You want to be careful backing-up when people are using files. If a user is making a change that affects several files, you can get data that is out-of-sync.

For example, copying starts, file A is copied. Procedure is performed that changes file A and file B. File B is copied. You now have a backup with file A missing information that should link to information in file B.

I would look at RAID/backup solutions maybe if you need to backup while users are working.

Joe

>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