RE: SAV -- What's wrong with this picture?

I would think it's because you're trying to backup a directory
(DAPARNIN) but not back up a subfolder that's inside it. Seems to me
that that's contradictory.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: SAV -- What's wrong with this picture?
> From: daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wed, December 29, 2004 11:37 am
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> I had a problem yesterday when I was trying to do a save of IFS objects
> with the SAV command and omit some folders that I didn't need.  I kept
> getting the error "Parameters not valid with multiple file systems."  I
> couldn't figure it out so I ended up saving more than I needed to.  Today
> I'm experimenting with it on a different box but having the same results.
> 
> I want to see if I can save a folder called /DAPARNIN that has a subfolder
> called Backup.  I'm still getting the "Parameters not valid with multiple
> file systems." error.
> 
> The command I am using that doesn't work is:
> SAV DEV('/QSYS.LIB/TAP01.DEVD') OBJ(('/DAPARNIN') ('/DAPARNIN/Backup'
> *OMIT)) ENDOPT(*LEAVE) USEOPTBLK(*YES) UPDHST(*YES)
> 
> We use this in our nightly backup and it works:
> SAV DEV('/QSYS.LIB/TAP01.DEVD') OBJ(('/*') ('/QSYS.LIB' *OMIT) ('/QDLS'
> *OMIT)) ENDOPT(*LEAVE) USEOPTBLK(*YES) UPDHST(*YES)
> 
> What am I doing wrong?
> 
> Dave Parnin
> Nishikawa Standard Company
> Topeka, IN  46571
> daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
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