>Thinking of the future and of a new backup strategy I got the idea to >transfer Image dabase and log files to our DEC machine. I can mount drives >there and use the MInisoft or AdvanceLink standard file transfer programs, >but the database files are privileged. >How can I transfer PRIV files? You have to remove the file code in order to transfer the files. This can be done with mpex ALTFILE command example: ALTFILE dbfile;CODE="" Then copy the files as if they were flat files. When you put them back you need to put the file codes back on them. example: ALTFILE dbfile;CODE=-400 ALTFILE dbfile01;CODE=-401 The -400 file code is for the header file The -401 file code is for all the numbered file sets. Geo.