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<H3 CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="../img/RTS_logo.png" NAME="Grafik6" ALIGN=ABSMIDDLE WIDTH=269 HEIGHT=59 BORDER=0><FONT SIZE=4 STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=3><I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">Automated Synchronization</SPAN></I></FONT></H3>
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The primary purpose of RealtimeSync is to execute a command line each time a directory becomes
available (e. g. insert of a USB-stick) <b>or</b> when it detects changes in one of the monitored directories. Usually this command line will trigger
a FreeFileSync batch job.</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>Example:</B></FONT>
<FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Real time synchronization - in
combination with FreeFileSync</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Start RealtimeSync.exe located in FreeFileSync's installation directory and
enter all folders you want to monitor. Instead of doing this manually you can import a ffs_batch
file via <B>Menu → Program → Open</B>. This not only extracts all directories relevant for synchronization
but also sets up the command line to execute the ffs_batch file each time changes are detected.
Now press <B>Start</B> to begin monitoring.</FONT></P>
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command should </FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>not</B></FONT>
<FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>block</B></FONT> <FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">progress. If you call a FreeFileSync batch job, make sure it does not show any popup
windows. See notes in <A HREF="Command%20line.html">Command Line Usage</A>.</FONT><BR> </P>
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RealtimeSync will skip showing the main dialog and begin monitoring immediately if you pass a ffs_real configuration file <B>or</B> a FreeFileSync ffs_batch file
as first command line argument to RealtimeSync.exe. This helps you integrate RealtimeSync into your operating system's auto start:<BR>
<FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">"C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\RealtimeSync.exe" "D:\Backup Projects.ffs_real"</FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">"C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\RealtimeSync.exe" "D:\Backup Projects.ffs_batch"</FONT><BR>
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RealtimeSync is not tied to starting FreeFileSync. It can also be used in other scenarios, like sending an email whenever a certain directory is modified.</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>Example:</B></FONT>
<FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Automatic synchronization when a USB
stick is inserted</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Save a
ffs_batch configuration in the USB stick's root directory, e.g. <FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">H:\</FONT>, to let RealtimeSync call it when the stick is mounted. Configure RealtimeSync as follows:</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Whenever directory <FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">H:\Data</FONT> becomes available, RealtimeSync executes the command line which starts the batch job located
on the stick. RealtimeSync will also trigger each time files are modified in <FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">H:\Data</FONT>.</FONT>
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<B>Note</B><BR>
The full path of the last changed file and the action that triggered the
change notification (create, update or delete) are written
to the environment variables <B>%change_path%</B> and <B>%change_action%</B>.
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Log names of changed files and directories (Windows)</FONT></P>
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<FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Show which file or directory has triggered a change. Enter command
line:</FONT><BR>
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cmd /c echo %change_action%
"%change_path%" & pause<BR><BR>
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<FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif">Write a list of all changes to a log file:</FONT><BR>
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cmd /c echo %change_action% "%change_path%" >> C:\log.txt
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<b>Note</b><br>
When RealtimeSync executes a Windows batch file (bat or cmd) a black console window is shown. You can hide it using the Visual Basic script
<FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">HideConsole.vbs</FONT> located in FreeFileSync's installation directory:
</FONT><br><br>
<FONT FACE="Courier New, monospace">wscript "C:\Program files\FreeFileSync\HideConsole.vbs" C:\MyBatchFile.cmd</FONT>
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<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, sans-serif"><B>Limitations</B>:</FONT></P>
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multiple changes happen at the same time, only the name of the first
file is written to variable <b>%changed_file%</b>.</FONT></P>
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RealtimeSync is executing the command line, monitoring is inactive
and changes occurring during this time are lost. </FONT>
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