Caution about Restoring via SSMS v17
A default value has changed in the SSMS v7 restore wizard, and the consequences can be severe.
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Automated Rapid Recovery during Database Code Releases using Snapshots
Leveraging snapshots across multiple databases simultaneously to allow for quick rollback in case of a problem deploying code
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Automatically Scripting Out Permissions for Cross Environment Restores
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Restoring On Top I
I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers