How can I backup a remote SQL Server database to a local drive?

Question

I need to copy a database from a remote server to a local one. I tried to use SQL Server Management Studio, but it only backs up to a drive on the remote server.

Som

Answer 1

As Martin Smith said, if you have no access to the machine or the filesystem, you will need to use third party tools, like Red Gate or Adept to do a compare on the source and destination systems. Red Gate's tools will allow you to copy the objects and schemas AND the data.