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

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

instance.SqlRestore(srv)
C#
public void SqlRestore(
    Server srv
)
Visual C++
public:
void SqlRestore(
    Server^ srv
)
F#
member SqlRestore : 
        srv:Server -> unit 
JScript
public function SqlRestore(
    srv : Server
)

Parameters

srv
Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo..::.Server
A Server object that represents the instance of SQL Server that is targeted by the restore operation.
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

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