Database backup and Restore do not bring latest Schema/Data.

Question

Hi,
I have scheduled a Full SQL backup for a LIVE database every evening. Now, if I restore this backup to Test environment, it does not bring the changes from LIVE. The script I am using is:
BACKUP DATABASE [XXX_Applications] 
TO  DISK = N'\\XXXX\XXX_Applications.bak' WITH NOFORMAT, 
NOINIT, 
NAME = N'XXXX_Applications-Full Database Backup',
SKIP, 
NOREWIND, 
NOUNLOAD, 
COMPRESSION, 
STATS = 10
GO
declare @backupSetId as int
select @backupSetId = position from msdb..backupset where database_name=N'XXXX_Applications' 
and backup_set_id=(select max(backup_set_id) from msdb..backupset 
where database_name=N'XXXX_Applications' )
--Check for backupSetId  NULL
RESTORE VERIFYONLY FROM  DISK = N'\\XXXX\XXX_Applications.bak' 
WITH  FILE = @backupSetId,  NOUNLOAD,  NOREWIND
I had to manually go to SSMS->Tasks->SQL Backup. Restoring the manual backup brought all the latest changes from live.
Not sure what might be the issue with scripted backup.How do I make sure that Backup generated is correct?
Shady

Answer 1

BACKUP DATABASE [XXX_Applications] 
TO  DISK = N'\\XXXX\XXX_Applications.bak' WITH NOFORMAT, 
NOINIT, 
Hello Shady,
NOINIT means the backup file stays as it is and the new backup is appended to the backup file. With the default RESTORE Syntax you restore the first backup in the file, not the latest backup; therefore you get old data/Schema.
Change it to INIT to clear the backup file first before the backup is added or address the latest backup in the RESTORE command.
Olaf Helper
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