I don't think you can do a backup of a database without the server running.
you ned to start a transaction on the database for one thing.
Alan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sudheer Palaparambil [mailto:p_sudheers@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, 3 December 2002 15:14
> To: ib-support@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [ib-support] gbak issue
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have got the same error message on standalone
> Win98 when the server is not running in the back
> ground.
>
> Sudheer
>
> --- Helen Borrie <helebor@...> wrote:
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> At 11:44 PM 02-12-02 +0000, you wrote:<BR>
> >Hello,<BR>
> ><BR>
> >I'm having a funny issue with gbak.<BR>
> ><BR>
> >When I try and backup a database I get the
> following:<BR>
> >gbak: ERROR: unavailable database<BR>
> >gbak: Exiting before completion due to errors<BR>
> ><BR>
> >However the database defintely exists and is
> available (I can<BR>
> >connect to it via ibconsole).<BR>
> ><BR>
> >Command line is as follows:<BR>
> >"c:\program files\firebird\bin\gbak"
> -<BR>
> >backup "d:\database\marketinfo.gdb"
> "d:\dbbackup\marketinfo.gbk" -<BR>
> >user sysdba -password masterkey<BR>
> ><BR>
> >I can't understand why it won't work. Has anyone
> got any ideas?<BR>
> ><BR>
> >I'm using Firebird 1.0<BR>
> <BR>
> Ben,<BR>
> I've just performed a backup using your exact syntax
> here, on a NT4 SP 6a <BR>
> server, no problems.  I'm logged in as
> Administrator and I'm not connected <BR>
> to the database with any other application (such as
> IBConsole).<BR>
> <BR>
> I don't know the answer;  but if you are
> connected with ibconsole, perform <BR>
> an explicit disconnect and exit from the program
> before attempting your <BR>
> gbak.  It's possible that ibconsole is already
> connected using a different <BR>
> path string format, which will cause any other
> connection to find an <BR>
> unavailable database if its connection string format
> is not the same.<BR>
> <BR>
> heLen<BR>
> <BR>
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