>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.