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    Posted: 27 October 2008 at 6:47am
This used to be an easy task when I had SQL 2000 as the SQL 2000 Agent was part of SQL 2000 database server. However after switching to SQL 2005 Express I can no longer schedule backups... primarily because of the fact that the "express" edition of MSSQL does not have it or allow it.
 
I have already googled this but still I am unsure of the quickest and proper way of scheduling backups through MSSQL Express. Does anyone here know how this can be done?
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Create a SP that does all the backups you need - schedule a Windows Job to run every day or so.
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I use to do SQL Server backups through the command line for this website for SQL Server 2005 Express by creating a batch file called backupSqlServer.bat.

The code was:-

REM *****************************
REM Backup SQL Server
REM *****************************

REM To restore use SQL Manager Studio - Restore form file using .bak file

md c:\Backup\Database


REM Backup Web Wiz SQL Server DB's
REM *********
osql -E -S .\ -Q "BACKUP DATABASE Web Wiz TO DISK='c:\Backup\Database\Web Wiz2.bak'"
REM SQL Server appends to previous backup making larger files, so save Web Wiz2.bak then delete and rename Web Wiz.bak
if exist c:\Backup\Database\Web Wiz2.bak goto exist
goto end
:exist
del c:\Backup\Database\Web Wiz.bak
ren c:\Backup\Database\Web Wiz2.bak Web Wiz.bak
:end


You then create a scheduled tasks in windows to run the backupSqlServer.bat file whenever you want.
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Thank you Bruce! Just what i was looking for Thumbs Up
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I had to do this recently. My background is network and Win sys admin with limited dba skill.
 
What I found helpful was to install SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express.
 
Once you've installed Mgmt Studio, pick the DB in question, right-click on the DB, choose All Tasks > Backup. Pick the right options for your case, and toward the middle on top is a button that says Script. Choose Script to File. Save to file and on the Backup window choose cancel (if you hit OK it'll run a backup, which may not be what you want at that time). This process will create a FileName.sql file for you.
 
Create a .bat file which for me looks like:
@ECHO off
ECHO Attempting to backup Database
sqlcmd -S localhost -E /i FileName.sql
ECHO.
ECHO If no error message is shown, then the database was backed up correctly.
ECHO.
PAUSE
 
Note: I placed the .bat and .sql in the same directory, hence the argument to /i is not absolute path.
 
Run the .bat file, and if there are no errors modify the batch file by removing the PAUSE.
 
Create a scheduled task to run the .bat file.
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