SQL Server BACKUP DATABASE command - MS SQL Tips

DECLARE @name VARCHAR(50) -- database name
DECLARE @path VARCHAR(256) -- path for backup files
DECLARE @fileName VARCHAR(256) -- filename for backup
DECLARE @fileDate VARCHAR(20) -- used for file name

-- specify database backup directory
SET @path = 'D:\backup\'

-- specify filename format
SELECT @fileDate = CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),GETDATE(),112)

DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR READ_ONLY FOR
SELECT name
FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases
WHERE name NOT IN ('master','model','msdb','tempdb')  -- exclude these databases

OPEN db_cursor 
FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name 

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 
BEGIN 
   SET @fileName = @path + @name + '_' + @fileDate + '.BAK'
   BACKUP DATABASE @name TO DISK = @fileName

   FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name 
END 


CLOSE db_cursor 
DEALLOCATE db_cursor

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