back that thang up, where "that thang" is one or more sql server databases

backup.sql

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
  
-- specify database backup directory (create this path if it does not exist)
SET @path = 'C:\SQL Server Data\Backup\'
 
  
-- specify filename format
SELECT @fileDate = CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),GETDATE(),112) + REPLACE(CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),GETDATE(),108),':','')
  
DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR FOR 
SELECT name
FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases
WHERE name NOT IN ('master','model','msdb','tempdb')  -- exclude these databases
 
  
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 
 
  
       FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name  
END  
 
  
CLOSE db_cursor  
DEALLOCATE db_cursor

restore.sql

-- gain single-user access to the database
USE master;
GO
ALTER DATABASE thatThang SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE;
 
-- restore the database
RESTORE DATABASE thatThang FROM DISK = N'C:\SQL Server Backups\thatThangBackup.bak'
WITH REPLACE
GO
 
-- return to multi-user mode 
ALTER DATABASE thatThang SET MULTI_USER;