Hi George,
You can use oSql & T-SQL to backup MSDE database. Check following articles:
osql Utility
<
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/coprompt/c
p_osql_1wxl.asp>
BACKUP
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/tsqlref/ts
_ba-bz_35ww.asp>
Backup/Restore Architecture
<
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/architec/8
_ar_aa_9iw5.asp>
How to: Create a Full Database Backup (Transact-SQL)
<
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191304.aspx> How to: Create a Transaction Log Backup (Transact-SQL)
<
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ms191284.aspx> How to: Restore a Database Backup (Transact-SQL)
<
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ms189895.aspx> Hope this helps.Let me know if you still have concerns.
Best regards,
Vincent Xu
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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[quoted text, click to view] >>From: "Andrea Montanari" <andrea.sqlDMO@virgilio.it>
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>>hi George,
>>George Schneider wrote:
>>> I would rather use something native to windows or even the command
>>> line like in a script. I there anything such as this. I'm trying to
>>> stay away from unknow tools no offense. My corporate data is
>>> dependent on this backup.
>>
>>no offense at all.. it was just an idea to solve minor tweaks in easy
way...
>>you can define and schedule a job, if you like, even via oSql.exe, the
>>command line tool provide by Microsoft along with MSDE... SQL Server
Agent
>>will execute it at each schedule...
>>
>>if you do prefere an OS solution, just create a file including the
desired
>>backup statement and schedule it via AT/SCHTASKS to be run via oSql.exe
as
>>well..
>><bat or cmd file>
>>oSql.exe -E -S(Local) -Q"BACKUP DATABASE .... TO DISK = 'c:\...\....bak"
>> >c:\outputfile
>></bat or cmd file>
>>
>>see oSql synopsis in BOL for all parameters..
>>--
>>Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
>>
http://www.asql.biz http://italy.mvps.org >>DbaMgr2k ver 0.19.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.63.0 and further SQL Tools
>>--------- remove DMO to reply
>>
>>
>>
hi George,
[quoted text, click to view] George Schneider wrote:
> I would rather use something native to windows or even the command
> line like in a script. I there anything such as this. I'm trying to
> stay away from unknow tools no offense. My corporate data is
> dependent on this backup.
no offense at all.. it was just an idea to solve minor tweaks in easy way...
you can define and schedule a job, if you like, even via oSql.exe, the
command line tool provide by Microsoft along with MSDE... SQL Server Agent
will execute it at each schedule...
if you do prefere an OS solution, just create a file including the desired
backup statement and schedule it via AT/SCHTASKS to be run via oSql.exe as
well..
<bat or cmd file>
oSql.exe -E -S(Local) -Q"BACKUP DATABASE .... TO DISK = 'c:\...\....bak"
[quoted text, click to view] >c:\outputfile
</bat or cmd file>
see oSql synopsis in BOL for all parameters..
--
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz http://italy.mvps.org DbaMgr2k ver 0.19.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.63.0 and further SQL Tools
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