Request: Auto start sync from startup param (command line)

[bn880]

Hello,
I like to use GUI's to set things up and commands to run them. So for example set up a session to sync from/to FTPS in the GUI, save that, and then run bcompare.exe "Session Name" on a schedule.

Problem is there is no command parameter to actually automatically go ahead with the sync after the compare executes.
Please add this!

Scripting entire sessions is very tedious when you are already 90% there with the command line and UI. Cheers.

[Aaron]

Hello,

Thanks for the suggestion. A GUI setup for script is on our wishlist. In the meantime, script does let you load a session name with:
bcompare.exe "@c:\bcscript.txt" "SessionName"

with bcscript.txt as:
load "%1"
sync update:left->right


Script can load Folder Compare sessions, but not Folder Sync, so you would need to have them saved as a Folder Compare session type.

[bn880]

Hello, thanks for your reply, good to hear it's on the list.

I tried this load method earlier today, and it explicitly stated that the Session must be a Compare not a Sync.

[Aaron]

Correct. Scripting does not support loading a Folder Sync session, but Folder Compare sessions can have the base folders, filters, criteria, etc set. Then perform a specific sync on the saved Compare session. In the graphical interface, in a saved Folder Compare session, you can go to the Actions menu -> Synchronize -> Update Left to Right to preview these steps in the GUI.

[bn880]

Correct. Scripting does not support loading a Folder Sync session, but Folder Compare sessions can have the base folders, filters, criteria, etc set. Then perform a specific sync on the saved Compare session. In the graphical interface, in a saved Folder Compare session, you can go to the Actions menu -> Synchronize -> Update Left to Right to preview these steps in the GUI.

Thank you, that worked splendidly!

Sample:

log normal append:"Sync-%date%.log"

option confirm:yes-to-all
load "My Folder Compare Session"

expand all
folder-report layout:side-by-side  options:display-mismatches,include-file-links,column-attributes,column-timestamp,column-size output-to:"SyncReport-%date%.txt"

sync create-empty mirror:right->left

Maybe I don't even need the dual load for report + sync, but irrespective, it works .

[Aaron]

Hello,

You don't need to load twice. You can generate the report then immediately go to sync. You also do not need the 'create' parameter on the load line. This would be useful if you were loading 2 folder locations, but since you are loading a saved session, you wouldn't want to continue if for some reason that session wasn't found.

[bn880]

Thanks for the info, will fix that up.