Post Batch Command NOT Working

I want to run the following, simple batch post backup command concurrently with TI 10 Home. I have a backup location defined in TI 10 at D:\AcronisOutlookBackup and the drive F: is a USB memory stick/thumb drive. I place this batch file in C:\Acronis\Addons\CopyToThumbDrive.bat.

As I am defining my backup task in TI 10, I select the batch file for the post command. I then press the Test Command button. A DOS box window (this is on XP) opens but nothing happens. The window title does NOT show the batch file's path.

I have also tried to spawn the batch file using the command cmd.exe with /c C:\Acronis\Addons\CopyToThumbDrive.bat as the argument. I get a different result but the batch file still does not execute as expected.

What's happening here? Thanks.


@echo off

:validate
rem Ensure that thumb drive exists
if not exist F:\nul goto error

:sleep
rem Wait for a period of 10 minutes (hack'ed sleep command)
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 600 -w 1000 > nul

rem Ensure that there is a properly named directory on that thumb drive
if not exist F:\AcronisOutlookBackup\nul mkdir F:\AcronisOutlookBackup

rem Clear anything that may be in that directory at this time
if exist F:\AcronisOutlookBackup\*.* del /Q F:\AcronisOutlookBackup\*.*

rem Copy the contents of the Acronis backup location on D: to the
rem thumb drive
copy /V D:\AcronisOutlookBackup\*.tib F:\AcronisOutlookBackup

:done
goto exit

rem Show error message
:error
echo Thumb drive F: does not exist. Please insert it now.
pause

rem If the thumb drive now exists, continue processing
if exist F:\nul goto sleep

rem If not, show final error message and quit
echo Thumb drive F: still does not exist. Aborting transfer to thumb drive
pause

:exit
exit

 

Try making a CMD file instead of a BAT file; that worked for me. I.e., call your command file CopyToThumbDrive.cmd. In the post command entry field, include the fully qualified path to the CMD file.

Guy

 

Hello whitedavidp,

Thank you for choosing Acronis Disk Backup Software.

Please notice, as explained in chapter 5.3.3 "Pre/post commands" of the User's Guide:

Thank you.
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Marat Setdikov

 

I see that now. As a Windows programmer, I would be interested in knowing why this is not supported. Can you tell me why? Thanks.

 

Hello whitedavidp,

Because Acronis True Image executes tasks (and pre\post commands as a part of these tasks) in a special Windows environment (special shell), which is not visible to the user, and cannot receive user input.

We are sorry we cannot provide you with more detailed information due to secure reasons.

Thank you.
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Aleksandr Isakov