Restore.SqlRestore Method

Performs a restore operation on the specified server.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoExtended (in Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoExtended.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub SqlRestore ( _
    srv As Server _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As Restore 
Dim srv As Server

instance.SqlRestore(srv)
public void SqlRestore(
    Server srv
)
public:
void SqlRestore(
    Server^ srv
)
member SqlRestore : 
        srv:Server -> unit
public function SqlRestore(
    srv : Server
)

Parameters

Remarks

The Database property and one or more Devices containing database information must be declared before this method can be called successfully.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to back up and restore a database.

VB

Dim srv As Server = New Server("(local)")
Dim res As Restore = New Restore()
Dim backup As Backup = New Backup()

backup.Devices.AddDevice("C:\AdventureWorks2012Backup.bak", DeviceType.File)
backup.Database = "AdventureWorks2012"
backup.Action = BackupActionType.Database
backup.Initialize = true
backup.SqlBackup(srv)
srv.Databases("AdventureWorks2012").Drop()

res.Devices.AddDevice("C:\AdventureWorks2012Backup.bak", DeviceType.File)
res.Database = "AdventureWorks2012"
res.NoRecovery = true
res.SqlRestore(srv)

Powershell

$srv = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")
$res = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Restore
$backup = new-object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Backup

$backup.Devices.AddDevice("C:\AdventureWorks2012Backup.bak", [Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DeviceType]::File)
$backup.Database = "AdventureWorks2012"
$backup.Action = [Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.BackupActionType]::Database
$backup.Initialize = $TRUE
$backup.SqlBackup($srv)
$srv.Databases["AdventureWorks2012"].Drop()

$res.Devices.AddDevice("C:\AdventureWorks2012Backup.bak", [Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DeviceType]::File)
$res.Database = "AdventureWorks2012"
$res.NoRecovery = $TRUE
$res.SqlRestore($srv)

See Also

Reference

Restore Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

RESTORE (Transact-SQL)

Back Up and Restore of SQL Server Databases