Uploading latest versions of models & drawing to remote server

[JohnK55]

Hi,

I'm working on a project for a client & I need to upload all the latest versions of the models & drawings I have created to a shared directory. There are hundreds of parts & I don't want to have to go through each one & delete all the old versions . Is there an easy way to do this?

[Tdaugherty]

Hi, 

Try using the Save a Backup command. It will allow you to backup all of your data to a new directory of your choice. It will only grab the latest version of everything. 

Here's a link to the PTC documentation

Ty

[JohnK55]

I thought about trying that but I would have to do it for each part, drawing & assembly & there are hundreds of them!

I remember using "purge" to get rid of previous versions but the command prompt doesnt recognise it!

[Tdaugherty]

Hi, 

A few comments on backups:

If you backup an assembly, it will also backup the components within the assembly. Drawings remain a challenge as they are not saved during the backup process.If you back up a drawing, it will back up the components referenced by the drawing. If you had a multi-sheet drawing for the assembly and its components, a backup would grab everything. Single sheet drawings make the backup process more tedious but they make a lot of other things easier.

Purge seems like a good route to go here if you're dealing with a large number of separate files. Maybe check out this tool:

http://www.proesite.com/newframe.htm?/UTIL/creopurge.htm

Ty

[DanielReid]

The command-line purge is definitely the way to go but relies on environment variables being correct so can have issues.  Olaf's purge utility is much better if you can access it.

[KenFarley]

There is a current version of purge.exe, which (on my system) is located in

C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 4.0\M090\Common Files\x86e_win64\obj

As to whether or not it works like in olden times, I don't know. We tend to have a purge.exe that gets copied to each main project directory, that is, I kid no not, from 1998. It's just a dumb file utility program, but still, there aren't many 1990s programs that I know of that still get used much

[JohnK55]

Thanks All,

I downloaded the Creopurge utility & it seems to work ok!