Taking Database backup: How to skip '/' from getdate so that it is not considered to be in a folder
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I am trying to take database backup. How can I do that when getdate is being appended with file name with format dd/mm/yyyy.
declare @dbName VARCHAR(100)
declare @path VARCHAR(100)
set @dbName='CallMeIndia'
set @path='F:\'+@dbName +'-'+convert(varchar(50),getdate(),103)+'.bak'
BACKUP DATABASE @dbName
TO DISK= @path 
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