OOTPSAVE Utility - Backup Restore Save

[aewin]

Got it working with WinRAR 3.51, but the more recent script didn't work. Had to use:

"c:\program files\winrar\rar" u -as -m1 -r -x*.rar OOTPSAVE.rar
pause

[minnelli]

Glad you got it wokring. the -x*.zip was just to stop it zipping up the winzip files when I was testing, so your code is perfect for just .rar and game files.

How does it work with the demo verison?

Minnelli

[aewin]

doesn't work with demo version of WinRAR

[eriqjaffe]

Originally Posted by aewin

Any chance of this utility working with a free command/program, eg XCOPY?

For those of you looking for a freeware equivalent, you can always use 7zip (www.7-zip.org).

All you need is the command-line version (which you can find on their "downloads" page). Unzip that somewhere into your %path%, (somewhere like c:\windows\system32 should be fine), and then you can run this command in a batch file from inside your league directory:

7za.exe u LEAGUEFILE.zip -up1q1r2x1y2z1w2 -x!*.zip,*.bat -tzip

syntax info:

1) The first "u" tells 7za that it's an update function (but it will create a new archive if one doesn't exist)
2) LEAGUEFILE.zip is the name of the file you want to create - you can call it anything. I don't know if putting in the extention here overrides the -t switch (see below) or not.
3) -up1q1r2x1y2z1w2 is 7za's way of telling it what to do with files if they are new/different/older/what have you - I took it right from 7-zip's help file.
4) -x!*.zip,*.bat will exclude all ZIP and BAT file from being added to the archive.
5) -tzip tells it to use the zip format. 7-zip can't create RAR files, but it can create the following: 7z, zip, gzip, bzip2 or tar.

7-zip isn't the fastest thing in the world, but it'll get the job done without any shareware nags.

I haven't tested it on OOTP, but I have tried it on some other directories and it works as expected.

[minnelli]

Good Find!!!
I got it working by installing 7zip and 7zip command line to c:\program files\7-zip

I used the following batch command:

"c:\program files\7-zip\7za.exe" u 7ZIPSAVE.zip -r -up1q1r2x1y2z1w2 -x!*.rar -x!*.zip -tzip

eriqjaffe's analysis of -up1q1r2x1y2z1w2 is dead on out of the manual - it's what you want to backup the update properly. I added -r for recursive directories.

I tried it with the last command -t7z instead on -tzip and changed the saved named to .7z but the .7z works on the first save but the 7z format does NOT allow updates!!!, so don't even try it until they update the 7z standard.

As for speed it is very similar to the using WinZip, which I mention earlier is a little slower with OOTP still opened. Testing went like this:
Forward game one day, Game - Save Game, wait, run bat file with tzip, then winzip, then winrar | times 58 seconds with both 7zip and winzip, 25 with winrar. The 7zip utility sped up a tad without compression, but the file was 360MB instead of the zip and rar size of about 60MB.

Bottom line for me I will stick with WinRar but the 7zip command line utility is a solid choice for anyone who does not own winrar or want to deal with the nags.

Kevin Minnelli

[eriqjaffe]

Originally Posted by minnelli

I tried it with the last command -t7z instead on -tzip and changed the saved named to .7z but the .7z works on the first save but the 7z format does NOT allow updates!!!, so don't even try it until they update the 7z standard.

Actually, you can add the -ms=off switch, which turns off "solid" mode, and allows 7z archives to be updated.

The 7z format tends to have a higher compression ratio, but it's a bit slower getting there...so it may be a good option if you're somewhat cramped for disk space.

[fantom1979]

bump -- where are you going... get back on the first page where you belong.

[fauteuil7]

Any chance of getting this thread sticky-ed? I saw it, forgot about it, just found it again, and wish I had it before my crash yesterday that corrupted my league database.

This is a great utility!

[minnelli]

Bump

[Giants44]

this works fine

I still miss the in-game full backup and restore which worked perfectly for years.

[Andreas Raht]

I've added a link to this thread to the "Backups" thread in the FAQ forums

[Beach23BoyP]

Originally Posted by minnelli

OOTPSAVE Utility

This batch job will save/update your league file. It only updates files that have changed since the last save. The best time to use it is after you save your game file. This will allow you to always go back and grab a good copy.

Thanks!

[zekester91]

Bume since a couple of backup questinos came up

[Andreas Raht]

No need to bump this thread! There's a link to it in the FAQ!

[zekester91]

We have a FAQ section?????

And how many of us read the FAQs, besides there is a lot more traffic here than in the FAQ.

[Burto1945]

Great utility here, I just noticed it. Is there any way one of you command line gurus could set up a batch file for IZarc? It uses almost all of the different file types that people would usually use, all in one program, with command line capability. (As of now, it can't create RAR, but it can extract from them). I haven't tried any of the batch files listed here (as I dont want to fudge up my files), but I would like to know if there is something similar to this 'auto backup' I could use. Thanks for any help.

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