We use the preschedule command to run a batch files to close Sybase, Run the
backup,
then use the postschedule command to restart the database. This works well if
you have
a window during which you can leabe the database closed.

On Thursday, January 27, 2000 9:54 AM, Dave Randell
[SMTP:Dave.Randell AT METROGR DOT ORG] wrote:
> Does anyone backup Sybase using anything other than the files created during
a
> db & transaction log dump?
>
> Dave Randell
> Metro Hospital
> Grand Rapids, MI