Before using the backup feature of LPS_Sync, make sure that the LLM Device Configuration grid is not open. To use the backup feature of this utility, from the command line, run LPS_Sync.exe followed by a command line parameter, described in the following table:
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Backup Command Line Parameter |
Functionality |
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/b |
Backs up files listed in the previous section to an .LPZ file. The default location for the resulting archive file is Loftware Labeling\backups. You may override the default by specifying a different folder. See examples in the next table. |
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/f“path\filename” |
Optional. Allows the user to configure a path and file name for the resulting archive. |
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/s |
Optional. Silent mode – No on screen messages are logged. |
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/l |
Optional. This creates a log; default is Loftware Labeling\backups\logs\LPS_Sync.log |
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/y |
Optional. Override questions with 'yes' as the default response |
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/h (or /?) |
Displays options. |
Following are examples of using command line backup parameters with LPS_Sync.exe
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Backup Scenario |
Command |
Result |
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Back up to default path using default naming convention. |
LPS_Sync /b |
File is created as Lps_Sync_200608011055.lpz in Loftware Labeling\backups, where 200608011055 is the date and time. |
|
Back up to default path using unique naming convention. |
LPS_Sync
/b |
File is created as ABCInc062606.lpz in Loftware Labeling\backups\. |
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Back up to unique location using unique naming convention. |
LPS_Sync
/b |
File is created as ABCInc062606.lpz in c:\temp\ folder. |
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Back up to unique location using default naming convention. |
LPS_Sync /b /f"c:\temp\" |
File is created as LPS_Sync_200608011055.lpz in c:\temp\ folder. |
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Back up to default path using default naming convention – silent mode |
LPS_Sync /b /s |
The result of this command is similar to the first scenario above. The difference is that no on screen messages will be displayed. |