At 10:16 PM 9/07/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>I want to use GBAK to create a backup of my database. Where do I find
>the syntax?

In the IB6 beta docs volume OpGuide.pdf, downloadable from various sites. Try the Downloads|InterBase page at www.ibphoenix.com, or Google for OpGuide.pdf.

Or, if you're really patient, wait a couple of weeks for "The Firebird Book". It has a whole chapter on gbak. :-))

Basic backup syntax on the local machine:
gbak -b[ackup_database] local/path/to/database /local/path/to/backupfile -u username -password password

Basic restore syntax (safe) on the local machine:
gbak -c[reate database] local/path/to/backupfile /local/path/to/newDBfilename -u username -password password

Basic restore syntax (dangerous) on the local machine:
gbak -r[eplace_database] local/path/to/backupfile /local/path/to/existingDBfilename -u username -password password

The square brackets are not part of the syntax - they are optional extensions of the abbreviated switches. The effects of switches aren't necessarily the same for backup and restore...so DO study the docs if you are experimenting with a database you care about.

/heLen