>>>Hi everybody,
>>>
>>>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).
>>>
>>>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?
>>>
>>>Thanks a lot in advance.
>>
>>
>>Naomi,
>>
>>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
>>

>>
>>This should work on SQL2000-SQL2005 all versions.
>>
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Zoran
>
>Something was wrong with this command which I executed as is. The file name was created as Backups (I put c:\Development\Backups and I didn't create Backup directory myself - was this an error)?
>
>Anyway, I'll try to restore from this file now, thanks again.

You should specify the full file name in DISK:
TO DISK = 'c:\Backups\SomeBackup.BAK'