Daily BackUp SQL Script

05/31/2024 9:14 am EDT
DECLARE @name VARCHAR(50) -- database name 
DECLARE @path VARCHAR(256) -- path for backup files 
DECLARE @fileName VARCHAR(256) -- filename for backup 

-- specify database backup directory must end with backslash
SET @path = 'C:\SedonaOffice Data\SedonaBackup\' 
 DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR FOR 
SELECT name
FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases
WHERE name in ('SedonaDocuments')

OPEN db_cursor 
FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name 

-- edit change_me with name of company and leave the underscore
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 
BEGIN 
 SET @fileName = @path + @name +'_change_me.BAK' 
 BACKUP DATABASE @name TO DISK = @fileName WITH COMPRESSION, INIT

 FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name 
END 

CLOSE db_cursor 
DEALLOCATE db_cursor
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