>DECLARE @name VARCHAR(50) -- database name >DECLARE @path VARCHAR(256) -- path for backup files >DECLARE @fileName VARCHAR(256) -- filename for backup >DECLARE @fileDate VARCHAR(20) -- used for file name > >-- specify database backup directory >SET @path = 'C:\Backup\' > >-- specify filename format >SELECT @fileDate = CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),GETDATE(),112) > >DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR READ_ONLY FOR >SELECT name >FROM master.sys.databases >WHERE name NOT IN ('master','model','msdb','tempdb') -- exclude these databases >AND state = 0 -- database is online >AND is_in_standby = 0 -- database is not read only for log shipping > >OPEN db_cursor >FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name > >WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 >BEGIN > SET @fileName = @path + @name + '_' + @fileDate + '.BAK' > BACKUP DATABASE @name TO DISK = @fileName > > FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name >END > > >CLOSE db_cursor >DEALLOCATE db_cursor >>