>>Hi everybody,
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>>I have a database on the test server. I also used to have a database on the local PC, but not anymore (though I found some MDB file).
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>>My question is - what would be the simplest way to copy the database from the test server to the local PC and how would I adjust the connection string to use it locally?
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>>Thanks a lot in advance.
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>Naomi,
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>Please find example script below:
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>BACKUP DATABASE MyDatabaseName
>TO DISK = 'c:\Backups'
>WITH DESCRIPTION = 'This is a backup description',
>NOFORMAT, INIT, NAME = 'BackupName.bak', SKIP, NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10
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>This should work on SQL2000-SQL2005 all versions.
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>Regards,
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>Zoran
Right, I was trying to do it through the interface, by selecting Back up dialog in SSMS.
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