Document for Backup Restore

Question

Any document/link about backup and restore of MS SQL Server database using Visual Studio Code?

Similar to the below one for azure data studio.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure-data-studio/tutorial-backup-restore-sql-server

Thanks!

Answer 1

Hello GP,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

In this case, please take into consideration that Microsoft doesn't have specific documentation for backing up and restoring an MS SQL Server database using Visual Studio Code. However, you can refer to the general SQL Server backup and restore documentation, which can be adapted for use in Visual Studio Code with the SQL Server extension:

• Restore a Database Backup Using SSMS
• Quickstart: Backup and restore a SQL Server database with SSMS
• Create a Full Database Backup

I hope the information is useful, let me know if you have any questions with the information provided!

Regards,

Gao

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Answer 2

In addition to the other answers and comments, you can also learn the syntax of BACKUP/RESTORE. I never user any UI for BACKUP and RESTORE.

If you read the documentation, it can be quite bewildering, since there are so many options. But when it comes to your relatively small development databases, you will not use very many of these features.

To backup a database:

BACKUP DATABASE db TO DISK = 'C:\temp\db.bak' WITH INIT, COMPRESSION

The INIT option is of some importance, since else you may append a new backup to an existing backup file. This often leads to confusion.

To restore a database under a new name or location:

RESTORE DATABASE db FROM DISK = 'C:\temp\db.bak'
WITH MOVE 'db' TO '<newpath>.mdf',
    MOVE 'db_log' TO '<newpath>.ldf'

The names after MOVE are the logical name of the database files. These can be retrieved from the backup with

RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM DISK = 'C:\temp\db.bak'

You don't need the MOVE option if you restore the database to the same name and location.

Answer 3

using Visual Studio Code?

Why VS Code?

Use SSMS = "SQL Server Management Studio" instead.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms?view=sql-server-ver16