Hi Walter

I got the same idea, BUT 1) It makes no sense, if I dont know the
result of the backup. The solution to this could be to check/store
the %errorlevel% 2) What if some client calls gbak directing the
backupfile to a zip disk?

Generely our problem is that we support the software we deliver.
When/if some geek (the hardware supplier :-) ) modifies the server
resulting in stopping cron, then the tape will be backing up OLD
data! I need to know when the last gbak was run, even if someone is
running it from the client.

Brian

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Walter Neumann
<walter@b...> wrote:

> Hi Brian
> use a batch job (script) to start gbak and update the database

after gbak

> through a SP. Of course then you know the latest back up, but you

don't

> know, if the back up was successful.
>
> Walter.
>
> Am Sonntag, 28. September 2003 09:41 schrieb m2data:
> > Hi,
> >
> > All our customers use cron (nncron) (hate AT) on windows
> > (XP,NT,2000) to run gbak every night before the tape/CD/Zip

backup

> > runs.
> >
> > My problem is that I would like to check the date and time of the
> > last gbak from the client and show a popup saying "Your backup is
> > more the 2 days old".
> >
> > The ideal solution would be something like having gbak to write

the

> > stamp into the database when gbak finishes!
> >
> > I know I could share the folder on the server and check the date
> > through the filesystem, but some of our customers uses gbak on
> > Zip/CD directly and I don't like shares (people should keep there
> > hands off the server!!)
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Brian
> > 2M-Data ApS
> >
> >
> >
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