Convert .bak file into sql

Question

I was export the database from SQL Server 2005, which is the format ".bak". I need to convert the .bak file into .sql file format. ie convert .bak file into SQL statements.

Because, i have a many bak files ( which are exported from various SQL Server versions). So, i need to convert the bak into sql.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

恢复备份，然后使用SQL发布向导将其编写为SQL语句。

Answer 2

Run the following command in your database environment, replace db_name with your database name, and change the paths accordingly.Hope it helps.

RESTORE DATABASE db_name
FROM DISK = '/home/ravi/Downloads/db_name.bak'
WITH MOVE 'db_name' TO '/var/opt/mssql/data/db_name.mdf',
MOVE 'db_name_log' TO '/var/opt/mssql/data/db_name.ldf'

Answer 3

restore database from .bak file. refer following link where generate script into sql file Get .sql file from SQL Server 2012 database