Thread: small back up program?

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    small back up program?

    Hi..
    im a newbie programmer.. and i was just wondering if someone could tell me how i can make a program that will check a file to see if it has changed.. and if it has changed.. to copy the file and paste it as a different name in the same folder..this would be a loop..
    if anyone can help i would appreciate it.. its not much

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    What OS are you design the program to run under? For Windows OS, one solution is to log each file attribute. Set a clock to check the files and back them up if applicable.

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    yes its for windows... well.. i know how to copy the files.. by using ifstream and ofstream.. how would i log and check the files?

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    To "log" files, use the FindFirstFile()/FindNextFile() API functions. Look them up in the help or at MSDN.
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