Question

Is there a way to script out SQL Server backup in to a batch file, so that it could be executed from a command line?

Answer 1

Here’s an example you can run as a batch script (copy-paste into a .bat file), using the SQLCMD utility in Sql Server client tools:

BACKUP:

echo off
cls
echo -- BACKUP DATABASE --
set /p DATABASENAME=Enter database name:

:: filename format Name-Date (eg MyDatabase-2009.5.19.bak)
set DATESTAMP=%DATE:~-4%.%DATE:~7,2%.%DATE:~4,2%
set BACKUPFILENAME=%CD%\%DATABASENAME%-%DATESTAMP%.bak
set SERVERNAME=your server name here
echo.

sqlcmd -E -S %SERVERNAME% -d master -Q "BACKUP DATABASE [%DATABASENAME%] TO DISK = N'%BACKUPFILENAME%' WITH INIT , NOUNLOAD , NAME = N'%DATABASENAME% backup', NOSKIP , STATS = 10, NOFORMAT"
echo.
pause

RESTORE:

echo off
cls
echo -- RESTORE DATABASE --
set /p BACKUPFILENAME=Enter backup file name:%CD%\
set /p DATABASENAME=Enter database name:
set SERVERNAME=your server name here
sqlcmd -E -S %SERVERNAME% -d master -Q "ALTER DATABASE [%DATABASENAME%] SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE"

:: WARNING - delete the database, suits me
:: sqlcmd -E -S %SERVERNAME% -d master -Q "IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sysdatabases WHERE name=N'%DATABASENAME%' ) DROP DATABASE [%DATABASENAME%]"
:: sqlcmd -E -S %SERVERNAME% -d master -Q "CREATE DATABASE [%DATABASENAME%]"

:: restore
sqlcmd -E -S %SERVERNAME% -d master -Q "RESTORE DATABASE [%DATABASENAME%] FROM DISK = N'%CD%\%BACKUPFILENAME%' WITH REPLACE"

:: remap user/login (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms174378.aspx)
sqlcmd -E -S %SERVERNAME% -d %DATABASENAME% -Q "sp_change_users_login 'Update_One', 'login-name', 'user-name'"
sqlcmd -E -S %SERVERNAME% -d master -Q "ALTER DATABASE [%DATABASENAME%] SET MULTI_USER"
echo.
pause