Dynamically automating all database backups with known filenames.

Question

I need to know the name of the full database backup, so I can restore to another server. I came up with this basic script for backing up (script 1) but I want to do this dynamically, and began to play with cursors, which did not go so well. The second script
seems to create an infinite loop or some nasty Cartesian. If anyone can point me in a direction to getting my peanut butter to mix with my chocolate I'd appreciate it.
FWIW, the end goals are to know the db name and do this in a dynamic way so anytime a db is dropped or added we do not have to remember to update backup jobs. Up till now maintenance plans worked, but now we want to know the backup name so we can restore
db's to a preprod environment. Any suggestions/guidance/links would be appreciated.
declare @dbname varchar(100)
declare @backupdate varchar(25)
SET @backupdate = convert(varchar(25), GETDATE(), 112)
declare @backupfilename varchar(150)
declare @backupSQL varchar(MAX)
Set @dbname = 'master'
Set @backupfilename = @dbname + @backupdate + '.bak'
SET @backupSQL = 'BACKUP DATABASE '+@dbname+' TO DISK = N''\\delos\SQL_Live_Backup\PreProd_BackupRestore\'+@backupfilename+'''
WITH FORMAT, INIT, NAME = N'''+@backupfilename+''', SKIP, NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10, CHECKSUM, CONTINUE_AFTER_ERROR'
EXEC(@backupSQL)
declare @dbname varchar(100)
declare @backupdate varchar(25)
SET @backupdate = convert(varchar(25), GETDATE(), 112)
declare @backupfilename varchar(150)
DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR
FOR SELECT name FROM sys.databases WHERE NAME NOT LIKE 'zz_%' AND [state]=0 AND is_read_only=0 AND user_access in (0,1)
OPEN db_cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor
INTO @dbname
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT @dbname + @backupdate + '.bak'
END
CLOSE db_cursor;
DEALLOCATE db_cursor;

Answer 1

I keep the names of the databases need to be backup in the separate table and then run the query.
This create creates a folder (name of the database)  and keeps the files for 6 days old IIRW.
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[sp_DatabasesToBackup1] @LocalBackupPath AS VARCHAR(8000)
AS
DECLARE @name AS SYSNAME
DECLARE @CommandString AS VARCHAR(8000)
DECLARE @SQL AS VARCHAR(8000)
DECLARE  @FS SMALLINT
SET NOCOUNT ON
CREATE TABLE #t(dbname VARCHAR(8000))
BEGIN TRY
;WITH cte
AS
SELECT  [name],ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY name) rn
FROM sysdatabases INNER JOIN
DatabasesToBackup ON
sysdatabases.dbid = DatabasesToBackup.dbid
WHERE  DATABASEPROPERTYEX ( [name] , 'status' )='ONLINE'
) INSERT INTO #t SELECT [name] FROM cte 
ORDER BY rn
DECLARE sysdatabasesCursor CURSOR FOR
SELECT dbname FROM #t
OPEN sysdatabasesCursor
FETCH NEXT FROM sysdatabasesCursor
INTO @name
SELECT  @FS =  @@FETCH_STATUS
WHILE (@FS <>-1)-- 0 ---=<>-1
BEGIN
  PRINT 'Start Backup ' + @name + ' database. '
  SET @CommandString = 'IF NOT EXIST "' + @LocalBackupPath + '\' + @name + '" MD "' + @LocalBackupPath + '\' + @name + '"'
  EXEC xp_cmdshell @CommandString
  PRINT 'Create Local Dirctory Complete.'
  SET @SQL = 'BACKUP DATABASE [' + @name + '] TO DISK = N''' + @LocalBackupPath + '\' + @name + '\' + @name + CONVERT(VARCHAR, GETDATE(), 112) + '.bak'' WITH INIT, NOUNLOAD, NAME = N''' + @name + ' backup'', SKIP, STATS = 10, NOFORMAT'
  EXEC(@SQL)
  FETCH NEXT FROM sysdatabasesCursor INTO @name
  SELECT @FS =  @@FETCH_STATUS
  SELECT @@FETCH_STATUS  AS '@@FETCH_STATUS'
  SELECT @FS AS '@FS'
END
CLOSE sysdatabasesCursor
DEALLOCATE sysdatabasesCursor
END TRY
BEGIN CATCH
       SELECT ERROR_MESSAGE()
       ---INSERT INTO Errors(ERRMSG,CommandString) SELECT ERROR_MESSAGE(),@CommandString
END CATCH;
Best Regards,Uri Dimant SQL Server MVP,
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/uri_dimant/
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