>If I have a database with one table and one view and I want to programmatically back up to a zip drive at the close of the application, do I copy file TableName or do I have to back up the DataBaseName as well?

As Evan points out, you need to grab the database as well; it's also important to realize that the table may consist of three separate files - the .DBF, the .FPT, which contains the content of General/Memo fields, and the .CDX, the structural indexes.