I am totally new to SQL2005… I am trying to use your vbs script to automatically back my server…

I don’t know where I can find the SQL2005 Notepad to open it… Could you please give some directions??? I am using SQL2005 Express Edition…

Create a VB Script

2. On SQL Server 2005 server, open Notepad and type the following code:

However what i want to do now is put some text box wherein i can simple put those servername or hostname as source database…then target destination something like repository folder or might other server hostname etc

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

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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.

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

Thanks,

Peter

Best regards
jamil shah afridi

thanks a lot once again….

the script now works like a gem on SQL Server 2008

thanks a lot man…

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…..

On Error Resume Next

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