Something I really hate is typing something repetitive. To prepare for our Disaster Recovery plan, I wrote this script.
It is a bit strange in that it requires 2 run iterations to generate the desired result.
I use a naming standard for backup files of the form:
D_DBName.Bak
and a naming standard for database files of the form:
DBName_Dx.Mdf for Primary filegroup file
DBName_Ix.Ndf for Index filegroup file
DBName_L1.Ldf for Log file
I also use a directory structure the same on every volume of the form:
SQL8
Backup
Data
Index
Log
Well you get the picture. You can modify this to suit yourself.
To use, run it. Take results and run it. The last set of results are your restore scripts.
T-SQL to Export Table Structure to a script
When you want to export a table structure to T-SQL, everyone always points you to Enterprise Manager, or a script that calls BCP.Sometimes, a developer either doesn't have access to those tools, or just doesn't want to use them (like me) out of spite.I made this T-SQL because it was educational, and noone else seems […]
2003-03-26
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