It depends on how transparent you want your backup to be. There is
another component called FIBPlus that plugs into the VCL that you can
use if you can't stand a dos box being displayed, but for us it was a
non issue.

gbak is a dos based program, you can just use the server:alias syntax
for the database path. Run "gbak -?" in a dos box to get the full
list or parameters, design the script you need to do the backup, then
just get your program to call those parameters. Only took me an hour
to do in delphi from scratch, (including the UI and merging it into
our main program). We just offer a 'Save As' style box for both the
Backup file and the Backup log.

Adam

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, XyVy <xyvy@o...> wrote:
> Then Adam, I need to call gbak from my application and indicate
where
> must to backup the database, isn't it?
>
> Thanks.
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> Adam escribió:
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> >--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, XyVy <xyvy@o...> wrote:
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> >
> >>Hello guys.
> >>
> >>I need to do backup from my application, should I do a Firebird
> >>
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> >shutdown
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> >>before to backup file .gdb ? If I should do it, what will be the
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> >correct
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> >
> >>way? I use C++ Builder 6.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance.
> >>Mery christmas!
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> >>
> >
> >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.
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> >Yahoo! Groups Links
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