I've worked around with this script for NTBackup. The only thing is that:
1. Must get the shell command line to work.
2. I have to capture a error generated by NTBackup (No Tape), when executed as a batchfile.

Part of the script looks like this:
(The rest follows a little later)

code:

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$osbackuptype = "Normal"
$osbackupname = "@WKSTA $osbackuptype Backup"
$oslogfile    = "$dir\Friday_Error_$server.log"
shell "%comspec% /c NTBackup Backup C: D: /T "$osbackuptype" /v /d "$osbackupname" /b /hc: on /l "$OSLogfile" /e"
If @Error<>0 
		Cls 
		Color y+/n 
		? "An error has occured while executing NT Backup...!"

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The problem is that this won't generate a logfile...
If I write this line to a Batch file, there is absolutely NO problem, but I can't capture the "No Tape in Drive" error message...???!!??

For the batch file I use this:

code:

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$SMsg1 = 'NTBackup Backup D: /T $osbackuptype /V /D "$osbackupname" /B /hc: on /l "$oslogfile" /e '
  $SMsg2 = Chr(13) + Chr(10) + "NTBackup Eject"
  $Temp1 = Open(1, "C:\Backup\Start_NTBackup.cmd", 5)
  $Temp1 = WriteLine(1, $SMsg1)
  $Temp2 = WriteLine(1, $SMsg2)
  $Temp1 = Close(1)
  ? "Command file to start NTBackup was created..."
Shell '%comspec% /c "C:\Backup\Start_NTBackup.cmd"'

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Any suggestions are welcome!

Grtx, Eric

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[This message has been edited by SLM (edited 02 May 2001).]

I never solved this... I think it's not possible to do... ;-(
This is what I did:
Create an error file, when everything went OK, delete the file afterwards.
When something went wrong, make a new script that copies the error file to a specific WS.(witch is started after the backup is finished!)
Startup the services a few hours later when the backup is finished. So that all the services are started, even when the tape has crashed!

I could post you the whole script if you want to, but I'm not working for that company anymore... a friend of mine still does! ;-))
The script that I've put together worked for me and never disappointed me...

I'm not at this board quite often, but you can mail me at slminc90@yahoo.com if you want a quick response...

Grtx, Kir@

Thanks for answering, even though the thread was half a year old

Grtx, Kir@