May be I read it wrong, I didn't go back to check previous postings.
I thought "being embedded" I don't have the option of service API.

I guess I should check a bit on using the Service API for my embedded
database.

Jeff

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Alan McDonald" <alan@...> wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Ann, now I understand. Then I guess I have no choice but to
> > periodically shut down my daemon so I can backup the database file.
> >
> > Periodic maintenance is not too bad! I can live with it until FB2.0
> > become a release product, I can then use the "alter database
> > begin/end.." stmt to backup the database on the fly.
> >
> > Jeff
>
> tell me again why you can't use the service API to call backup?
> Alan
>