Comments on: Automate Backup Database on SQL Server, Part I: Create VB Script

By: Alext82

Alext82 — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:51:56 +0000

Hi all,

Personally, i prefer a SQL script that backups all my DBs (or a selection), If wanted, you can use sqlcmd.exe to execute it automatically.

Note the first sql select; the WHERE clause you can use to filter what DBs you want to backup (or not backup).

[CODE]
DECLARE @DBName varchar(100)
DECLARE @BUPath varchar(100)
DECLARE @BUName varchar(100)

DECLARE MyCursor CURSOR
FORWARD_ONLY
FOR
SELECT Name FROM SYS.Databases WHERE Name NOT IN(‘DB1′,’DB2′)

OPEN MyCursor

FETCH NEXT FROM MyCursor INTO @DBName

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
–Backup NOW!
SELECT @BUPath = ‘E:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Backup\’ + @DBName + ‘.bak’
SELECT @BUName = @DBName + ‘-Full Before Upgrade’
BACKUP DATABASE @DBName TO DISK = @BUPath WITH NOFORMAT, NOINIT, NAME = @BUName, SKIP, NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10
–GO

FETCH NEXT FROM MyCursor INTO @DBName
END
CLOSE MyCursor
DEALLOCATE MyCursor

[/CODE]

By: linglom

linglom — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:37:02 +0000

Hi, Peter
You can backup to a remote folder by map drive or use UNC path (\\remote-server\share). But don’t forget to give appropriate permission to the remote folder.

For the second question, INSTANCE01 is an instance name of the SQL Server on the example. It is similar to SQL-Server\SQLEXPRESS where SQLEXPRESS is an instance name of the SQL Server.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:37:19 +0000

I’m using a remote server with a dedicated path to the database. How do I handle that…

Second: What’s INSTANCE01? Is that required for SQL Server 2005/2008 and can I just put the IP address.

Thanks,

Peter

By: Jamil Shah

Jamil Shah — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:48:29 +0000

thank a lot for such a good informative materials.

Best regards
jamil shah afridi

By: SU

SU — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:20:51 +0000

GR8…it wors awsome…once i install the BC for SQL 2005 !

thanks a lot once again….

the script now works like a gem on SQL Server 2008

thanks a lot man…

By: linglom

linglom — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:24:52 +0000

Hi, SU I've just noticed that you are using SQL Server 2008. There is an issue about it. See [Solved] ActiveX component can't create object: 'SQLDMO.SQLServer' on SQL Server 2008 for a solution.

By: SU

SU — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:50:29 +0000

im running the script locally only…

also as suggested by you, if i comment “on error resume next”, i get the following error Activex component can’t create object: ‘SQLDMO.SQLServer’wihtout commenting it, it just says backup complete…and i du not see anything in the backup folder.

also i created a new blank Db and then tried running this script. still the same thing happens…

please suggest…..

By: linglom

linglom — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:38:30 +0000

Hi, SU
You can try remove this line in the code:

On Error Resume Next

Then, try to execute the script manually as ‘Ya S’ told to see if there is any error message.

By: Ya S

Ya S — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:52:08 +0000

Hi SU,

You can try and execute the script locally on the machine – this way you may see the error. One of the possibilities is that the DB is in use and cannot be detached – make sure SQL Management Studio is not logged to the DB.

By: SU

SU — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:40:34 +0000

hi,

i have not got any logs in the sql server or in the evetnviewer pertaining to this backup !

could anybody help me out please….