How to back up Advantage database using the adsbackup_utility.exe program?

[#1]

I have an older version of the Advantage Database that my software runs on, Advantage 11.0. I need to find a way to backup that database singularly. I'm familiar with the process to backup a SQL database, and am wondering how to do something similar to that with Advantage. I've tried the instructions in the following document, but can't get it to run successfully. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

http://devzone.advantagedatabase.com/dz/webhelp/advantage9.1/advantage_concepts/advantage_functional...

[michael_loop]

You can find the online help file for version 11 at Advantage Online Help Files, but the syntax hasn't changed much since version 9.

Can you show us the syntax you have tried, and the error you received (change any passwords and server names, of course).

As the help file shows, the simplest syntax would be:

adsbackup -psecret c:\data\MyDB\MyDB.add c:\data\MyDB\backup

You can also use Advantage Data Architect to initiate a one-time backup, or the stored procedure sp_BackupDatabase().

Regards,

Mike Loop
Senior Product Support Engineer
SAP Product Support