At 06:32 AM 24/11/2008, you wrote:

>OK .. I got it!!
>
>I must not use 'PRAX2008SERVER:' in the lBackupService.DatabaseName :=PraxMainForm.IB_ConnectionPrax.Database;
>I must lBackupService.DatabaseName := 'c:\Prax2008\Data\Prax2008.fdb', without the PRAX2008SERVER:.
>So too sFilePath must be := 'c:\Prax2008\Data\Prax2008.fdb', without the PRAX2008SERVER:.
>
>To connect ot the database, this must be there, but the service uses the servername, plus TCPIP, so probably addressing:
>Prax2008SERVER:Prax2008SERVER:c\Prax2008\Data\Prax2008.fdb

Actually, services are wrapping calls to the service manager, so the resolution is
-se Prax2008SERVER:service_mgr c:\Prax2008\Data\Prax2008.fdb

Helen