Hello!

I'm trying to setup a differential maintenance plan to backup all
users databases on sql 2000 using t-sql (or not)

I can't figure out or find how to include "all user databases" like i
would using a maintenance plan. This is a cake to do in sql 2005 but
sql 2000..... well lets just say

There are maint plans in 2000, which you reach from the Maintenance Plans folder in EM. A 2000 maint
plan do not include diff backups, though.

Right-licking a db and select Backup and from there selecting Schedule do *not* create a maint plan.

So if you want to include stuff like naming the backup file with time stamp and deletion of old
backups, you have to do it yourself. There are plenty of code out there to get your started, for
instance below (2005, but adaptable for 2000):
http://www.karaszi.com/SQLServer/uti...pt_like_MP.asp

--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi


"scottg" <scottgranado@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello!
>
> I'm trying to setup a differential maintenance plan to backup all
> users databases on sql 2000 using t-sql (or not)
>
> I can't figure out or find how to include "all user databases" like i
> would using a maintenance plan. This is a cake to do in sql 2005 but
> sql 2000..... well lets just say