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                                         kakikupart 
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                                             Posted - 2011-05-24 : 23:12:51
                                            
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                                            | Hi all,Anyone know,1. How to backup 2 database on the same script for example I have  two database TESTA and TESTB on the same server.2. How to add delete old backup files that are older than 7 days.3. How to add copy backup files at 2 backup directory example drive C and Z.I have this script from the net but don't know how to do.Really appreciate your helpdeclare @backupFileName varchar(100), @backupDirectory varchar(100), @databaseDataFilename varchar(100), @databaseLogFilename varchar(100), @databaseDataFile varchar(100), @databaseLogFile varchar(100), @databaseName varchar(100), @execSql varchar(1000) Set the name of the database to backup set @databaseName = 'TESTA' Set the path fo the backup directory on the sql server pc set @backupDirectory = 'c:\temp\' Create the backup file name based on the backup directory, the database name and today's date set @backupFileName = @backupDirectory + @databaseName + '-' + replace(convert(varchar, getdate(), 110), '-', '.') + '.bak' select @databaseDataFile = rtrim([Name]), @databaseDataFilename = rtrim([Filename]) from master.dbo.sysaltfiles as files inner join master.dbo.sysfilegroups as groups on files.groupID = groups.groupID where DBID = ( select dbid from master.dbo.sysdatabases where [Name] = @databaseName ) select @databaseLogFile = rtrim([Name]), @databaseLogFilename = rtrim([Filename]) from master.dbo.sysaltfiles as files where DBID = ( select dbid from master.dbo.sysdatabases where [Name] = @databaseName ) and groupID = 0 print 'Backing up "' + @databaseName + '" database to "' + @backupFileName + '" with ' print ' data file "' + @databaseDataFile + '" located at "' + @databaseDataFilename + '"' print ' log file "' + @databaseLogFile + '" located at "' + @databaseLogFilename + '"' set @execSql = ' backup database [' + @databaseName + '] to disk = ''' + @backupFileName + ''' with noformat, noinit, name = ''' + @databaseName + ' backup'', norewind, nounload, skip' exec(@execSql)  | 
                                             
                                         
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