thanks for reply,
> > > > In WinXp, I use the command > > > > > > > > gbak.exe -c -v -R -z -user sysdba -password masterkey > > d:\dbback\20120831.fbk d:\dbback\rsdata.fdb > > > Shouldn't the "-R" be lower case? I also try -r ,but all the same. > > > > > > > > > > to check if my backup file (d:\dbback\20120831.fbk) is OK. > > > > > > > > but when I run this command in Win7, > > > > the command console show > > > > "fail to create database d:\dbback\rsdata.fdb" > > > > > > - Does the directory d:\dbback exist? > > > > FYI,I use firebird Ver 1.5.4910, > > and gbak.exe is placed in d:\dbback > > so I can sure d:\dbback exist. > > > > > - Does the user, under which the Firebird server process is running has > > > proper rights in that directory? > > > > "the user" you mean is [Win7 login user] or [sysdba] ? > > > > in Win7, when I use the command > > > > gbak.exe -b -g -z -v -user sysdba -password masterkey > > server:d:\fb\dbdata.fdb d:\dbback\20120831.fbk > > > > to backup remote database to local Win7 pc, > > and the backup process is doing just fine. > > I don't know how to set the proper right to d:\dbback > > > WIN7 user has to have rights to the file to create and to delete if the > db file exists. Any chance that dbdata.fdb is open by another process? No, the dbdata.fdb is a new fdb name. As I say before, this command work just fine in WinXp. Regards, Kadee Aon www.tw165.com
