hi Markus,

thanks for the suggestion. already tried that. my backup service
program is nothing more than a shell for making "system" calls to
gbak (need to hide username and password - so no script). before i
added the localhost: item before the database name, i couldn't get it
to work regardless of login state. by adding the localhost: item, i
was able to get it to work only when i'm logged in. think the issue
lies with with either my XP configuration or account.

thanks,

pbt.

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Markus Ostenried"
<macnoz@...> wrote:

>
> On 2/2/07, p_b_turner <PBTiam@...> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Looking for a solution where I can backup a Firebird 1.5 database
> > unattended using gbak. I've tried a scheduled batch file,

scheduled

> > app, and a service app, all with the same result. if i'm logged

in,

> > all work fine. if i'm logged out, none run. if i lock the

terminal,

> > it works. came across a discussion (message 65333, etc.) where it
> > talks about adding localhost: to the path of the database. tried
> > this with no luck.
>
> try running your backup programm as a windows service. have a look

at FIBS:

> http://www.talatdogan.com/fibs.htm
>
> HTH,
> Markus
>