30 Aug 2005-kor kimon_the_athenian2 potyogte:

> Now I'm considering using embedded firebird but then I can't keep the
> connection to database in my program and execute gbak on that database
> at the same time, right?

Why not?

> Is it possible to extract some kind of connection handle from dbExpress
> connection component (or ask it from Firebird via SQL?) and use it with
> Firebird backup api?

Don't know. I don't use dbExpress.

> Are there some Pascal wrappers for Firebird API?

Yes, there are the IBX (free), and the IBO (payware), and many other one
component suite designed to access only Interbase (Firebird)... There are an
IBX component for backup/restore...

Bye: Acsehi
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