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mchohan
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39 Posts

Posted - 2010-08-24 : 09:44:02
Hi,
I want to backup each day however, I only want to keep backup files that are less than 7 days old. Therefore, there should not be more than 7 backup files in my backup folder.

Without creating a vb script to delete old backup files, does anyone know another way using the backup facility in sql server?

Thanks,

mchohan
Starting Member

39 Posts

Posted - 2010-08-24 : 09:53:21
Ahh looks like I anwsered by own question after submitting the problem, I can use SSIS for this task.
thanks.
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slimt_slimt
Aged Yak Warrior

746 Posts

Posted - 2010-08-24 : 11:39:02
SSIS can do your task very neat and easy. just use a convention (either using 7 folders, each for one day) or a naming convention.

after you are done constructing SSIS, just use the job and schedule it daily, weekly to delete unneccessary files.

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