Restores with T-SQL
The command to restore a database in SQL Server is aptly named RESTORE
. The RESTORE
command is similar to the BACKUP
command in that it can be used to restore a database, part of a database, or a transaction log. You restore an entire database or part of a database by using the RESTORE DATABASE
syntax. You do transaction log restores by using the RESTORE TRANSACTION
syntax.
Database Restores with T-SQL
Listing 11.6 shows the full syntax for RESTORE DATABASE
.
--To Restore an Entire Database from a Full database backup(a Complete Restore):RESTORE DATABASE { database_name | @database_name_var }[ FROM <backup_device> [ ,...n ] ][ WITH [ { CHECKSUM | NO_CHECKSUM ...
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