backing up sql 2008 r2 express databases w/ t-sql
t-sql syntax:
USE AdventureWorks2012; GO BACKUP DATABASE AdventureWorks2012 TO DISK = 'Z:\SQLServerBackups\AdventureWorks2012.Bak' WITH FORMAT, MEDIANAME = 'Z_SQLServerBackups', NAME = 'Full Backup of AdventureWorks2012'; GO
sources:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187510.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms162773.aspx