Pre-data capture command

To specify a command/batch file to be executed before data capture

  1. Enable the Execute a command before the data capture switch.
  2. In the Command... field, type a command or browse to a batch file. The program does not support interactive commands, i.e. commands that require user input (for example, "pause".)
  3. In the Working directory field, specify a path to a directory where the command/batch file will be executed.
  4. In the Arguments field specify the command’s execution arguments, if required.
  5. Depending on the result you want to obtain, select the appropriate options as described in the table below.
  6. Click Done.

Check box

Selection

Fail the backup if the command execution fails*

Selected

Cleared

Selected

Cleared

Do not perform the data capture until the command execution is complete

Selected

Selected

Cleared

Cleared

Result

 

Preset

Perform the data capture only after the command is successfully executed. Fail the backup if the command execution fails.

Perform the data capture after the command is executed despite execution failure or success.

N/A

Perform the data capture concurrently with the command and irrespective of the command execution result.

* A command is considered failed if its exit code is not equal to zero.