I have created a database on SQL server and a front end user application in winforms c#.
It’s up and running and working fine, but I’ve now been asked to set up a test version by the client for training new employees, so they can put in dummy data whilst they are trained without effecting the ‘real’ live database.
When I installed the database I had it all scripted, but things have changed since, and I don’t particularly want to script all the tables again.
Is there a fast, convenient way of duplicating the database (and its data) on the same server, but under a different name?
EDIT (subsequent to Tony Hopkinson post)
I’ve got as far as this
exec sp_addumpdevice 'Disk','MyDatabaseBackup',N'D:\MyDatabaseBackup'
Restore Database MyDatabase From MyDatabaseBackup With File = 1,
Move 'MyDatabase' To N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL11.SQLE\MSSQL\DATA\MyDatabaseTEST.mdf',
Move 'MyDatabase_Log' To N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL11.SQLE\MSSQL\DATA\MyDatabaseTEST_log.ldf',
NORECOVERY, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10
RESTORE LOG [MyDatabaseTEST] FROM [MyDatabaseBackup] WITH FILE = 2, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10
exec sp_dropdevice MyDatabaseBackup
But I’m getting the following error message
Msg 3234, Level 16, State 2, Line 2
Logical file ‘MyDatabase’ is not part of database ‘MyDatabase’. Use RESTORE FILELISTONLY to list the logical file names.
Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 2
RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
Msg 3154, Level 16, State 4, Line 6
The backup set holds a backup of a database other than the existing ‘MyDatabaseTEST’ database.
Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 6
RESTORE LOG is terminating abnormally.
Device dropped.
use copy database option in SQL server management studio