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SQL Server Database Backup Utility using VB.NET and SQL-DMO (New version)<br />
<a href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dotnet/SQL_Server_backup.aspx" rel="ugc">http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dotnet/SQL_Server_backup.aspx</a><br />
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Simple Backup/Restore Utility With SQL-DMO Using VB.NET<br />
<a href="http://www.aspfree.com/c/a/VB.NET/Simple-BackupRestore-Utility-With-SQLDMO-Using-VBNET/" rel="ugc">http://www.aspfree.com/c/a/VB.NET/Simple-BackupRestore-Utility-With-SQLDMO-Using-VBNET/</a>
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SQL Server Database Backup Utility using VB.NET and SQL-DMO (New version)
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dotnet/SQL_Server_backup.aspx [http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dotnet/SQL_Server_backup.aspx]

Simple Backup/Restore Utility With SQL-DMO Using VB.NET
http://www.aspfree.com/c/a/VB.NET/Simple-BackupRestore-Utility-With-SQLDMO-Using-VBNET/ [http://www.aspfree.com/c/a/VB.NET/Simple-BackupRestore-Utility-With-SQLDMO-Using-VBNET/]

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Create a stored procedure on SQL Server side and then run the stored procedure on VB.NET side in your code
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Create a stored procedure on SQL Server side and then run the stored procedure on VB.NET side in your code

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YZlat's idea looks interesting, as I am seeking something very simple.<br />
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Do you have an example please?
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YZlat's idea looks interesting, as I am seeking something very simple.

Do you have an example please?

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I want to provide an interface via VB.NET to allow the user to back up the SQL Server database.<br />
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How can I do this please? SQL Server may be any version from 2000+. Am using VB.NET 2008<br />
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If there are other users of the database, can I find their user names, so that I can tell the user to ask them to log off first?
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I want to provide an interface via VB.NET to allow the user to back up the SQL Server database.

How can I do this please? SQL Server may be any version from 2000+. Am using VB.NET 2008

If there are other users of the database, can I find their user names, so that I can tell the user to ask them to log off first?

How to back up SQL database in VB.NET?

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Microsoft SQL Server is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.SQL Server is available in multiple versions, typically identified by release year, and versions are subdivided into editions to distinguish between product functionality. Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning.