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<p class="p_Normal">You can use Beyond Compare's script processor to perform certain tasks, such as synchronizing folders, without interaction.  For example, to automate a backup of &quot;C:\My Folder&quot;, enter the following script commands into Notepad:</p>
<p class="p_IndentedCode"><span class="f_CourierFixed">load &quot;C:\</span><span class="f_CourierFixed">My Folder</span><span class="f_CourierFixed">&quot; &quot;C:\</span><span class="f_CourierFixed">My Backups</span><span class="f_CourierFixed">&quot;</span></p>
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<p class="p_IndentedCode"><span class="f_CourierFixed">select left.newer.files left.orphan.files</span></p>
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<p class="p_Normal">Save this text file as <span class="f_CourierFixed">&quot;C:\My Scripts\Sync.txt&quot;</span>.</p>
<p class="p_Normal">To run a Beyond Compare script at any desired time:</p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 24px; margin: 3px 0px 14px 0px;"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family: 'Verdana';color:#000000;display:inline-block;width:24px;margin-left:-24px">1.</span>In Windows Task Scheduler, pick <span class="f_Command">Action &gt; Create Basic Task</span> to get a wizard.</p><p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 24px; margin: 3px 0px 14px 0px;"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family: 'Verdana';color:#000000;display:inline-block;width:24px;margin-left:-24px">2.</span>In <span class="f_Command">Action</span>, pick <span class="f_Command">Start a program</span>.</p><p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 24px; margin: 3px 0px 14px 0px;"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family: 'Verdana';color:#000000;display:inline-block;width:24px;margin-left:-24px">3.</span>In <span class="f_Command">Program/script</span>, pick the Beyond Compare 4 executable.</p><p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 24px; margin: 3px 0px 14px 0px;"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family: 'Verdana';color:#000000;display:inline-block;width:24px;margin-left:-24px">4.</span>In <span class="f_Command">Add arguments</span>, add a reference to your script file:<br />
<span class="f_CourierFixed">@</span><span class="f_CourierFixed">Sync</span><span class="f_CourierFixed">.txt</span></p><p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 24px; margin: 3px 0px 14px 0px;"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family: 'Verdana';color:#000000;display:inline-block;width:24px;margin-left:-24px">5.</span>In <span class="f_Command">Start in</span>, pick the script folder:<br />
<span class="f_CourierFixed">C:\</span><span class="f_CourierFixed">My Scripts</span></p><p class="p_Normal">We recommend including a log command in your script.  If you have trouble with your script, check out the Scheduled Tasks error log: &quot;SchedLgU.txt&quot; in your Windows folder.</p>

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