Question : Backup Sharepoint using stsadm.exe

Dear experts,

Have an easy question to those who used/using Sharepoint.

I want to write a sript to backup our Sharepoint, using stsadm.exe with its parameters. My question is that do I need to stop the MSSQL$Sharepoint service before the backup? IF I do I can simply add the command to stop this service in the script.

Thanks for any help.

Answer : Backup Sharepoint using stsadm.exe

No u don't need to stop ur MSSQL$Sharepoint service . It is better to take the backup on non-working hours.
Just below one is the code for ur script.

echo off
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\"stsadm -o backup -url http://sharepoint(means ur site name) -filename E:\WSSBackup\Backup.dat -backupmethod Full  -overwrite.

Have any doubt let me know.
GoodLuck