Restore Statement - Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere Reference

RESTORE statement

Function
Syntax
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Description
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Standards and
compatibility
Examples
Use this statement to restore a backed up database from an archive.
RESTORE DATABASE filename
FROM archive_root
[ CATALOG ONLY |
[ [ RENAME dbspace_name TO new_dbspace_name ] ...] ]
Must be connected to the utility database.
None.
"BACKUP statement" on page 401
"Backup and Data Recovery" on page 645 of the book ASA User's Guide
Each RESTORE operation updates a history file called
a text file held in the same directory as your database server executable file.
The RENAME clause provides a way to change the restore location for each
dbspace. The dbspace name in a RENAME clause cannot be SYSTEM or
TRANSLOG.
RESTORE DATABASE replaces the database that is being restored. If you
need incremental backups, use the image format of the BACKUP command
and save only the transaction log; however, image backups to tape are not
supported.
Archive backups are only supported on Windows NT and Unix platforms.
CATALOG ONLY clause
and place it in the backup history file (
data from the archive.
RENAME clause Specifies a new location to restore each dbspace to.
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Vendor extension.
SQL/92
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Not supported in Adaptive Server Enterprise.
Sybase
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Restore a database from a Windows NT tape drive:
RESTORE DATABASE 'd:\\dbhome\\cust.db'
FROM '\\.\tape0'
Chapter 9 SQL Statements
Retrieve information about the named archive,
backup.syb ), but do not restore any
backup.syb , which is
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