how to use gbak..any guidelines..step by step
thks

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Lester Caine <lester@l...> wrote:
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> women_lover_best wrote:
>
> > We need to take backup of database everynight..how should we implement
> > backup? use filecopy functionality of vb.net define in a service,or
> > some backup function of firebird..
>
> If Firebird is running - never copy the database !!!
> If Firebird has been stopped it can be copied, but a more compact
result
> will be obtained by running one of the backup methods.
> The simplest approach is to use gbak in a batch file and call it as a
> scheduled event, but there are also a number of third party tools which
> will schedule a backup, and even copy the data to a second machine.
>
http://www.ibphoenix.com/main.nfs?a=ibphoenix&s=1134978421:504835&page=ibp_admin_tools
> I have been running FIBS on a few sites, and apart from a problem where
> there are multiple screens it does it's job.
>
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> Lester Caine
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