... Tool programs

What are tool programs?
Tool programs are programs which you can define, configure and manage in SecurDat.

What are they good for?
Tool programs can expand the SecurDat functionality as required from the individual user. The main purpose of SecurDat is the real time file backup. In addition to this main task every individual user can define new features which are related to this main task. For example it may be useful to save the full source directory into a special compressed archive on a changeable media, in addition to the real time backup or on request. There are many similar additional tasks which would make the program too complex if they all would be permanently integrated in SecurDat. Flexibility and adaptability are important criterions for high quality software.

How?
Open the Options menu and click the 'Programs ...' menu item: This opens a dialog where you can define tool programs.

Any examples?
Here we present a small excerpt from the manifold possibilities. If you have defined useful individual applications, e.g. scripts, programs with parameters etc., so please send us these informations, so we could publish them on the SecurDat homepage (showing credits).

Example 1:
Task: Display size and contents of a source data directory (e.g. for to estimate on which media you can archive this folder).
Configuration:

Title: TreeSize

Program: C:\Program Files\TreeSize Pro\Tsizepro.exe

Parameter: $Path

Supply source: http://www.jam-software.com/de/ (TreeSize: Freeware, and TreeSize Professional: Shareware).

Example 2:
Task: Mirror full source data directory in a compressed ZIP® archive on a ZIP® disk.
Configuration:

Title: Archive this folder

Program: C:\Program Files\Directory Compare\DIRCMP.exe

Parameter: /s $Path /t z:\$SourceDir.zip /m /q

Supply source: http://tp.lc.ehu.es/jma.html (Directory Compare: Freeware)

Example 3:
Task: Compare source data directory with the SecurDat backup directory.
Configuration:

Title: Compare Source<>Target

Program: C:\Program Files\Directory Compare\DIRCMP.exe

Parameter: dircmp /s $Path /t G:\SecurDat Backup

Supply source: http://tp.lc.ehu.es/jma.html (Directory Compare: Freeware)

Example 4:
Task: Open a specific folder in Windows® Explorer®.
Configuration:

Title: Open SecurDat program directory

Program: C:\Program Files\SecurDat

Example 5:
Task: Check if the contents of the SecurDat Backup directory exceeds a specific size; if yes then backup the whole SecurDat Backup directory after confirmation into a special compressed archive on a changeable media.
Configuration:

Title: Backup backup directory

Program: C:\Program Files\SecurDat\scripts\Backup the backups.vbs

Information: See Microsoft® Windows® Scripting Host documentation.