If you're using Novell, use NCOPY - this will do a direct copy instead of taking the files through the PC. I don't know of any equivalent for other OSs.

>Hi All,
>
> I want to create a backup program using timer event. The program is to take the full volumn backup to the other volumn after every Hour. How can i do that. Can i use RUN xcopy '\\server\volumn'
>command? or is there any other way to take backup of the files/volumns thru vfp and also the faster and safer.
>
> And also if i use xcopy command, will it slow downs the server. and second main will it lock the files or not. means when doing xcopy other users will get disturb or not.
>
>TIA
>
>Amit