Sql Server 2008 R2 Database backup and restore functionality by C# Windows Application

Question

I develop a windows application for a small shop for generating invoices. Now I want to give a functionality for the user to make backup of each day database on a button click from the windows application. Also he should be able to restore the database from these backup.

Please help me i searched many topics but not works. Thanks..

Answer 1

You have to use the using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo name space and use the BackUp Method provided. It has various backup options. Please See this link

Answer 2

using Microsoft.SqlServer; using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo; using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common; using System.Data.SqlClient; using System.Configuration; public void BackupDatabase(string BackUpLocation, string BackUpFileName, string DatabaseName, string ServerName) { DatabaseName = "[" + DatabaseName + "]"; string fileUNQ = DateTime.Now.Day.ToString() + "_" + DateTime.Now.Month.ToString() + "_" + DateTime.Now.Year.ToString() +"_"+ DateTime.Now.Hour.ToString()+ DateTime.Now .Minute .ToString () + "_" + DateTime .Now .Second .ToString () ; BackUpFileName = BackUpFileName + fileUNQ + ".bak"; string SQLBackUp = @"BACKUP DATABASE " + DatabaseName + " TO DISK = '" + BackUpLocation + @"\" + BackUpFileName + @"'"; string svr = "Server=" + ServerName + ";Database=" + DatabaseName + ";Integrated Security=True"; SqlConnection cnBk = new SqlConnection(svr); SqlCommand cmdBkUp = new SqlCommand(SQLBackUp, cnBk); try { cnBk.Open(); cmdBkUp.ExecuteNonQuery(); //MessageBox.Show("Done"); MessageBox.Show(SQLBackUp + " ######## Server name " + ServerName + " Database " + DatabaseName + " successfully backed up to " + BackUpLocation + @"\" + BackUpFileName + "\n\nBackUp Date : " + DateTime.Now.ToString()); } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString()); //MessageBox.Show(SQLBackUp + " ######## Server name " + ServerName + " Database " + DatabaseName + " successfully backed up to " + BackUpLocation + @"\" + BackUpFileName + "\n Back Up Date : " + DateTime.Now.ToString()); } finally { if (cnBk.State == ConnectionState.Open) { cnBk .Close(); } } }