Hi,
Remember, with shadow copy, you don't always get what you want. i.e. datasets can be out of sync.

>>>Hi
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>>>I never really understood open file backup. If a file is open and in use by an application(s) and you do an open file backup, what are you getting? Surely this must result in a file that is not necessarily complete and/or in harmony with associated indexes or even possily corrupted.
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>>>How does open file backup work?
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>>I haven't totally wrapped my mind around all the details, either, but I believe an example of the techniques involved is the MS Volume Shadow Copy Service:
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>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume_shadow_copy
>>http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/2b0d2457-b7d8-42c3-b6c9-59c145b7765f1033.mspx?mfr=true
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>Thanks Al.