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--- cli:db_hotbackup [2021/09/03 01:09] – created Scott Cunliffe
+++ cli:db_hotbackup [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ''db_hotbackup -h database directory -b output directory''
+===== Description =====
+db_hotbackup creates a backup of the TapeTrack Framework Server database without the need to shut down the Framework Server.
+The output files can then be zipped and saved to a secure location.
+===== Options =====
+The options which apply to the db_hotbackup command are:
+  * ''-h'' Database directory
+  * ''-b'' Directory for database backup to be written to
+===== Exit Status =====
+  - **zero** Program has ended successfully.
+  - **non-zero** Program was unable to connect to the TapeTrack Framework Server.
-db_hotbackup creates a backup of the TapeTrack Framework Server database while it is active or running.
 This program is run via a batch file called ''Backup.bat'' located, by default, at
 ''C:\Program Files\TapeTrack\TapeTrack Framework Server\bin\db''.
+===== Example =====
+<code>
+@echo off
+::
+:: Object Type: DOS Batch Script
+:: Description: TapeTrack Database Backup
+::      System: TMSS
+::    SecLevel: Proprietary
+::   Copyright: (c) 2012 GazillaByte LLC
+::
+::
+:: set the working directory to the TapeTrack Scripts directory so we can use relative paths
+::
+cd "%TMSS10SCRIPTS%"
+db_hotbackup -h "%TMSS10DB%" -b "%TMSS10BACK%"
+exit
+</code>