hi, I'm trying to automate the back up of my databases, and before I perform my backup I check my tables using myisamchk and isamchk. When myisamchk and isamchk report errors I would like to catch that and maybe perform a restore operation. hence my question: what could go wrong when running myisamchk and isamchk and what could I get as error / warning messages ? Can I find a list of all the possible error messages ? for know I check the output of both myisamchk and isamchk for lines containing "error" and "warning" but I would like to search for more precise errormessages. Who can help me out ?` kind regards Koen Gogne [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php