Transaction Log backup filename help

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Transaction Log backup filename help

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dbaman
Starting Member

46 Posts

Posted - 2010-01-28 : 08:49:45

I am running this T-SQL to take Transaction log backup...

BACKUP LOG [PUBN] TO DISK = N'M:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Backup\PUBN_DAILY_TRAN.bak' WITH NOFORMAT, INIT, NAME = N'PUBN-Transaction Log Backup', SKIP, NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10
GO
declare @backupSetId as int
select @backupSetId = position from msdb..backupset where database_name=N'PUBN' and backup_set_id=(select max(backup_set_id) from msdb..backupset where database_name=N'PUBN' )
if @backupSetId is null begin raiserror(N'Verify failed. Backup information for database ''PUBN'' not found.', 16, 1) end
RESTORE VERIFYONLY FROM DISK = N'M:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Backup\PUBN_DAILY_TRAN.bak' WITH FILE = @backupSetId, NOUNLOAD, NOREWIND
GO

My question is instead of "PUBN_DAILY_TRAN.bak" as filename for the backup how can I make it Todaydate_PUBN_DAILY_TRAN.bak so everyday I get PUBN_DAILY_TRAN.bak appended with todaysdate?

For example when I run today I should get file name: 01282010_PUBN_DAILY_TRAN.bak

Thanks

R

Kristen
Test

22859 Posts

Posted - 2010-01-28 : 09:06:17

This is what I use


DECLARE @strFileName varchar(4000)
SELECT	@strFileName = 'M:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Backup\'
		+ db_name()
		+ '_'
		+ CONVERT(varchar(8), GetDate(), 112)	-- yyyymmdd
		+ '_'
		+ REPLACE(LEFT(CONVERT(varchar(8), GetDate(), 108), 5), ':', '')	-- hh:mm:ss
		+ '_'
		+ 'Tran'	-- Type - TLog, Full, Diff etc.
		+ '.BAK' 

BACKUP LOG [PUBN] 
	TO DISK = @strFileName
	WITH
		NAME = N'PUBN-Transaction Log Backup',
		STATS = 10

Don't think you need any other options. You could change NAME to use an @Parameter too, and include the Date/Time alongside the description.

"... so everyday I get ..."

You ought to be taking a TLog backup much more frequently than once a day - every 15 minutes would be a good interval ...

dbaman
Starting Member

46 Posts

Posted - 2010-01-28 : 15:21:30

Thanks Kristen. That's what I am looking for.

R

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