Hi Paul,

many thanks for you fast and very great help.

Best greetings

Ronni

--- In IBObjects@yahoogroups.com, Paul Vinkenoog <paul@v...> wrote:
> Hi Ronald,
>
> > how can I make a backup of a ib database?
> >
> > I know, that there is a tool, called gbak, but I dont have the
> > sources for it.
>
> The sources are open, you can find them through
> firebird.sourceforge.net - possibly also at www.ibphoenix.com
>
> > I want to implementate a backup in my application. Can someone
tell
> > me, how to do it, where i can maybe find some source?
>
> Several possibilities:
>
> - At vinkenoog.nl/firebird/ I have backup-restore sources that you
> can freely study, alter, or use as-is in any application.
>
> - At www.mengoni.it/downloads.html you'll find sources and binaries
> for IBOAdmin. I think these have an open source license, so I'm
not
> sure if you can use them for a closed source project.
>
> - ibpp is an extensive Firebird API class library, inluding classes
> for backup and restore. License is MPL. At www.ibpp.org
>
> - And I'm sure there's more...
>
>
> Greetings,
> Paul Vinkenoog