A little detail please. Which server is this? What type of connection is it using (OLE,ODBC,etc.)? And what protocol is being used (name pipes, tcpip, etc.)? Just one note on...

I don't believe you can. My understanding is Veritas looks at file changes and backs up that way. Where SQL Servers internal backup process is based on data transactions.

You are not properly delimiting your vlaue in the option so say the value is FLU SEASON it would appear in source as

<OPTION VALUE=FLU SEASON>FLU SEASON

and when passed it...