--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Adam" <s3057043@y...> wrote:

>
> --- 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.

We use fibplus from devrace for doing backup and restore, but we use
delphi. They also have this available for C++ builder 6