Microsoft SQL Server/Database manipulation

Creation To create a database, its files have to be defined: Master Database File (.mdf) Log Database File (.ldf) CREATE DATABASE [MyDB] ON PRIMARY ( NAME = N'MyDB', FILENAME = N'D:\DATASQL\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\MyDB.mdf' , MAXSIZE = UNLIMITED, FILEGROWTH = 1024KB ) LOG ON ( NAME = N'MyDB_log', FILENAME = N'D:\DATASQL\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\MyDB_log.ldf' , MAXSIZE = 2048GB , FILEGROWTH = 10%) GO Reading Then to select it, it's either possible to set it at the beginning of the script: USE MyDB; SELECT * FROM MyTable; or to call all the objects with their full path. Eg: SELECT * FROM [MyDB].[dbo].[MyTable]; Backup Restoration If the database to restore doesn't exist on the destination server, it's necessary to create it empty first. In SSMS, with a right click on Databases, New database. The process is a right click on the database to restore, and Restore the database, select the .bak. Otherwise in SQL it gives: RESTORE DATABASE MyDB FROM DISK = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL12.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Backup\2016-02-16-MyDB.bak' WITH REPLACE