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Load Backup History from Backup File

This script creates a stored proc to verify all backups in a media set and load their history into MSDB.  I use this frequently when I get backup files from clients and want to use Enterprise Manager's intelligent restore selection to quickly get the database restored on a test machine. 

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2003-03-11

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