stevenrblake
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How to replicate a file as it is still being written
What tool can I use to replicate a file from Windows XP desktop to Windows XP desktop or from Windows XP desktop to some kind of SAN while it is still being written.
This is a more specific follow up to a previous question
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/24989775/Read-and-encode-a-video-file-while-it-is-still-being-captured.html
Basically I want to capture video to a single file for 8 hours straight on an XP pc. While it is being captured I want the file to be relicated to a 2nd video editing PC. I want to see how simple I can keep this. The problem I foresee is that most file synchronization tools need to wait for the file handle to be released before they can proceed. I want something that can do iit in near real time.
I do not object to more complext solutions if that is the only way to go. More than anything I am hoping for something tried and true without too much setup.
This is a more specific follow up to a previous question
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/24989775/Read-and-encode-a-video-file-while-it-is-still-being-captured.html
Basically I want to capture video to a single file for 8 hours straight on an XP pc. While it is being captured I want the file to be relicated to a 2nd video editing PC. I want to see how simple I can keep this. The problem I foresee is that most file synchronization tools need to wait for the file handle to be released before they can proceed. I want something that can do iit in near real time.
I do not object to more complext solutions if that is the only way to go. More than anything I am hoping for something tried and true without too much setup.
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have a look at
- ultracompare
http://www.ultraedit.com/products/ultracompare
- unison
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/
- ultracompare
http://www.ultraedit.com/products/ultracompare
- unison
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/
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It sounds like I'll have to experiment in order to get a real world answer. I am guessing that my question is just "off the wall" enough for there to be no definitive "yes you can do this." I'll post back if I succeed.
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http://www.runtime.org/shadow-copy.htm does seem like a handy utility, I'll find user for it. But I am also looking for an automated solution that performs copy in the backround and only copies whatever portion of the file it doesn't have already. Similar to how I imagine WIndows server DFS to work.