date and time in backup file name

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I use the standard xp backup wizard to back up my system. I backup every
night. Since I amd using xp schedule program to back it up I always have the
same filename which gets written over each night. I would like to know if
thee is a way I can use some kind of wild card in the file name, so I
automatically get something ike this:
full_system_010106.bck, then the next night I get full_system_010206.bck.

Any Ideas?
 
ttfo said:
I use the standard xp backup wizard to back up my system. I backup every
night. Since I amd using xp schedule program to back it up I always have the
same filename which gets written over each night. I would like to know if
thee is a way I can use some kind of wild card in the file name, so I
automatically get something ike this:
full_system_010106.bck, then the next night I get full_system_010206.bck.

Any Ideas?
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Your scheduled job has a command line which contains a fixed
name for the backup job. Changing this name to

"full_system_%date:/=%.bck"

will insert the current date. Make sure to include the double quotes.
If this sounds confusing, post your exact command line for further
advice.
 
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