>Hi,
>
>I have two questions:
>
>1. My SQL Server backup command syntax is as follows:
>

>   BACKUP DATABASE MyDatabase1 TO DISK = 'C:\Backups\MyDatabase1.BAK' WITH INIT 
>

>
>Do I understand that what actually goes to the file "MyDatabase1.bak" depends on whether, before the BACKUP command is executed,
>I issued command?:
>
>ALTER DATABASE MyDatabase1 SET RECOVERY FULL
>
>or
>
>ALTER DATABASE MyDatabase1 SET RECOVERY SIMPLE
>
>2. Since I have not issued the SET RECOVERY command before backing up my databases, how I can determine the Recover Model of the database? That is, I would like to know if I have FULL backup or SIMPLE backup.
>
>TIA.


Yes, the recovery model setting determines whether the transaction log is backed up and how the DB can be restored.

I usually determine it by looking at the properties of the DB with SSMS.

You can do in TSQL this way.

SELECT name AS [Database Name],
recovery_model_desc AS [Recovery Model]
FROM sys.databases
 GO