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Backing Up Some Log

Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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March 16, 2020 at 12:00 am

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004324 More actions · Answer 1

Sorry, Steve... there is no correct answer here.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

SADSAC SSCrazy Points: 2401 More actions · Answer 2

I'm afraid none of the answers are correct.

as it stands, it would only work if there was a database with the date as part of the name, which would write to a static file as given

Louis Hillebrand SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4982 More actions · Answer 3

This would only work if a database with the variable name would exist...

There is no correct answer here.

Louis.

BillLudlow SSCertifiable Points: 6553 More actions · Answer 4

I agree the backup statement is incorrect.

This will work:

DECLARE @d NVARCHAR(MAX) = 'AdventureWorks2012'

DECLARE @n NVARCHAR(MAX)

SELECT @n = @d + '_' + CAST(CAST(SYSDATETIME() AS DATE) AS nvarchar(20)) + '.trn'

BACKUP LOG @d TO DISK = @n

Rune Bivrin SSCrazy Eights Points: 8511 More actions · Answer 5

Read the question, and thought: I'm not going to touch this with a ten-foot pole, until it has been reviewed. The discussion bears this out...

On a side note: It used to be that you couldn't see the discussion at all until you'd answered. Since the site overhaul, sometimes the answer is given in the short bits of the discussion on the question page. That's a bit naff!

Just because you're right doesn't mean everybody else is wrong.

edwardwill SSCertifiable Points: 5851 More actions · Answer 6

Jeff Moden wrote:

Sorry, Steve... there is no correct answer here.

I agree.

Bobby Russell SSCrazy Points: 2801 More actions · Answer 7

Bobby Russell

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March 16, 2020 at 1:46 pm

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What they said ^

x SSC-Insane Points: 23660 More actions · Answer 8

yeah question was a mess. I did pick "cannot be a variable" even though I'm pretty sure I used a variable for the backup command before.

Not a big deal for me, I miss most of them LOL

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736173 More actions · Answer 9

Ah, sorry. It was working, then I added the file name change. I've adapted the question and this should award back points.

Brandon Forest SSCommitted Points: 1977 More actions · Answer 10

My favorite timestamp is Select Convert(nVarchar(8), SYSDATETIME(), 112) + '_' + Replace(Convert(nVarchar(8), SYSDATETIME(), 114), ':', '')

Stewart "Arturius" Campbell SSC Guru Points: 72624 More actions · Answer 11

Reading through the discussion makes me glad i was offline most of yesterday.

Nice question, thanks Steve

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