Super Autosave Archiver...

Jim

OK, haven't seen this before. Have you figured out, whether this method is (nearly) exact? By the way, it has a second argument for repeat.

azuby

I have no reason to think it's not accurate, do you?

Are you writing this or am I?

azuby

Don't know. How late is it in your city?

azuby

CadFather

well.. it's 3am in england! (modelling that is)

sketchup does pause when autosaving, it's ok if the lapse is some 15-20 mins.
but if i could access the history of my model file by file i could keep being messy and not worry about it..

EDIT: Goodnight

CadFather

just thinking, if there is a way to automate files > save as copy and then add the current time suffix it's done.. no?

i wish i had a brain...

TIG

My Archiver.rb script adds a File menu function to make an archive of the model as you wish (they are a snapshot of the model at the moment you make it NOT the last saved version). You could make a shortcut key to do this for you... I did dally with a timed version - and this was recently requested again, but pressures of other things (like 'real work') got in the way - for big models auto-archiving every 10 minutes whilst you are in the middle of doing something is NOT good as it can take some time. YOU should make backups of your model at regular intervals that's what 'Archiver' is for. They are named after the model and dated/timed/user-named and put in a folder with the model...

Jim

@cadfather said:

just thinking, if there is a way to automate files > save as copy and then add the current time suffix it's done.. no?

i wish i had a brain...

That's a good thought, CadFather. But we aren't able to change the behavior of the Save a Copy as function. It can be a new menu item, or a toolbar button, or a shortcut key.

TIG,

I tend to agree that it is the user's responsibility to make the backup. Maybe a compromise on large models - use the timer to pop-up a reminder dialog and ask to make the backup.

CadFather

..i lose too many things along the way (models too complex). i did some tinkering with archive but wasn't sure it was working ok and did not look further, but thanks for the tip - will definitely give it another try and hit the button more often. (though to be sure my shortcut keys need three fingers and a pedal nowadays)

i guess that settles it.. when in other programs those windows pop up asking me whether i want to save.. i never do!

Thanks as always...

CadFather

to be sure, archiver is the one, with a shortcut key i get perfect results - or almost..
i have tried to change the script a bit, but have trouble changing the date format

i think this is the code but haven't managed to figure it out.. am i along the right lines?

sfix = t[5].to_s[2..4]+sep+t[4].to_s+sep+t[3].to_s+sep+t[2].to_s+sep+t[1].to_s+sep+t[0].to_s

Jim

@cadfather said:

to be sure, archiver is the one, with a shortcut key i get perfect results - or almost..
i have tried to change the script a bit, but have trouble changing the date format

i think this is the code but haven't managed to figure it out.. am i along the right lines?

sfix = t[5].to_s[2..4]+sep+t[4].to_s+sep+t[3].to_s+sep+t[2].to_s+sep+t[1].to_s+sep+t[0].to_s

That hurts my eyes.

Time#to_a: http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Time.html#M000272


sfix = (Time.now.strftime("%y %m %d %H %M %S")).split.join(sep)

Time#strftime: http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Time.html#M000297

And if you don't care about the format of the date, this create a number suffix that will also sort by name correctly.


sfix = String( Time.now.to_i )

CadFather

Jim, even i understand that now, thanks!

EDIT: works well