Need help with my backup AS ...please help

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#1

Hi guys,

I’m very new at Applescript, so please forgive me if my question is very obvious.

I’m making a simple backup script that logs in via SSH to my local linux server, tars a directory and secure copies the tar file back to my Mac.

This is what I’ve done so far:


tell application "Terminal"
	activate
	try
		do script "ssh my.linuxserver.com -l username" in window 1
		delay 15
		do script "type_password" in window 1
	on error
		display dialog "Couldn't connect to server" buttons {"Oops!"} default button 1
	end try
end tell
delay 2
tell application "Terminal"
	do script "su" in window 1
	delay 2
	do script "type_password" in window 1
	delay 2
	do script "cd /usr/local" in window 1
	delay 1
	do script "tar -cf cvsroot_newbackup.tar ./cvsroot" in window 1
	delay 15
	do script "scp ./cvsroot_newbackup.tar username@my.mac.com:/Path/to/backupdir" in window 1
	delay 10
	do script "type_password" in window 1
	delay 200
	do script "rm -f ./cvsroot_newbackup.tar" in window 1
	do script "exit" in window 1
	do script "exit" in window 1
end tell
tell application "Terminal"
	quit
end tell

At the end of this script I would like to rename the file ‘cvsroot_newbackup.tar’ to something like ‘cvsroot_20040705.tar’ where ‘20040705’ stands for the current date (yearmonthday). Naturally I would like AS to determine the current date by itself.

Can anybody please help me out with this?

Thanks in advance!

#2

Is there nobody that can help me with this question? :cry:

Is my question too complex or too easy? :rolleyes:

#3

try this:

set thisMonth to (month of (current date) as number) as string
if thisMonth < 10 then set thisMonth to “0” & thisMonth
set thisDay to day of (current date) as string
if thisDay < 10 then set thisDay to “0” & thisDay

set newName to “cvsroot_” & ((year of (current date)) as string) & thisMonth & thisDay & “.tar”

tell application “Finder” to set name of file “Users:yourName:FileNameOld.rtf” to newName

#4

iBackup, Thanks alot man! You just made my day!

I had to remove the ‘as string’ parts behind the month and day rules, but other than tat it works like a charm!

Thaaaaaank you!!! :smiley:

New version

set thisMonth to (month of (current date) as number)
if thisMonth < 10 then set thisMonth to "0" & thisMonth
set thisDay to day of (current date)
if thisDay < 10 then set thisDay to "0" & thisDay
set newName to "cvsroot_" & ((year of (current date)) as string) & thisMonth & thisDay & "01.tar"
tell application "Finder" to set name of file "Path:to:cvsroot_newbackup.tar" to newName