Hi terriertech,

If you cannot resolve your gbak issues directly, you may like
to take a look at:
http://www.telesiscomputing.com.au/dbk.htm

In DBak's processing options is the ability to slow down the
backup process. It is a totally different beast to gbak so it
may not suit what you need, just thought I would mention it.

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Geoff Worboys
Telesis Computing