I have the same basic question as How To Automate a Folder-To-Folder Sync? - #3 by Altstatten but I am not looking for automated background synching. Rather than a fully automatic robocopy, I want a semi-automatic DirectoryOpus sync. For example, I want to perform a daily sync of a local folder with a network folder, but I want to do the sync with the dopus synchronize tool rather than robocopy. I want to go through the Compare step, so I can inspect what has changed before I do the Synchronize step.
So, assume I will use the Windows Task Scheduler or Outlook to give me a reminder to perform the task. How can I automate or script the Compare step of the dopus sync tool for two specified folders?
If it's going to be interactive, I can't see any advantage in using Task Scheduler to start it. That would just result in UIs appearing while you're trying to do something else. For just a periodic reminder, there are lots of ways that can be done with Windows or a phone, but that's all external to Opus.
In Opus 13, the Synchronize panel lets you save and load presets that remember its settings (including source/dest folders, if you wish). Using those would make the most sense if you're doing the same sync often.
The Find command can be used to automate things further, for example to open the Sync panel, load a preset, and start the Compare stage in one click. But I would get it working normally before worrying about that, to make sure the presets themselves cover everything you need.
Thanks for your reply. I understand the reminders are external to Opus; this question is not about that. I think Sync Presets and Find are on the right track, but I have a couple of questions:
How do I get the Find SYNC to use a preset?
How do I package everything into a custom command?
How do I get opus to execute a script via command line? Something like: dopus --run SyncMyFoldersCommand
(For what it is worth, I have 30 years of programming experience, but I am not familiar with scripting Opus -- I love Opus but I have not done any custom commands.)
Thank you for the pointers! I will experiment with this and see what I can accomplish.
By the way, with Opus 13 there seems to no longer be help that is local to my computer. Is there a way to get opus help from local files (without accessing an external internet server)? (If my memory serves me correctly, Opus 12 had local help.)