Shadow Copy via Script

Hello,
I setup multiple Windows 2008 R2 Servers. I have managed to script a lot of what needs to be setup but I would like to script the Shadow Copy.
I would like to match exactly what happens if you click the Enable button on the config page, including the schedule and the size limitation. Does anyone have this script?
Thank you for you help

Hi,
The issue is related to script, I suggest you ask for help from script forum for better and accurate answer to the question.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/scriptcenter/en-US/home?forum=ITCG
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Writing commands to get specific data channels in the output report via script or automated script generation..

In my project I have to make certain calculation and then get the data plotted in the given report template. I am using automated script for this. My script is doing all the calculations and then it not selecting and drag-dropping the selected channels on the report template. Its saving the blank report template.
I am struggling to get the data for specific channels plotted by using the script. I need the selected channels to be plotted on this report template and then get it saved.
Any help will be deeply appreciated. Thanks
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Hi LaxG,
Brad is absolute right. It is possible to create your whole layout via script.
If you have loaded the example report layout you can copy these lines to create a new line in your plot. This is the recommended object oriented way.
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Like Brad mentioned it is much easier, that you have a stored template of your report with all setings and customisations already done.
You open this layout file and have stored the names of your calculated channels. When you are doing this with a script they always have the same name and belong to the same group.
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FSRM Quotas not going down after shadow copy snapshot

I've got an issue with FSRM Quotas not being recalculated when a user removes some data from their home drive.
Server is 2008R2 Standard. Clients are a mix of Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 it seems to happen irrespective of the client being used.
if a user removes data after a shadow copy has been created the available space doesn't go down.
if a user removes data before a shadow copy has been created the free space goes up as expected.
I have Enabled this policy as I thought it might be related to the Recycle bin but that makes no difference: Windows Components/File Explorer Do not move deleted files to the Recycle Bin = Enabled.
this is starting to become an issue as now users cant clear space themselves and we have to up their quota should they run out of Space. Even if the administrator deletes the files directly
on the file server the quota is not recalculated.

Hi there Shaon
the server is a 2008R2 server that hosts our Domain users (students and teachers) home drives. they are split up by years in the example above the home drives fall into 2012\%username% a quota template is used to apply quotas to the home drives. Shadowcopies
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600 MB free. if they then remove the files immediately the free space goes back showing 700MB Free.
However if the Student doesn't delete the files and after lunch (after a shadow copy snapshot has taken place) logs back in and then deletes the files the free space doesn't change it will continue to show 600MB Free despite there being no files on their
h: drive.

Create a shadow copy then replace to another disk

Dear all,
I want to do a script that create a shadows copy for D disk then replace this shadows copy to another disk. Is it possible?

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Most databases allow you to do a copy backup if you dismont the database, When this is done the files will be in a consistent state. They can then be copied. This is also the most efficient method of making a backup.
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HT201272 can someone help me with this chat session.Font Size You are chatting with an Advisor now. This chat will be recorded. At the end of the session, you can print the transcript or request a copy via email. Privacy Policy Advisor [4:49 p.m.]: Hi, my

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Hi, my name is Jacob. It'll be just a moment while I review the comments you provided.
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Hello Machelle, how may I assist you today?
Customer [4:51 p.m.]:
Can you please help me recover the new testament of the bible from media group. The have vanished.
Customer [4:52 p.m.]:
I need to recover the lost purchases I made from media group. I had all of the new testament.
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Thank you for this information, I understand that you are missing some purchases. I do want to apologize for this inconvenience. I will be more then happy to look into this for you.
Advisor [4:53 p.m.]:
Would you be able to provide your Apple ID? This is the email used to sign into the iTunes store.
Customer [4:54 p.m.]:
[email protected]
Advisor [4:54 p.m.]:
Thank you, one moment please.
Advisor [4:56 p.m.]:
Were these individual purchases? If so could you provide the name for each individual purchase?
Customer [4:57 p.m.]:
yes it the new testament books of the bible
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genesis etc...
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I apologize, but I am not exactly familiar with the New Testament. Would you be able to provide these names for me so I can locate them on my end?
Customer [4:59 p.m.]:
Genisis Mark Matthew Luke John
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Exodus Levitus Numbers
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Duetoronomy
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yes
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Unfortunately, audiobooks and ringtones are the only items on the iTunes store unavailable for re-download through iTunes in the Cloud. What I can go ahead and do is try and re-add these audiobooks back to your download queue for re-download. Please note if they have been removed or modified on the iTunes store they may not be available for re-download. Would this be okay?
Customer [5:03 p.m.]:
yes thank you!
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Excellent, one moment please.
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I apologize but after reviewing your account, it looks like we have already issued 3 exceptions for you to re-download your audiobooks in the past. Back on 02/23/2013. I apologize but we will be unable to do another exception for you.
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that down load did include the new books of the bible that I had.
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that down load did not have the new testament books of the bible that I had
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While reviewing the notes, this was issued to add all available audiobooks bought on your account. I again apologize but I will be unable to issue another exception to you. As the previous advisor did inform you to make sure to back up your files.
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While looking closer, the books that you are missing are no longer available to be re-downloaded. This is the reason why they were not added back to your download queue when he issued them. Unfortunately, as we do not handle the content on the iTunes store you will need to get in contact with the publisher of the content as they were the ones two remove or modify these books on the iTunes store. If you would like I can provide a link to their support site.
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I will buy them from another source. Don't say they have changed. The books are the same books I brought. They are at the store.
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5 /
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5 /
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28-APR-09
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ERROR in creating Shadow Copy: VSS_E_HOLD_WRITES_TIMEOUT

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We have custom VSS HWProvider and I am trying to create a shadow copy on x64 windows 2k3 server,
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VSHADOW.EXE 2.2 - Volume Shadow Copy sample client
Copyright (C) 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/ee/transform.aspx?ProdName=Windows%20Operating%20System&ProdVer=5.2.3790.1830&EvtID=12298&EvtSrc=VSS&LCID=1033
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How to determine installed version of EMET via script?

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Many thanks
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This is probably not the right forum for scripting questions and you didn't specify which script you (want to) use... Below you can find some examples...
If you use VBscript you could use WMI and query the class Win32_Product:
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _
& strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colSoftware = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
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' Connect to Windows Installer object
Dim installer
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Dim product, products
Set products = installer.Products
For Each product In products
if instr(1,installer.ProductInfo(product, "InstalledProductName"), "EMET", vbTextCompare) > 0 AND instr(1,installer.ProductInfo(product, "Publisher"), "Microsoft", vbTextCompare) > 0 then
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End If
Next
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Set installer = Nothing
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You can also use powershell to enumerate the uninstall registry keys but you have take into account that the results may be different on a 64-bit Windows and the bitness of the powershell proces:
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http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/11/15/use-powershell-to-find-installed-software.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/alexshev/archive/2008/06/30/from-msi-to-wix-part-17-windows-installer-automation-interface-part-2.aspx
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Set filename of printed PDF via script

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I have a little problem with generating a PDF. First my Workflow:
I have a InDesign document with 6 pages. This document is merged with a databasefile containing 100 records. After merging it, we have to generate a PDF file. This PDF file is opened within acrobat. Within the document, I'm searching for an ID each record has so I can split the document to 100 files (each with 6 pages) and name it by the ID I found.
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* generates path name and name of first databasefile to use
var dbSource = dbstartfile;
   *set PDF preset for generating PDF
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   * stops throwing of alerts
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT;
// if databasefile isn't existing message will be thrown
if( dbSource.exists == false ) {
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    alert("Datei " + dbSourceFolder+dbprefix+"_Teil"+i+".txt konnte nicht gefunden werden! \n\rBitte starten Sie den Vorgang erneut und geben Sie die richtige Datenbankdatei an." );
// else process starts
else {
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        mergeDocument = app.open(File(sourceDocument), false);
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        mergeDocument.dataMergeProperties.selectDataSource(File(dbSource));
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        mergeDocument.dataMergeProperties.mergeRecords();
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alert("PDF-Generierung abgeschlossen!");
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* If you want to modify the folder, use following form:
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         for (var i = 0; i < 1; i++)
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* @param n number to iterate while checking for files
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    var existingDoc = false;
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            var checkDoc = app.openDoc(filepath+filename+"-000.pdf");
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        existingDoc = true;
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    if( existingDoc == true ) {
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        n = checkIfFileExists(filename, n);
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for( i=0; i<pageAmount; i+pageType ) {
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    } else {
        this.extractPages({nEnd:(pageType-1), cPath : filepath+filename+"-000.pdf"});
    this.deletePages({nStart:0, nEnd: pageType-1});

Hi,
I have a little problem with generating a PDF. First my Workflow:
I have a InDesign document with 6 pages. This document is merged with a databasefile containing 100 records. After merging it, we have to generate a PDF file. This PDF file is opened within acrobat. Within the document, I'm searching for an ID each record has so I can split the document to 100 files (each with 6 pages) and name it by the ID I found.
Why you don't export 6-page PDFs directly from InDesign?
robin
www.adobescripts.co.uk

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Hi,
Small bug, but can be confusing. Whether you write this line:
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeFootnotes = false;
or this line:
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeFootnotes = true;
... you won't see any different in the little footnotes button in the
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More testing is needed to see what can be done to get the UI in sync
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I do storage administration at a company with over 2000 users scattered across the globe. Predictably, at least have use iTunes. We redirect the "My Documents" folder to a network location to force the backup of critical project data. This creates a huge problem for us. iTunes defaults to using the My Music folder in My Documents. This means we are storing and backing up at least 1TB of music.
I have found that iTunes stores its configuration in xml files in the application data directory in the user profile. I cannot readily figure out where in this file the location is recorded.
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But I have a script that almost does what you want. Here is the perl source:
http://home.comcast.net/~teridon73/itunesscripts/itunesopenlibrary.txt
Here is a compiled EXE for it:
http://home.comcast.net/~teridon73/itunesscripts/itunesopenlibrary.zip
Anyway, the script basically works by setting the library location to a path that you pass to it. It does so by updating the iTunesPrefs.xml file. This file is very small, so you shouldn't need to worry about it!
Of course, the script only works if the iTunesPrefs.xml file already exists. It would be nice if you could include a template iTunesPrefs.xml in your new user creation/login script. If the path is the same for every user, well, then you're done I guess.
If not, you can run the script to set the path to what you really want it to be.
Existing users are a different story. You can run my script to change the library location, of course. But then you also have to move their existing library file and their music back to that location. Well, you don't have to; you can make the users do it themselves! Also, I don't know if that will work as I haven't tested it.
I haven't fully explained everything, but I don't have time right now. I hope at least I've given you some ideas. Of course the optimum solution is an Apple-provide GPO you could use. You can try asking apple for it via either a bugreport (if you have an ADC account), or the feedback page for iTunes:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html
Rob

Copying SQL Script from Oracle SQL Developer into Excel with formatting

I need to copy a SQL Script into Excel in order to develop some VBA code. Is there any nice way that I can copy SQL Script from Oracle SQL Developer into Excel and retain its formatting? I am a stickler for having legible, readable SQL and like to have all my columns lined up and aliases lined up. When we used to use SQL Navigator, the tab formatting seemed to copy and paste just fine. Now that we have migrated to Oracle SQL Developer, the formatting seems to get all messed up.
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