Backup all SQL Server databases using a script:
Problem:
We need to backup all databases on your server automatically using T-SQL on MS SQL Server.
Solution:
DECLARE @name VARCHAR(50)
DECLARE @path VARCHAR(256)
DECLARE @fileName VARCHAR(256)
DECLARE @fileDate VARCHAR(20)
-- specify database backup directory
SET @path = 'C:\DatabaseScriptBackupFolder\'
-- specify filename format
SELECT @fileDate = CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),GETDATE(),112) + '_' + REPLACE(CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),GETDATE(),108),':','')
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
-- Loop through all databases and Backup
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
Note: In this is bypassing the system databases!