This is Delphi code, but you should get the idea.





procedure BackupGDB( AServerName, ADatabaseName, ABackupFile, AUserName,
APassword: String; AWait: Boolean; ABackupOptions: TBackupOptions = []
);

var

IBBackupService: TIBBackupService;

begin

IBBackupService := TIBBackupService.Create( nil );



try

IBBackupService.ServerName := AServerName;

IBBackupService.Protocol := TCP;

IBBackupService.Params.Add( 'user_name=' + AUserName );

IBBackupService.Params.Add( 'password=' + APassword );

IBBackupService.LoginPrompt := False;

IBBackupService.DatabaseName := ADatabaseName;

IBBackupService.BackupFile.Clear;

IBBackupService.BackupFile.Add( ABackupFile );

IBBackupService.Options := ABackupOptions;

IBBackupService.Attach;

IBBackupService.ServiceStart;

if AWait then

while IBBackupService.IsServiceRunning do

begin

Sleep( 5000 );

Application.ProcessMessages;

end;



IBBackupService.Detach;

finally

FreeAndNil( IBBackupService );

end;

end;








I'm using BCBv5 and FBv1.5 Embedded. I need to periodically backup
the database. I've tried to use the IBOAdmin components for
Delphi\BCB and plopped a TBackupService component on a form, but,
after looking through the headers, I cannot figure out what to call.
Can anyone shed some light on how these work?

Alternatively, can I just ship gbak.exe with my app and call it from
my application?

TIA

David





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