Fully automated SQL Server Restore

Question

I\'m not very fluent with SQL Server commands.

I need a script to restore a database from a .bak file and move the logical_data and logical_log files to a specific p

Answer 1

None of the versions include SQL 2000. This will work on all of them:

use master

--
-- check SQL Server version
DECLARE @sql_ver int;
CREATE TABLE #tmp_sql_ver
(
    [Index] int,
    [Name]  nvarchar(100),
    [iVal]  int,
    [cVal]  nvarchar(100)
)
INSERT INTO #tmp_sql_ver EXEC('xp_msver ProductVersion');
IF (SELECT cast(cVal as char(2)) FROM #tmp_sql_ver) = '8.'
    SET @sql_ver = 8;
ELSE
    SET @sql_ver = 9;
DROP TABLE #tmp_sql_ver;

--
-- get mdf/ldf names
DECLARE @mdf_name varchar(50)
DECLARE @ldf_name varchar(50)
DECLARE @RestoreFileListOnly_columns varchar(2000)

IF (@sql_ver = 8)
BEGIN
    SET @RestoreFileListOnly_columns = '
        LogicalName     nvarchar(128),
        PhysicalName    nvarchar(260),
        [Type]  char(1),
        FileGroupName   nvarchar(128),
        [Size]  numeric(20,0),
        [MaxSize]   numeric(20,0),
    '
END
ELSE
BEGIN
    SET @RestoreFileListOnly_columns = '
        LogicalName     nvarchar(128),
        PhysicalName    nvarchar(260),
        [Type]  char(1),
        FileGroupName   nvarchar(128),
        [Size]  numeric(20,0),
        [MaxSize]   numeric(20,0),

        FileID  bigint,
        CreateLSN   numeric(25,0),
        DropLSN     numeric(25,0) NULL,
        UniqueID    uniqueidentifier,
        ReadOnlyLSN     numeric(25,0) NULL,
        ReadWriteLSN    numeric(25,0) NULL,
        BackupSizeInBytes   bigint,
        SourceBlockSize     int,
        FileGroupID     int,
        LogGroupGUID    uniqueidentifier NULL,
        DifferentialBaseLSN     numeric(25,0) NULL,
        DifferentialBaseGUID    uniqueidentifier,
        IsReadOnly  bit,
        IsPresent   bit
    '
    DECLARE @tmp_ver NVARCHAR(20)
    SELECT @tmp_ver = CAST(SERVERPROPERTY ('PRODUCTVERSION') AS NVARCHAR)
    IF @tmp_ver LIKE '1[01].%' 
        BEGIN
            SET @RestoreFileListOnly_columns = @RestoreFileListOnly_columns + ', TDEThumbpr DECIMAL'
        END
END
IF EXISTS (SELECT [table_name] FROM information_schema.tables WHERE [table_name] = 'tmp_RestoreFileListOnly')
BEGIN
    DROP TABLE [tmp_RestoreFileListOnly];
END
EXEC ('CREATE TABLE tmp_RestoreFileListOnly ('+@RestoreFileListOnly_columns+');');

INSERT INTO tmp_RestoreFileListOnly EXEC('RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM DISK = ''' + @bkpfile + '''')
PRINT 'RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM DISK = ''' + @bkpfile + ''''
--IF @@ROWCOUNT <> 2 RETURN
SELECT @mdf_name = LogicalName FROM tmp_RestoreFileListOnly WHERE Type = 'D'
SELECT @ldf_name = LogicalName FROM tmp_RestoreFileListOnly WHERE Type = 'L'
DROP TABLE tmp_RestoreFileListOnly