DECLARE @name VARCHAR(50) -- database name DECLARE @path VARCHAR(256) -- path for backup files DECLARE @fileName VARCHAR(256) -- filename for backup DECLARE @fileDate VARCHAR(20) -- used for file name --Provide the path where all the databases needs to be backed up SET @path = 'C:\TMP\SQLBCK\' --used to suffix the current date at the end of backup filename SELECT @fileDate = CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),GETDATE(),112) DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR FOR --Use this for all database except the system databases and any exclusion you can make SELECT name FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases WHERE name LIKE 'BW_%' --WHERE name NOT IN ('master','model','msdb','tempdb','ReportServer','ReportServerTempDB') --Uncomment and use this for only specific databases. --Those database names you can provide under IN clause --SELECT name --FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases --WHERE name IN ('MyDB1','MyDB2') OPEN db_cursor FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN SET @fileName = @path + @name + '_' + @fileDate + '.BAK' BACKUP DATABASE @name TO DISK = @fileName WITH STATS = 1 FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name END CLOSE db_cursor DEALLOCATE db_cursor