Hi Mikey

The path listed looks like it is missing the server name at the staff  yours shows ': c:\mysoft\dagdb\mybackup.gbk'  I would have expected something like 'MYCOMPUTERNAME: c:\mysoft\dagdb\mybackup.gbk'.   Are you sure you have correctly specified the server name?

Here is some of my old code that does a backup, note this displays the progress in a memo.

    with IBOBackupService do begin
        ServerName      := DBServer;
        LoginPrompt     := False;
        Params.Clear;
        Params.Add('user_name=' + WS_DB_USERNAME);
        Params.Add('password=' + WS_DB_PASSWORD);

            Active := True;

        try
            try
                Verbose := True;
                Options := [IgnoreLimbo];

                DatabaseName    := SourceDatabase;

                BackupFile.Clear;
                BackupFile.Add(DestBackupName);

                SQLMemo.Clear;
                Application.ProcessMessages;

                ServiceStart;
                while (Eof = False) do begin
                    SQLMemo.Lines.Add(GetNextLine);
                    Application.ProcessMessages;
                end;
            except
                on e : exception do begin
                    MessageDlg(ErrorMessageText + #13#13 + e.Message, mtInformation, [mbOk], 0);
                    Result := False;
                end;
            end;
        finally
            Active := False;
        end;
    end;




Cheers
Rob

On 12/05/2018 2:14 AM, mlcvista@... [IBObjects] wrote: