Have a look at this sp Use Pubsif exists (select * from dbo.sysobjects where id = object_id(N'[dbo].[Backup_Database]') and OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsProcedure') = 1)drop procedure [dbo].[Backup_Database]GO/* Procedure Name : Backup_Database Parameters : 1) @dbName varchar(100) Database name for which the backup has to be done. : 2) @Path Path where the file database backup has to be stored. Functonality : Take the backup of the specified database at the specified location. */ Create Procedure Backup_Database ( @dbName varchar(100) = '', @Path varchar(200) = '' OUTPUT ) As Begin Declare @Now varchar(100), @DefaultPath Varchar(100), @Qry Varchar(100) -- if no database name is specified then take the backup of the current database if Isnull(@dbName,'') = '' Select @dbName = db_Name() Else If Not Exists (Select * From Master..Sysdatabases Where [name] = @dbName) Begin RaisError('Could Not located Specified Database in Sysdatabases, Please Check the Database Name!!',16,1) return End -- if the path is null or blank then create the dir called backups where the mdf files exists and -- make the backup over there :-) if isnull(@path,'') = '' Begin Select @DefaultPath = Left(FileName,len(FileName) - CharIndex('\',reverse(FileName))) + '\Backups' From Master..SysDatabases Where [Name] = @dbName Set @Qry = 'mkdir "' + @DefaultPath + '"' Exec master..xp_cmdshell @Qry ,no_output set @path = @DefaultPath End -- Make the filename SELECT @Now = REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(CONVERT(VARCHAR(50), GETDATE(), 120), '-', ''), ' ', ''), ':', '') Select @path = + @Path + '\' + @dbName + '_' + @Now + '.Bak' print @path -- Take the backup of the database at the specified folder Backup Database @dbName To Disk = @Path With Init if @@Error <> 0 Begin RaisError('Error Occurred while taking the Backup, Please check Error Log for Details',16,1) return End Print 'Backup Taken Successfully at ' + @path End GOBackup_database "Pubs","\\YourComputer\Shared"Chiraghttp://chirikworld.blogspot.com/