> >I need to set up a script on one of my PC's to back up the 'My
> >Documents' folder from the C: drive to a folder with a variable name,
> >on a removable disk (drive F:).  The script has to ask for (or
> >retrieve) the current date, create a folder with the date as its name
> >(MM DD YY or YY MM DD format - no matter), and then copy the entire
> >contents of the My Documents folder to that new folder on the F:
> >drive.

There are some backup (online and to network drive) utilities (check
download.com) that can do this, and versioning, and scheduling, and...,
and..., and... that may make your life a bit easier.

Mark W.

P.S. Some example of free and paid versions:
http://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/sbse-features.html
http://www.mozy.com

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