type

" command" first
then
after the resulting "c>" type your GBak line(s)

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----- Original Message -----
From: "ra8009" <ra8009@...>
To: <firebird-support@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 4:56 PM
Subject: [firebird-support] Re: Syntax for GBAK


| When I type this into my run dialog:
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| "C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_1_5\bin\gbak.exe" -b
| "C:\MyData\test.FDB" "C:\MyData\test.FDK" -user SYSDBA - password
| masterkey
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| I see the DOS window for a split second but no backup is produced.
| What am I doing wrong? Is there a way to freeze the DOS window so I
| can see the output?
|
| --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@t...>
| wrote:
| > 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
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