We have to do the same here for some Pervasive SQL databases I can't seem to
get rid of.  We use the AT scheduler to kick off a batch file half an hour
before the scheduled time of back up.  The batch file looks like this:

net stop "Btrieve v7.0 for Windows NT (Server Edition)"
net stop "Scalable SQL v4.0 for NT (Server Edition)"


Run another batch file an hour after the backup should end (to allow for the
glitches)

net start "Btrieve v7.0 for Windows NT (Server Edition)"
net start "Scalable SQL v4.0 for NT (Server Edition)"

works fine for us use it on 3 different servers.

Jim Murray
Senior Systems Engineer
Liberty Bank
jmurray AT liberty-bank DOT com
(860)638-2919
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