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Backup file name vs backup name
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10/08/2011 08:41:44
John Baird
Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States
 
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Forum:
Microsoft SQL Server
Category:
Backups
Environment versions
SQL Server:
SQL Server 2005
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01520511
Message ID:
01520587
Views:
46
>>>>>>1. You should be able to change that file name and chose a place for backup. (just click on Add button to specify your own name)
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>>>>>>2. This name essentially means nothing (e.g. it's not important).
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>>>>>>Generate the script from SSMS and look at it and compare with the BOL syntax.
>>>>>
>>>>>Whenever someone says that "this is not important for you to know" I tend to focus on these things more <bg>.
>>>>>
>>>>>For some reason I remember either seeing or reading somewhere that the .bak contains all backups created for the database. I was just wondering how (if becomes necessary) I can restore this or that specific back.
>>>>>
>>>>>What is BOL?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thank you for your help.
>>>>
>>>>BOL is Books Online and this is the HELP for SQL Server. Everytime you need to understand some command or how to do something, start from reading Books Online (BOL) and only after you read it, you may ask a clarifying question. BOL usually explains everything in great details, say,
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>>>>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187510.aspx
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>>>Thank you very much!
>>
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>>How dare you ask a question before you read the BOL and understand it..... :)
>
>I thought it was a reasonable suggestion, at least reading it and trying to understand it (shrug).

It wasn't worded as a suggestion, but as an order.... if you need to understand a command, read the BOL and only after that may you ask a question...
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