.
::
:: There are three settings you need to specify below (four, if you will be
:: using this batch file with IFW).  Each one is preceded by the "set" command.

:: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

:: Specify the directory where backup files will be saved.  If using IFD,
:: the MS-DOS 8.3 naming convention applies.  In all cases, omit the
:: trailing backslash, even for root directories (e.g. C: or D:).
::
:: Example: set TBIBase=D:\Backups

set TBIBase=

:: Specify the desired backup file name below.  If using IFD, the maximum
:: length is 7 characters, and no spaces are allowed.  In all cases, omit
:: the file extension.
::
:: Example: set TBIName=Backup

set TBIName=Backup

:: Specify the parameters that should be used by IFD or IFW below.  This is
:: where you specify the source drive and partition for the backup.
::
:: Example: set TBIParms=\/c00x10vb

set TBIParms=

:: Specify the path to IMAGEW.EXE, if you will be using this batch file with
:: IFW.  Omit quotation marks and the trailing backslash.
::
:: Example: set TBIPath=C:\Program Files\Image for Windows

set TBIPath=C:\Program Files\Image for Windows

:: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

set Error=X
set Letter1=X
set Letter2=X
set OpEnv=X

if "%Error%"==""   goto :EnvSpErr
if "%Letter1%"=="" goto :EnvSpErr
if "%Letter2%"=="" goto :EnvSpErr
if "%OpEnv%"==""   goto :EnvSpErr

set OpEnv=Win9x
if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" set OpEnv=WinNT
if "%WinDir%"==""       set OpEnv=DOS

if "%TBIBase%"==""  echo No TBIBase parameter supplied.  Please edit: %0
if "%TBIBase%"==""  goto :End
if "%TBIName%"=="" echo No TBIName parameter supplied.  Please edit: %0
if "%TBIName%"=="" goto :End
if "%TBIParms%"=="" echo No TBIParms parameter supplied.  Please edit: %0
if "%TBIParms%"=="" goto :End

if "%OpEnv%"=="Win9x" goto :Windows
if "%OpEnv%"=="WinNT" goto :Windows
if "%OpEnv%"=="DOS"   goto :DOS

:: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

:DOS

if not exist image.exe echo Image for DOS (IMAGE.EXE) not found.
if not exist image.exe goto :End

for %%x in (A,B,C) do if exist %TBIBase%\LastBkID.%%x set Letter1=%%x
del %TBIBase%\LastBkID.%Letter1%
if "%Letter1%"=="A" set Letter2=B
if "%Letter1%"=="B" set Letter2=C
if "%Letter1%"=="C" set Letter2=A
if "%Letter1%"=="X" set Letter2=A
echo This file is created and required by: %0>%TBIBase%\LastBkID.%Letter2%

echo.
echo Now running the following command:
echo image.exe %TBIParms% %TBIBase%\%TBIName%%Letter2%
image.exe %TBIParms% %TBIBase%\%TBIName%%Letter2%

goto :PostBkup

:: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

:Windows

if "%TBIPath%"=="" echo No TBIPath parameter supplied.  Please edit: %0
if "%TBIPath%"=="" goto :End
if not exist "%TBIPath%\imagew.exe" echo Invalid TBIPath parameter supplied.  Please edit: %0
if not exist "%TBIPath%\imagew.exe" goto :End

for %%x in (A,B,C) do if exist "%TBIBase%\LastBkID.%%x" set Letter1=%%x
del "%TBIBase%\LastBkID.%Letter1%"
if "%Letter1%"=="A" set Letter2=B
if "%Letter1%"=="B" set Letter2=C
if "%Letter1%"=="C" set Letter2=A
if "%Letter1%"=="X" set Letter2=A
echo This file is created and required by: %0>"%TBIBase%\LastBkID.%Letter2%"

echo.
echo Now running the following command:
echo "%TBIPath%\imagew.exe" %TBIParms% "%TBIBase%\%TBIName%%Letter2%"
if "%OpEnv%"=="Win9x" start \/wait "%TBIPath%\imagew.exe" %TBIParms% "%TBIBase%\%TBIName%%Letter2%"
if "%OpEnv%"=="WinNT" start "" \/wait "%TBIPath%\imagew.exe" %TBIParms% "%TBIBase%\%TBIName%%Letter2%"

goto :PostBkup

:: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

:PostBkup

if ErrorLevel   1 set Error=1   #
if ErrorLevel   2 set Error=2   #
if ErrorLevel   3 set Error=3   #
if ErrorLevel   4 set Error=4   #
if ErrorLevel   5 set Error=5   #
if ErrorLevel   6 set Error=6   #
if ErrorLevel   7 set Error=7   #
if ErrorLevel   8 set Error=8   #
if ErrorLevel   9 set Error=9   #
if ErrorLevel  11 set Error=11  #
if ErrorLevel  12 set Error=12  #
if ErrorLevel  13 set Error=13  #
if ErrorLevel  17 set Error=17  #
if ErrorLevel  18 set Error=18  #
if ErrorLevel  60 set Error=60  #
if ErrorLevel  61 set Error=61  #
if ErrorLevel  62 set Error=62  #
if ErrorLevel  63 set Error=63  #
if ErrorLevel  64 set Error=64  #
if ErrorLevel  65 set Error=65  #
if ErrorLevel  66 set Error=66  #
if ErrorLevel  67 set Error=67  #
if ErrorLevel  68 set Error=68  #
if ErrorLevel 200 set Error=200 #
if ErrorLevel 201 set Error=201 #
if ErrorLevel 202 set Error=202 #
if ErrorLevel 203 set Error=203 #
if ErrorLevel 204 set Error=204 #
echo.
echo #########################################
if not "%Error%"=="X" echo # The following error was reported: %Error%
if not ErrorLevel 1 echo # No errors were reported.              #
echo #########################################
echo.

goto :End

:: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

:EnvSpErr

echo.
echo Potential "Out of environment space" condition detected.
echo Please refer to the following Microsoft support article:
echo http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/kb\/230205\/
echo.

goto :End

:: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

:End

set Error=
set Letter1=
set Letter2=
set OpEnv=
set TBIBase=
set TBIName=
set TBIParms=
set TBIPath=

:: End of batch script
<\/font>
Using the Batch File for Multiple Partitions<\/strong>

If you wish to run this batch file for more than one partition, proceed as follows:
\r\n
    \r\n
  1. Configure a copy of the batch file for each partition you wish to image.  Give each batch file a unique name, and save them all in a single directory.

    <\/li>\r\n
  2. Create a new batch file, and add a CALL<\/font> statement for each batch file to be run.  For example, assuming we wanted to image two different partitions, and had corresponding batch files named MAINOS.BAT<\/font> and DATA.BAT<\/font>, this new batch file would contain:
    \r\n
    @echo off<\/font>
    call mainos.bat<\/font>
    call data.bat<\/font>
    <\/blockquote>\r\n <\/li>\r\n
  3. Save the new batch file in the same directory as the other batch files, or else fully qualify the paths in your CALL<\/font> statements:
    \r\n
    @echo off<\/font>
    call d:\backups\mainos.bat<\/font>
    call d:\backups\data.bat<\/font>
    <\/blockquote>\r\n <\/li>\r\n
  4. When you want to image the partitions, run this batch file, which will in turn run the others, in succession.<\/li>\r\n <\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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