--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Alan McDonald" <alan@...> wrote:

>
> > > > Hi Folks:
> > > >
> > > > Developing in C++ for Windows with the current Firebird,
> > > > 2.1.1.whatever.
> > > >
> > > > The app I'm working on has buttons to run the backup and
> > recovery.
> > > > This worked when we were using Firebird Super Server, but we've
> > > > changed to the embedded server and Gbak isn't available to us.
> > > >
> > > > How do we implement our app's backup and recover buttons when
> > > > using the embedded server?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Larry
> > >
> > > you just use the serices API
> > > Alan
> >
> > Thanks Alan:
> >
> > Are you saying that we need to ship, and install, Super Server with
> > our product? Or is there a way to get gbak to use an embedded server?
> >
> > The embedded server doesn't let other apps use the database, do we
> > need to disconnect while running the backup or recovery? This isn't a
> > big problem, just wanting to appreciate our task.
> >
> > The app was initially designed with Super Server, but the server
> > would refuse to start consistently when my partner started his PC. He
> > would have to go into the control panel and click on the Firebird
> > manager icon to open the little window so he could start Firebird.
> > This was required several times a week.
> >
> > I never saw this problem on any of my PCs. But if a problem is
> > staring you in the face, it hard to believe your customers won't have
> > the same problem, so we changed to embedded. The eliminated that
> > problem.
> >
> > We are both running regularly updated XP home.
> >
> > I appreciate your help Alan.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Larry
>
> the embedded IS the superserver.
> You connect to it via the services API (your choise of components

(similar

> to the security API) and use the same command set as you do with

GBAK. You

> do this while connected normally to your database. The embedded

setup is no

> different. As long as the connection is not a separate process (i.e. a
> separate loading of the fbclient.dll (superserver) library it's fine.

Thanks again Alan:

What an amazingly quick reply.

I wasn't using the services API, I'm not sure what it is. I was
running gbak with calls to CreateProcess, and identifying the gbak
executable.

Can you point me at a page that describes the services API? I've
just looked in Helen's book and googled various iterations of
"Firebird Services API gbak" and I'm not getting any traction.

Thanks again
Larry