Database management

Hi,
I want to import, export and backup databases through my application.
can anybody tell me the best way to program database management?
Thanx for any help!
HansEither use your favorite API (like ADO, ADO.NET etc) and just execute the SQL statements, like
BACKUP, BULK INSERT etc. Or use an API designed for this purpose, i.e., SQLDMO. Just be aware that
DMO will be "replaced" by SMO in SQL Server 2005, so you might not want to invest too much effort
into this API.
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"Hans" <Hans@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I want to import, export and backup databases through my application.
> can anybody tell me the best way to program database management?
> Thanx for any help!
> Hans|||Hans,
Tibor makes a good point, however SQL-DMO *should* be backwards
compatible with SQL Server 2005. i.e. all SQL-DMO code should still
work, but will not support SQL Server 2005 features, only 2000/7 ones.
If you want SQL Server 2005 functionality then you would need to use SMO.
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Tibor Karaszi wrote:
> Just be aware that
> DMO will be "replaced" by SMO in SQL Server 2005, so you might not want to invest too much effort
> into this API.
>|||Thanx for your suggestions!
Hans.
"Tibor Karaszi" wrote:
> Either use your favorite API (like ADO, ADO.NET etc) and just execute the SQL statements, like
> BACKUP, BULK INSERT etc. Or use an API designed for this purpose, i.e., SQLDMO. Just be aware that
> DMO will be "replaced" by SMO in SQL Server 2005, so you might not want to invest too much effort
> into this API.
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>
> "Hans" <Hans@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:45A47639-9166-4A33-91FE-C7EF7B35DFFC@.microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I want to import, export and backup databases through my application.
> >
> > can anybody tell me the best way to program database management?
> >
> > Thanx for any help!
> > Hans
>
>