Fetch Softworks

help please with mirroring and script (8 posts)

• Started 18 years ago by ebernard
• Latest reply 18 years ago from Jim Matthews

• ebernard Member

  I am trying to back up Eudora mail files that have been modified each day. The files need to go up as either BinHex or Mac Binary.

  The first problem is that when I choose the mirror command, I cannot find a place there to select the file format.

  So I tried to record and edit a script, which I will need anyway, as I have to automate this eventually. When I run the script, all the files get uploaded, not just the latest ones. I have seen messages about this for older versions, but not for recent versions. Here is my script (the x's are just to block out passowrds):

  tell application "Fetch 4.0.3"
  activate
  make new transfer window at beginning with properties {hostname:"ftp.daphne-rome.com", userid:"xxxx@aruba.it", password:"xxxx"}
  open remote directory "/daphne-rome.com/mailboxes"
  mirror alias "Macintosh HD:Users:alessandrobisceglie:Documents:Eudora Folder:Mail Folder:" to url "ftp://xxxx%40aruba.it:@ftp.daphne-rome.com/daphne-rome.com/mailboxes" format MacBinaryIII without delete strays
  quit
  end tell

  I do not know how to script. This was recorded and slightly modified to change the format. Thanks in advance for your help!

  Elyssa

  Posted 18 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  Your script looks correct. Fetch will try to only upload files that have a newer modification date on your Mac than on the server. If it is uploading files that you think it shouldn't could you choose "Fetch Transcript" from the Remote menu and post the contents? Also post the name of the file that you think should not have been mirrored, and the modification date of that file as shown by the Finder on your Mac.

  If you'd rather not post your transcript to the message board you can send it to bugs at fetchsoftworks.com.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 18 years ago #

• ebernard Member

  Thanks for your quick response. Here is part of the transcript:

  226 Transfer ok
  MDTM TO DO.bin
  550 'TO DO.bin' : no such file or directory.
  TYPE I
  200 Type set to I.
  PASV
  227 Entering Passive Mode (62,149,130,76,195,85).
  STOR TO DO.bin
  150 Data connection accepted from 81.208.60.199:20818; transfer starting for TO DO.bin.
  226 File received ok.
  Upload complete at 5/10/04 9:06:06
  MDTM bookings - AnneRobichaud.bin
  550 'bookings - AnneRobichaud.bin' : no such file or directory.
  MDTM bookings - travel agent.bin
  550 'bookings - travel agent.bin' : no such file or directory.
  PASV
  227 Entering Passive Mode (62,149,130,76,195,132).
  STOR bookings - travel agent.bin
  150 Data connection accepted from 81.208.60.199:20989; transfer starting for bookings - travel agent.bin.
  226 File received ok.
  Upload complete at 5/10/04 9:06:13
  (This is where I told it to stop.)

  Basically, it looks like it is not even recognizing existing files, even though they are there.

  Also my script times out, but I don't anticipate it having to take so long once I can get it to just upload changed mailboxes.

  Thanks,

  Elyssa

  Posted 18 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  Fetch is uploading (for example) the file "TO DO.bin" because when Fetch asks for the modification date of that file on the server the server says that there's no such file. But you believe that the "TO DO.bin" file is already on the server before you run the mirror script?

  Do you know what kind of server it is?

  You can deal with the timeout error by putting this line before the make new transfer window line:

  with timeout of 3600 seconds

  and this line after the mirror line:

  end timeout

  You can adjust that timeout if you need more than one hour.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 18 years ago #

• ebernard Member

  Thanks for the help with the timeout problem. As for the server, it is aruba.it, based here in Italy. According to their web site, they use Windows 2003 server with IIS 6. Is that what you mean?

  If I log on to our space on aruba using Fetch on the Mac or even another FTP program using Windows (I have a Dell at home), I can see the files there.

  Hope this is clear. Please let me know what you think,

  Elyssa

  Posted 18 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  It could be that the files are there but the server does not support the MDTM and SIZE commands. Could you post the entire transcript after a mirror attempt (or email it to bugs at fetchsoftworks.com)?

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 18 years ago #

• ebernard Member

  Hello Jim,

  I tried to send the transcript to bugs@fetchworks.com, but it came back to me. Where should I send the email? I don't mind posting the transcript here, but it's long.

  Thanks,

  Elyssa

  Posted 18 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  The domain name is fetchsoftworks.com, not fetchworks.com.

  I try to avoid posting complete email addresses here because they will be harvested by spammers, and I already get thousands of junk messages a day.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 18 years ago #