OK. I am using the TIBBackupService component and now I can perform
the backup while the application is running as a standard
application.

But I still cannot backup the database when the application is
running as a Windows Service. Any clue? Can it be done?

(The application we are developing needs to run as both application
and service using the embedded server as well as the standard client
and server architecture)

Thanks in advance


--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "carlos_ochotorena"
<carlos_ochotorena@...> wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> It is really nice to see the high level of help and support

provided

> in this newsgrou`p. Thaks to everyone.
>
> I am using currently the IBX components shipped with Delphi 7 and

I

> don't see any component to access the Firebird services API. Do

you

> know any way to access it directly? or a documentation of this API?
>
> Once again, thanks to all
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Alan McDonald" <alan@>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Alan,
> > >
> > > >> c> Is there any way to make a database backup using the
> > > embedded server?
> > > >> Yes, that is the same way as for ordinary server, i.e.
> services API
> > > >> (probably in a separate thread).
> > >
> > > AM> or modal in the main thread
> > >
> > > It was my guess that Carlos wanted/needed/liked to use multi-
> threaded
> > > environment in his application, including backup processing.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best regards,
> > > Pavel Menshchikov
> >
> > I'm not arguing - just offering more solutions.
> > if the db is huge, a threaded alternaive may be nice. If small

(as

> in my
> > case) I find users want to see some action to be comforted that
> backup has
> > taken place. thus a modal memo field showing backup action
> comforts them.
> > Alan
> >
>