At 09:51 PM 4/04/2008, you wrote:

>>>I am especially baffled by the fact that "the true path" is
>>>required even for GBAK _backups_ (not the database, but the FBK/GBK file).
>>
>> I'm sure that is "baffling", considering it is not true! ;-) Gbak's
>> backup file is "just a file" and you can write it to anywhere you can
>> write such a file.
>
>Tell that to my GBAK :-(

Well, provide the command line that is failing and the error message you are receiving, and maybe we can help you to get it right.

./heLen