--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, XyVy <xyvy@o...> wrote:

> Hello guys.
>
> I need to do backup from my application, should I do a Firebird

shutdown

> before to backup file .gdb ? If I should do it, what will be the

correct

> way? I use C++ Builder 6.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Mery christmas!

No you don't need to shut it down. gbak has options about
transactions in limbo etc. You obviously need to be the only user
when doing a restore, but we just use ShellExecute to launch a gbak
command.